Where did everybody go? (Raleigh, Durham: living, vs, gardens)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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I grew up in Raleigh, though my parents were in the first wave of RTP-related immigration. They moved there in 1965. We've moved away now because my husband could not find a semiconductor hardware job in the Triangle.
If you want to find Raleigh natives, don't live in new construction. I don't know any natives who are in the new subdivisions in West Cary. I do know several who have expanded their older house in order to stay in the same place in North Raleigh or ITB.
My family is from Raleigh, I grew up in Cary and live in Garner. I think the natives are still here, there are just so many newcomers that you don't notice. We're outnumbered!
The other member that was born in the old Rex is no longer a member
My neighbor is a native and he is still around. He just doesn't post on message boards
Hm, our neighborhood is not new construction. But it's not a downtown Cary either. We area mix and have a few natives...
I was born in Old Rex. 1970
My parents moved here from Henderson in the early 1960s. My grandfather had lived in Raleigh as a boy in the late 20s or early 30s, but moved to Henderson at some point during his childhood.
If you want to find Raleigh natives, don't live in new construction. I don't know any natives who are in the new subdivisions in West Cary.
I do. Got relatives born in Raleigh, moved to a (now) older subdivision of Cary after college, had kids and now live in a new house in SW Cary. About half my family are Raleigh natives. Most of them still live there. One cousin moved to Va. Beach.
Another old Rex! I miss that other member even if he didn't care for carpetbaggers I learned a lot about ITB
And you are in Morrisville now? Wow, I bet there are even less natives there than Cary! How do you like Morrisville as a native of the Triangle?
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Originally Posted by Sherifftruman
I was born in Old Rex. 1970
My parents moved here from Henderson in the early 1960s. My grandfather had lived in Raleigh as a boy in the late 20s or early 30s, but moved to Henderson at some point during his childhood.
My family is from Raleigh, I grew up in Cary and live in Garner. I think the natives are still here, there are just so many newcomers that you don't notice. We're outnumbered!
That's for sure! For newcomers, it's important to understand just how much growth there has been in the last 4 decades or so. Since 1970, Wake County population has quadrupled from about 229,000 to over 900,000. The county population since 1990 has more than doubled. One can make an argument that the growth has only accelerated over time. While some of this growth is undoubtedly from births, much more of it was from newcomers.
The Raleigh of 1970 was actually smaller than the Cary of today. Sometimes it's hard for me to even wrap my head around that fact. And, speaking of Cary, it only had 7640 people back then. Can you imagine?
Like others have said, if you want to find locals, you are best to look inside the beltline and in older/established suburban areas. Much of North Raleigh is established enough to find first generation local adults. Many of these locals were born of transfers from IBM/Nortel in the 60's, 70's and early 80's. I'd imagine that there might be some differing opinions of whether these people are "considered" local given their families' short history in the area. For instance, I'll be that the Carolina Country Club wouldn't see them as locals.
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I learned a lot about ITB 
