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Big Red,
Have you been to Denver? Take a google drive on the interstate that runs around the downtown and football stadium. That's a bleak landscape in my view. I don't follow how a person could drive in that for years but then have a problem with Wade Hampton and Laurens in Greenville.
I could see mentioning Wade Hampton and Laurens to somebody who is coming from Vail or similar but not an urban place.
Yes, LakeMan, I have been to Denver. I don't actually recall if my client lived in Denver or one of the surrounding towns. Just reporting on my experience.
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"dreaming of Glacier National Park"
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I mentioned above that it is easy to avoid Wade Hampton if you live in Greenville. That includes people who live in neighborhoods around it.
Here's an example. Let's say you live in the Pebble Creek golf neighborhood Stone Creek off Stallings and W Mountain Creek Road on the Ledgewood Way street.
To get home from downtown, you can drive down North Main Street, right onto Rutherford Road, left onto North Pleasantburg, then shortly after take a right onto Piney Mountain Road before the Home Depot. You'll then make a right on State Park Road at the CVS and drive the rest of the way to your house on State Park.
Most people like the look of North Main, and Piney Mountain / State Park have a mountain vibe.
Let's say you don't like the look of the older Walmart on Wade Hampton. If you don't mind driving a little more, you can drive from this Pebble Creek neighborhood on State Park Road around the eastern side of Paris Mountain to a newer Walmart in Travelers Rest. That's only a 10 minute drive and it's all in the country.
Last edited by LakeMan45; 04-08-2023 at 03:47 PM..
Other than family or job related reasons, the only reason I can see to make a long distance move to Greenville is proximity to the Blue Ridge. But you have access to the Rockies in Denver.
South Carolina is a relatively poor state. Some transplants, typically from large cities like Raleigh and Charlotte, are not happy with many aspects of Greenville like the roads, schools, lack of gentrified suburban areas, litter, shopping options and shopping center aesthetics, "red state" people, etc.
Some transplants like downtown Greenville so much they move here despite having problems from the start with other aspects. It leads to an internal conflict. People seem to view downtown Greenville as significantly more appealing than most downtowns. I believe Greenville is now a "blueblood" downtown , joining a small group of cities like Charleston, Savannah, and San Fran. Most downtowns look similar, corporate and nondescript.
Red State people are bad! But let me guess... "Tolerance" and "Coexist."
Am I right?
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