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We're planning our second trip to Charlotte in early fall (this time with my Parents'), and are looking for a walkable main street / town square / village in Charlotte. I know that NoDa is big, but we're looking for something that's more conservative/traditional - something that might pertain more to families, and youthful seniors.
Are there any 'center of town' / main street areas in areas like Dilworth, Myers Park, Chantilly, etc? Any surrounding suburbs we should look at? Finally, we're thinking of staying in Matthews, and taking the Lynx into center city. Any suggestions about where we can safely park our car, and catch the train?
Thanks in advance, for any suggestions you might offer!
PS: Any other family friendly sight suggestions are most welcome!
We're planning our second trip to Charlotte in early fall (this time with my Parents'), and are looking for a walkable main street / town square / village in Charlotte. I know that NoDa is big, but we're looking for something that's more conservative/traditional - something that might pertain more to families, and youthful seniors.
Are there any 'center of town' / main street areas in areas like Dilworth, Myers Park, Chantilly, etc? Any surrounding suburbs we should look at? Finally, we're thinking of staying in Matthews, and taking the Lynx into center city. Any suggestions about where we can safely park our car, and catch the train?
Thanks in advance, for any suggestions you might offer!
PS: Any other family friendly sight suggestions are most welcome!
Actually, NoDa is small, and only for the urban pioneer - I would not bring senior citizens to live there.
You cannot take the Lynx from Matthews, it is nowhere near Matthews. The drive from Matthews to uptown can be done in 15-20 minutes during non-rush hours. If you really want to use the light rail you will need to stay in a hotel along South Blvd - though there are nicer hotels in town than those for sure.
And finally, we can't really recommend places to you at all until you give us your price range and future job location.
Thank you both, for your replies! Actually, we're not looking into moving down (at least not right now); just visiting for fun - hoping to catch a little bit of local flavor/culture. Thought that the LYNX might be a fun, and inexpensive, way to get a good view of the city. I know that parking can be difficult (and costly) downtown...
Thanks for the tip on Baxter Village. That's something I will definitely look into
Thank you both, for your replies! Actually, we're not looking into moving down (at least not right now); just visiting for fun - hoping to catch a little bit of local flavor/culture. Thought that the LYNX might be a fun, and inexpensive, way to get a good view of the city. I know that parking can be difficult (and costly) downtown...
Thanks for the tip on Baxter Village. That's something I will definitely look into
Actually, parking in uptown Charlotte can be a bargain compared to other cities. Anifani and I paid $5.00 to park for hours the night of our last City-Data meetup in a lot right near everything. So, don't fear driving to uptown Charlotte. However, for the fun of it, do ride the light rail. I would suggest you park at the last stop, which is near I485 and South Blvd and ride it in. The line actually ends right at the Museum of the New South - a must do to understand your new potential hometown and state
Ani I've parked at the other end of the scale for parking garages in Charlotte. The Westin charged me $18 for 3 hours.
Good grief! Whenever I have a meeting, banquet, etc at the hotels here, I have found they will usually validate parking for me. I would NOT like paying $18 just to have a business lunch. Dang.
Let me ask you all this: Am I jumping to conclusions, to think that each neighborhood within Charlotte does not have it's own neighborhood center? In other words, are walkable main streets in Charlotte confined to NoDa, or Central Ave, in Plaza Midwood?
It seems that most of the shopping or local business/shopping activity is organized into shopping malls, or local shopping centers. Is this presumption correct?
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