Is anyone familiar with the Reedy Creek Rd of the 70's in Cary? (Raleigh: houses) - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary - North Carolina (NC) -The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

raleighnative2 · 03-23-2013, 06:59 PM

I found some of my parents papers with the address we used to live at on Reedy Creek Rd from 1970-1971. None us have been back to that area since but I go to feeling a little nostalgic and drove out that way. I couldn't find the house we lived in. I remember there were only 2 houses in our section about 1/4 mile apart and less than that was a creek running through the woods we played in. And a little further down they were building a new highway. My parents say they dont remember any of it. But I was 13 and remember it all.

When I drove down Reedy Creek Rd now there is no woods, creek, or anything else. It's like the area never existed. Lots of houses and so forth but nothing even looks familiar. I googled the address we used to live at and the address itself doesnt even exist anymore. The satellite picture shows the middle of the street where our house used to be. Sad.

Does anyone from that area know what happened? Did they tear down the houses that were there in the early 70's and pave over the creek and mini farm land that was there so they can build all new?

I can give the exact address if any of you are really knowledgeable about that Road. If not does anyone know how I could research city files to find out?

lamishra · 03-23-2013, 07:24 PM

Is it possible it was Old Reedy Road? There is also a Reedy Creek Road in Raleigh but it's near Cary that runs across Edwards Mill past Schenk Forest and a bunch of farm land owned by NCSU.

raleighnative2 · 03-23-2013, 07:26 PM

Thanks for the info, I didnt realize there could be an old Reedy Creek Rd. I will have to check a map. I was begining to think I imagined living there until I found papers with our old address lol

lamishra · 03-23-2013, 07:36 PM

It is confusing! But if none of it looks familiar at all, it might not be the right road.

Sir Walter · 03-23-2013, 07:39 PM

Just a thought. Have you tried looking at an old Sanborn map? You can find them online. This might help.I know UNC had a collection of them that are available online.

Poggly Woggly · 03-23-2013, 08:01 PM

I remember a few small farmhouses out there many years ago...just can't think exactly where they sat in perspective to today's landmarks. I accidentally slipped off the road in a snowstorm while making a flower delivery and walked up to one of those houses to use the phone(1975) The lady was nice enough to have her teenage son go out with the tractor and pull me out. I couldn't for anything get her to take any money for all the trouble. I had one of the other guys deliver her a nice fruit basket the next week

Sorry...I wish I could have remembered the address for you

raleighnative2 · 03-23-2013, 08:54 PM

Back then it was nothing to see a 12 year old driving a tractor on the road like a car and it was legal. There were lots of tractors on the road. I remember working on a tobacco farm one summer in Rolesville and we took tractors every place.

I just looked at the Sanborn site, they have a map of Raleigh up to 1950, but nothing listed for the 70's and none for Cary. The search will continue.