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[Raintree21]

He hasn't been the same since she was struck and killed by a car.

[Justadude]

FWIW, Larry is currently banned from 4th Ward (a judge actually specified streets that he is not allowed to cross) because he had become rather unruly here. He had developed something of a following among the party crowd who were feeding him booze just to watch his antics, and usually ended up getting arrested for public intoxication. On one occasion I witnessed him being arrested on a fireworks charge because his new "friends" left him alone to take the rap for them (when he had only been on the scene a few minutes, and they had been shooting fireworks all night). On another, he had to be removed from the Graham St. sidewalk when he passed out with his head hanging off the curb (i.e., into traffic). Anyway, he was drunk about 75% of the time I saw him, and eventually disappeared altogether. I caught a bulletin about his exile in the 4th Ward newspaper.

[voyager12]

I believe he is banned from Harris Teeter here in Dilworth because he was bothering customers in the parking lot. He mostly seems to meander in front of Starbucks and Caribou these days. And I am still surprised how quickly he was released last night after I saw him getting loaded up into the ambulance. There is only so much family or law enforcement can do if he is determined to continue his hobo ways. I am sure it's frustrating to all concerned.

Edited by voyager12, 28 August 2007 - 11:08 AM.

[Raintree21]

voyager12, on Aug 28 2007, 01:04 PM, said:

And I am still surprised how quickly he was released last night after I saw him getting loaded up into the ambulance.

He doesn't get released, he walks out, refusing care almost every time.

[Neo]

Can someone tell me where the location is for the following picture? Sorry for the poor quality, I took a picture of it as I don't have a scanner here at work. It is the image typically used for the American Heartwalk ads:

[Raintree21]

The AHA website lists the following route for the Heartwalk:

Begin on Trade Street.
West on Trade to Graham – Go Left.
South on Graham to 4th Street – Go Right.
West on 4th Street to Walnut – Go Left.
South on Walnut to Litaker – Go Left.
Litaker along the Greenway to back of Frazier.
Through Frazier Park to bridge – entering onto Greenleaf.
Up Greenleaf to Cedar – Go Left.
North on Cedar to Trade – Go Right.
Inbound Trade to Square.


So my guess would be that it is the Irwin Creek Greenway that runs through Frazier Park.

[dubone]

That is definitely not in Frazier Park, you can confirm that by reviewing the aerials online. It also would have had to be from a previous year as the poster was probably to drum up support for people to come out there year for it. It appears that the 2005 walk was around Queen's College, so it might be somewhere in Freedom Park, either on the pond/lake or on the creek. But I don't see a place that looks exactly like that with a jut out curve into the water.

The mystery continues .

[Andyc545]

dubone, on Oct 24 2007, 09:33 PM, said:

That is definitely not in Frazier Park, you can confirm that by reviewing the aerials online. It also would have had to be from a previous year as the poster was probably to drum up support for people to come out there year for it. It appears that the 2005 walk was around Queen's College, so it might be somewhere in Freedom Park, either on the pond/lake or on the creek. But I don't see a place that looks exactly like that with a jut out curve into the water.

The mystery continues .

I'm quite positive that that is Freedom Park, if my memory serves me justice from Festival-in-the-Park.

[Raintree21]

My first guess was Freedom Park also, but I can't think of anywhere around the lake that has those walls on an embankment though. The only section around the lake that has a hill like that is towards the train (where the Parks and Rec offices are) and I'm pretty sure it's just a gradual hill with no retaining wall.

[Neo]

I have been to Freedom Park many times and have many pictures, none of which have this particular design nor does anything from my memory. I have seen this same image on the greenways brochure for Mecklenburg but of all the greenways I have visited I have yet to find this particular location. Perhaps Charlotte stole the image from elsewhere to use in our fine city?

[Raintree21]

If I remember, I'll ask my friend who works for Parks and Rec. He'll definitely know the location.

[monsoon]

Looks like Marshall Park to me.

[atlrvr]

I'm pretty sure that is not Charlotte.

[Justadude]

monsoon, on Oct 25 2007, 09:04 AM, said:

Looks like Marshall Park to me.

It looks similar, but I don't think Marshall Park has that kind of terracing. It's not a very hilly park.

[sfmartin]

Justadude, on Oct 25 2007, 10:48 AM, said:

It looks similar, but I don't think Marshall Park has that kind of terracing. It's not a very hilly park.

Yeah, the only retaining wall I can think of in Marshall Park is the east wing of the ampitheatre and it isn't that long or serpentine. I'm pretty sure Freedom doesn't have a wall like that either; and there's no body of water at Latta ... ??

[Raintree21]

sfmartin, on Oct 25 2007, 10:58 AM, said:

and there's no body of water at Latta ... ??

Which Latta are you speaking of?

[voyager12]

One of my favorite features of Halloween in Charlotte is the Great Pumpkin Wall in Elizabeth. I wonder what theme residents will spell out this year. Usually it's focused around peace and truth.

[Charlotte_native]

voyager12, on Oct 29 2007, 07:19 PM, said:

One of my favorite features of Halloween in Charlotte is the Great Pumpkin Wall in Elizabeth. I wonder what theme residents will spell out this year. Usually it's focused around peace and truth.

Are they doing it this year? Still off Pecan?

[Miesian Corners]

Still doing it this year. Same place (Clement Ave between East 8th and 9th streets). It's been lit since Sunday night.

[voyager12]

Someone of it please......