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I suppose if I had to drill down, I'd say demographically the answer is Greensboro but physically/structurally/institutionally, Durham is probably a better answer.
This is a tough call but I’d go with Durham for the same reasons Mutiny mentioned. W-S and Greensboro are similar in some ways, but they feel pretty different. W-S feels a little more connected to the Blue Ridge/Appalachian foothills region (the topography is also hillier than Greensboro). It also feels more industrial. Also, like Durham, WS has a private ACC school in Wake. They’re also both the second cities in their respective tri-city metros. Greensboro reminds me more of a smaller Raleigh (both a little flatter, primary city in the metro, sizable public university west of downtown).
This is a tough call but I’d go with Durham for the same reasons Mutiny mentioned. W-S and Greensboro are similar in some ways, but they feel pretty different. W-S feels a little more connected to the Blue Ridge/Appalachian foothills region (the topography is also hillier than Greensboro). It also feels more industrial. Also, like Durham, WS has a private ACC school in Wake. They’re also both the second cities in their respective tri-city metros. Greensboro reminds me more of a smaller Raleigh (both a little flatter, primary city in the metro, sizable public university west of downtown).
Both you and Mutiny are spot on. Like Durham, Winston-Salem has really embraced repurpising their old industrial buildings. W-S has taken it up a notch though with the beyond impressive changes to the massive old RJ Reynolds industrial district. The transformation is incredible, and effectively increases the size of Downtown by a third.
Both you and Mutiny are spot on. Like Durham, Winston-Salem has really embraced repurpising their old industrial buildings. W-S has taken it up a notch though with the beyond impressive changes to the massive old RJ Reynolds industrial district. The transformation is incredible, and effectively increases the size of Downtown by a third.
Yeah I wish WS had a little more outside its Downtown though. Thats a huge drawback for me everytime I go there. Its like Durham in that way too. 0-100 realfast. Whereas GSOs downtown is meh, and right around it s pretty nice. Almost the opposite.
I’ve always liked Greensboro’s downtown more than WS (or Durham). There’s something about it that feels right to me.
WS feels more 'city' with the banks and high rises. However, I like GSO's downtown better because the restaurants are better imo. Greensboro's threads verrrryyy nicely into neighboring communities like Greensboro College and Fisher Park (which threads nice into Irving/Latham Park.)
How my parents' summed it up: "Winston's downtown gives a better first impression, but Greensboro's Downtown becomes more homey'
I just see a little resemblance between the two outside demographics.
Winston has the appearance of a much larger city, with a few buildings dating back to the 1920s like the art deco Reynolds Building. If I'm not mistaken, that was the tallest building between Baltimore and Miami when it was built. Tobacco money went a long way back then. Some of the suburbs near Wake Forest University have an "old money" feel to them, as well. Especially around the Reynolda mansion.
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