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[Beany]

Yes I agree.  I like all the different styles of architecture and how well they fit together.  So far though I like the Victorian Live-work units the best, but its all good.

[Beany]

Great pictures.  Amazing how much the new single-family homes look like the existing old homes in the neighborhood.

Any news on the Railyard Park?  Haven't heard much about it.

Edited by Beany, 17 July 2005 - 01:33 PM.

[Beany]

I like the ceiling fans on the porches.  Seems to be a consistent amenity in this neighborhood.

[DCB]

http://www.downtowns...Side2005_88.jpg

Wow! I had no idea they had already renovated that house. That's amazing.

Any idea when construction of the towers at Southside/Townhomes at McAdoo is going to start? I'm really interested to see what they're going to look like.

Also, http://www.downtowns...Side2005_89.jpg what is this? It doesn't look like this was part of the original Southside plan. Was this added on later or is it a separate development?

[cityboi]

Here are what th towers at Southside is going to look like. As you can see they will have rooftop decks which is the first of its kind in the Triad. Im not sure when construction will start but I imagine really soon.


The second lnik you post DCB is additional townhomes that werent part of the origional plan. We may see even more becasue now that the neighborhood is looking more complete, more people are want to live here.

Edited by cityboi, 17 July 2005 - 04:00 PM.

[cityboi]

I noticed that too. The ceiling fans add a nice touch, not just for pratical purposes but in terms of the over all look of the structures.

[cityboi]

yes those new single family homes were built really well. Usually you can tell an immitation of an old structure be these homes actually look like homes that have been there for years that heve recently been renovated. This is top qaulity.

Right now Action Greensboro has a Rail Yard Park committee made up of citizens and civic leaders. Rail Yard park is in Phase 3 of the downtown comprehensive plan. We are just begining phase 2. Unfortunately there are not enough funds to fund everything at one time, I wish there were. But the development of Rail Yard Park will likely occur as part of the later phases of the Greenway loop. But yes Rail Yard Park is still on the table to be built. Right now that land is filled with tall over grown grass and abandoned reailroad track so something should definatly be done with this land.

[Skyybutter]

Very very cute homes and condos. I live in Concord outside of Charlotte. I always think of Greensboro as a smaller Charlotte. Greensboro has a bright future. Location wise it is in a perfect spot. Close to the Triangle and Charlotte.

[Jaylon]

That's the nicest Martin Luther King Jr Blvd that I've seen.  You should see the one in Birmingham.

[cityboi]

What does the one in Birmingham look like?

[MZT]

It's a breathtaking change for those of us that grew up in Greensboro.

(Well, on the outskirts of it, and rode through this area regularly when my parents took me to town.)

These neighborhoods went through a roller coaster down and up. It was a stable middle class white section of town until the early 1960s. By the early 1980s it was rent-by-the-week ghetto. Bums on discarded sofas, boarded up houses, people leaning in car windows buying drugs. Eyes-straight-ahead-look-at-nobody-and-drive....

Edited by MZT, 09 August 2005 - 09:34 PM.

[cityboi]

Yes, decades ago, MLK jr. Blvd use to be called Asheboro Street and it was the most affluent neighborhood in Greensboro. Over the years it began to decay then crime rose. Now the neighborhho including Southside has completly turned around and great things are happening.

[jjasonham]

MZT, on Aug 9 2005, 07:31 PM, said:

It's a breathtaking change for those of us that grew up in Greensboro.

(Well, on the outskirts of it, and rode through this area regularly when my parents took me to town.)

These neighborhoods went through a roller coaster down and up. It was a stable middle class white section of town until the early 1960s. By the early 1980s it was rent-by-the-week ghetto. Bums on discarded sofas, boarded up houses, people leaning in car windows buying drugs. Eyes-straight-ahead-look-at-nobody-and-drive....

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I know exactly what you mean!  I'm from NW GSO and I used to go downtown all the time with my dad to A&T.  I haven't been down there in a VERY long time.   The last thing I remember seeing down there was the Parker Brothers restaurant being closed down.  I came back to GSO from LA last month for a wedding but couldn't make it downtown.  It's absolutely amazing.

[richthofen]

So did they just bulldoze the whole area and start over?  Or, if there were some homes worth keeping (as I would imagine there must have been, if it used to be an affluent area) did they do a mix of renovation and new construction?

[DigitalSky]

Great Pics! It's starting to look very good around there.. good use of color too.

Edited by cantnot, 23 August 2005 - 02:51 PM.

[cityboi]

Some of the homes were preserved but most are brand new. Southside was very affluent many years ago. But the new homes have captured historic Greensboro homes very well and I also like the combinations of colors that are used on the homes.

[DCB]

It's great to see how much of a success Southside has been. And somewhat related - David Wharton had great article on all the urban growth in Greensboro the other day. http://littleurbanit...nto-condos.html

[cityboi]

Thanks for the link DCB. He has posted a few photos of residential buildings and projects downtown.

This one below show that the ballpark is a catalyist for residential development.

[DCB]

Yeah. I'm not too sure about the design of townhomes near the ballpark, but I really need better pictures of what they have planned before I make any real judgement,

[krazeeboi]

AWESOME neighborhood.