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Old 09-07-2013, 04:10 AM
 
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Most of the people who grew up in my neighborhood have never left. Things never seem to change much.
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Old 09-07-2013, 06:30 AM
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I grew up in the Atlanta neighborhood of Druid Hills. 'Miss Daisy's' house was right around the corner. I loved living there and would again without hesitation.
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Old 09-07-2013, 10:46 AM
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Location: NC/SC Border Patrol
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mind telling me the name of the area so maybe one day I can visit there? seems like the polar opposite of my area
Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway until you get to N. C. Highway 16. Go East on 16 until you "land" and you will be in that area. Be sure about the brakes on your car when you do this.

Or if you miss 16, keep going until you get to 421 and follow the same rule except it would be 421 South. Piedmont is an Indian word that means "at the foot of the mountain" and that is where we lived.

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Old 09-07-2013, 11:17 AM
 
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well, guess you guys lucked out with where you grew up

my town in many ways wrecked opportunities, so much of the lowest of society there (gang members, drug dealers, etc.)
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Old 09-07-2013, 02:25 PM
 
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I grew up in a middle-lower class inner suburb with a couple secluded upper-class areas, and went to school at a diverse school in a fairly urban, mostly lower class small inner suburb. Just the average life.
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Old 09-07-2013, 02:27 PM
 
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Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway until you get to N. C. Highway 16. Go East on 16 until you "land" and you will be in that area. Be sure about the brakes on your car when you do this.

Or if you miss 16, keep going until you get to 421 and follow the same rule except it would be 421 South. Piedmont is an Indian word that means "at the foot of the mountain" and that is where we lived.
It sounds very Latin, and I'm assuming it's French, since I know it's not Italian, Portuguese or Spanish.
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Old 09-07-2013, 02:30 PM
 
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Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway until you get to N. C. Highway 16. Go East on 16 until you "land" and you will be in that area. Be sure about the brakes on your car when you do this.

Or if you miss 16, keep going until you get to 421 and follow the same rule except it would be 421 South. Piedmont is an Indian word that means "at the foot of the mountain" and that is where we lived.
It sounds very Latin, and I'm assuming it's French, since I know it's not Italian, Portuguese or Spanish.
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Old 09-07-2013, 02:31 PM
 
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I posted twice... woops. . I edited my comment to elaborate and my computer went back a page or something, so I retyped. I guess it was a new post. Oh well.
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Old 09-07-2013, 02:34 PM
 
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I grew up in a small town in NW Arkansas. Horrible. Most who grow up there never leave. Very close minded, rumor believing, ultra conservative town. Being there is like regressing 20 years compared to most places.
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Old 09-07-2013, 03:06 PM
 
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Growing up there, it was pretty nice, till the 80's when it kinda started dying a slow death. Now, it's gentrified and thriving, but I didn't feel anything for it last time I visited.
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