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Old 07-28-2020, 07:32 AM
 
Location: At the NC-SC Border
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I was raised going to AB/Bogue Banks. I don't think I ever went to Rocky Mount in my life until I was at least 21. I *think* you can see thee paper mill from the new 64 right before you get to 95? I could easily be confused.

I do distinctly remember going to downtown Wiltson in my mid-20's and looking at those big old houses (tobacco $ I assume) and being astounded at how cheap they were in the early 90's.
See, I grew up going the other way...Nags Head and Hatteras. My first trip to Morehead and Atlantic Beach was for Junior-Senior weekends...’69 and ‘70. I remember all the small towns along the old 64 to Nags Head. It seemed like it took most of the day to get there. Not sure about the paper mill now...just haven’t noticed.

I always liked the Raleigh Road section of Wilson with all the big houses too. We started going to Parker’s in the ‘50’s and my mom always commented about them as we went through. I would imagine tobacco money bought a lot of them. I miss going to Wilson. My wife and I would occasionally drive down and get hot dogs at Dick’s Hot Dog Stand. It’s in the Raleigh Road section, so we pass right by the old houses. Dick’s has been there since the ‘20’s I believe. It’s old Wilson for sure.
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Old 07-28-2020, 08:57 AM
 
Location: Raleigh
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I was raised going to AB/Bogue Banks. I don't think I ever went to Rocky Mount in my life until I was at least 21. I *think* you can see thee paper mill from the new 64 right before you get to 95? I could easily be confused.

I do distinctly remember going to downtown Wiltson in my mid-20's and looking at those big old houses (tobacco $ I assume) and being astounded at how cheap they were in the early 90's.
People forget that BB&T was headquartered there until 1995.
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Old 07-28-2020, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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I always liked the Raleigh Road section of Wilson with all the big houses too. We started going to Parker’s in the ‘50’s and my mom always commented about them as we went through. I would imagine tobacco money bought a lot of them. I miss going to Wilson. My wife and I would occasionally drive down and get hot dogs at Dick’s Hot Dog Stand. It’s in the Raleigh Road section, so we pass right by the old houses. Dick’s has been there since the ‘20’s I believe. It’s old Wilson for sure.
I was thinking about going to Parker's this weekend but ended up trying another BBQ place in Wilson called Marty's and it was excellent eastern style barbecue (took it to the whirligig park and ate there)
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Old 07-28-2020, 09:38 AM
 
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I was so disappointed in Marty's. Dry bbq chicken is a FAIL.
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Old 07-28-2020, 09:47 AM
 
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I was thinking about going to Parker's this weekend but ended up trying another BBQ place in Wilson called Marty's and it was excellent eastern style barbecue (took it to the whirligig park and ate there)
I know about it, but haven’t been. It’s owned by Lawrence Ellis...son of Bill Ellis, who owned and operated Bill’s Barbecue for many years. The place was legendary.
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Old 07-28-2020, 10:31 AM
 
Location: Danville, VA
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I know about it, but haven’t been. It’s owned by Lawrence Ellis...son of Bill Ellis, who owned and operated Bill’s Barbecue for many years. The place was legendary.
Until Tracy got her hands on it...

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I miss going to Wilson.
I miss Parkwood Mall.
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Old 07-28-2020, 10:46 AM
 
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I heard somewhere that while Cary NC is a southern city basically everyone is a Yankee or Immigrant. Lots of people from the New York City Metro area.

I also heard that about fifty percent of Raleigh residents are from outside the south.

Is there any City of Raleigh neighborhood or community in the greater Raleigh metro area that has a more traditional southern culture? Where most of the residents grew up in the south. Chapel Hill? Wake Forest, Apex? Holly Springs? Morrisville? Knightdale? Garner? Fuquay-Varina? or Carrboro?
Practically thinking, the smaller the community, the more traditional it will be.

Why do I say that? Because the larger ones (Raleigh, Cary, etc.) got that way because people moved here. If you look at the smaller communities, they stay that way because people didn't.

So look at places like Broadway in Lee County, or Duncan Junction in Harnett. There are very few areas of Wake County that are not affected by the growth in our area of the last couple decades, and by default, they have evolved as their population demographics have shifted. If you want true-South, you'll need to find a place that has not been impacted, or has been minimally impacted by growth via relocation.

It's that simple, at least in my mind.
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Old 07-28-2020, 10:49 AM
 
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Anywhere in Johnston County that isn't Clayton or that area between there and Garner, pretty much.
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Old 07-28-2020, 11:19 AM
 
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Until Tracy got her hands on it...



I miss Parkwood Mall.
Yep, Bill’s never recovered after the flood...and Tracy.

We went to Parkwood Mall often when we drove to Wilson to eat somewhere. We spent a lot of Saturday afternoons in Wilson in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
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Old 07-28-2020, 12:33 PM
 
Location: Danville, VA
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We went to Parkwood Mall often when we drove to Wilson to eat somewhere. We spent a lot of Saturday afternoons in Wilson in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
There's nothing at the mall now except Roses (where Belk used to be) and the movie theater. K&W Cafeteria just closed earlier this month.
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