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I'm a native, grew up in west Raleigh/east Cary. Went to AB combs, Ligon and Athens Drive. I don't think it's too big. Lots of things have changed, most for the better though.
I think the growth is a good thing. However, very rapid growth isn't always. I hope Raleigh doesn't become another Atlanta somewhere down the line as far as wild sprawl.
I haven't been to Raleigh lately, so assuming the growth trend several years ago is still continuing, I can only imagine what the area looks like now. The growth when I was living there was absolutely astonishing.
I think the growth is a good thing. However, very rapid growth isn't always. I hope Raleigh doesn't become another Atlanta somewhere down the line as far as wild sprawl.
It is indeed well on the way to becoming another "Atlanta"--as you seem to acknowledge yourself:
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I haven't been to Raleigh lately, so assuming the growth trend several years ago is still continuing, I can only imagine what the area looks like now. The growth when I was living there was absolutely astonishing.
I don't know how long ago you mean by "several years ago", but the growth rate has only gone up, with a small dip during the early recession. All of those "best places to live" lists certainly don't help (unless you're in real estate). Lots of folks moving from big cities to get away from the hustle and bustle, not seeing to realize they are bringing it with them, in sheer numbers.
I haven't been in Raleigh as long as the other posters (was born in the DC area) but I've been around long enough to remember when there was a Burger King at Cameron Village and when I had to park "on top" for work. Even though parking as gotten impossible, I like the "new" Cameron Village better.
Overall, I like Raleigh better now because there are more amenities than there used to be. I'd like to see even more cultural offerings and hope that our downtown will continue to grow and thrive.
I haven't been in Raleigh as long as the other posters (was born in the DC area) but I've been around long enough to remember when there was a Burger King at Cameron Village and when I had to park "on top" for work. Even though parking as gotten impossible, I like the "new" Cameron Village better.
Overall, I like Raleigh better now because there are more amenities than there used to be. I'd like to see even more cultural offerings and hope that our downtown will continue to grow and thrive.
For a while Cameron Villiage was the farthest out of town I ever went. Then one year I got bold and went all the way out to Crabtree Mall lol I would walk to the movie theater in Cameron Villiage in about 20 minutes. This was late 70's. It was a much nicer area back then imo.
Born here...attended Clarence Poe, Aycock, Enloe. I don't have a problem with Raleigh getting too big. It's the people here that have gotten too big for their britches that I have a problem with.
Born here...attended Clarence Poe, Aycock, Enloe. I don't have a problem with Raleigh getting too big. It's the people here that have gotten too big for their britches that I have a problem with.
Do you remember any of your teachers names at Clarence Poe? I went there in the 2nd grade in the mid 60's. I still have my report card! My teachers name was Mrs Cherry. I don't remember what she looks like but I have a vague memory of srubbing my desk after getting caught writing on it.
We lived down the road from Clarence Poe for almost 2 years. I don't remember much about the 2nd grade itself but I remember we rode our bikes up and down the road. I forget the name of the road? Sunrise Ave? I forget but I know we lived on Sunrise Ave someplace in Raleigh when I was a kid.
The house we lived in near Clarence Poe was torn down in the 70's and turned into an apt complex. But I remember it like it was yesterday.
Just looked at google maps. It was Peyton St we lived on, about a half mile or so from the school. Such a nice place to live in the mid 60's. I have no idea what it's like living there now. I just rememebered there were woods behind our house and when I got to high school I saw a folklore book saying those woods were haunted. But we played all over that area in the summer and in the woods, never saw anything. I need to drive out that way to see how much it's changed, if at all.
For a while Cameron Villiage was the farthest out of town I ever went. Then one year I got bold and went all the way out to Crabtree Mall lol I would walk to the movie theater in Cameron Villiage in about 20 minutes. This was late 70's. It was a much nicer area back then imo.
I agree! i lived in Cameron Village from '74 to '78. Love that place! Did you ever go to the Village Underground?
To the where is everyone from, the Census has a neat tool. Click on Wake County and you can see the net gain/loss Wake County has with every other county in the Nation.
More residents of Wake County moved to Johnston (902), than any other county. Then Watauga, Alamance, Mecklenburg, Harnett, Denton County, Texas
More residents of Cumberland moved to Wake (892), than any other county. Then Durham, Guilford, Franklin, Montgomery County, Maryland.
Do you remember any of your teachers names at Clarence Poe? I went there in the 2nd grade in the mid 60's.
Do I?
Grades 1-6 in order...Horton, Williams, Tunstall, Bowling, Howell and Sheperd. Mrs. Hicks was principal. I even remember the janitor's name...Julius. I started 1st grade there in the fall of '57 and finished 6th in spring of '63. I can still smell the aroma of liver coming down the halls from the cafeteria
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