Bye Bye Cameron Village (Raleigh, Newton: condominiums, neighborhoods, middle school)

[ucctgg]

The owners of Cameron Village are renaming it because of Mr. Cameron's past exploits.

Better watch out Sir Walter, you may be next.

https://www.wral.com/cameron-village...rict/19497105/

[pierretong1991]

I'm fine with not naming stuff after people anymore but I'm afraid that people won't be creative as you can see from some of these cringey subdivision names

[rnc2mbfl]

The owners of the district have made that decision, just to be clear.
I wonder what effect this will have on the adjacent neighborhoods like Cameron Park, Cameron Village, Cameron Village Condominiums, and any business that has Cameron in the name?
I suspect that getting the public to adopt the new name is going to be very challenging as the name is deeply entrenched in the city's lexicon and history.
Personally, I think that they'd have an easier transition to a new brand if they just called it "The Village", as in "The Village Deli", etc. I think that shortcut/nickname is already used, and would be a more easily adopted transition.

[BoBromhal]

during the Oberlin Village hubbub over the last several years, culminating in the renaming of the Middle School, and 30+ years in Raleigh, this is the first I've heard that it was a farm/plantation with slaves 150+ years ago.

Which is odd because I was reading a blog about Raleigh Civil War fortifications, and this area was outside those protections, though nearby.


https://raleighswall.wordpress.com/2...ortifications/

[ITB_OG]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

Personally, I think that they'd have an easier transition to a new brand if they just called it "The Village", as in "The Village Deli", etc. I think that shortcut/nickname is already used, and would be a more easily adopted transition.

As someone who grew up in that area and still has strong connections to it, I was relieved to see they didn't decided to go with The Village which is what I had been expecting. It sounds kind of hokey, and it reminds me of the M. Night Shyamalan movie. Village District suits it better IMO and sounds a bit more modern and urban.

As to the name change itself, I'm still processing. While I knew the Oberlin history, I never knew about the Cameron history, and I suspect most people didn't. I'm just trying to image the practical implications of the name change and how this might affect surrounding areas like Cameron Park.

[Heel82]

There seems some historical connection to Oberlin Village. That seems a better name than simply the Village, which does indeed give me M. Night vibes.

[ITB_OG]

Originally Posted by Heel82

There seems some historical connection to Oberlin Village. That seems a better name than simply the Village, which does indeed give me M. Night vibes.

I thought about them actually using Oberlin in the name somehow, but quickly realized that would be insensitive and wrong to co-opt the name.

[lancers]

I hear Cam Newton is changing his name. Stupidity never gonna end.

[wheelsup]

How about "Wokeville"?

[lottamoxie]

People will continue to call it whatever they learned, despite the name changing.