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True, though I don’t know if it would have the same effect today. There’s 5000 people living downtown today, which is very new. When I go downtown, I usually d
by hyperpape 8y ago
True, though I don’t know if it would have the same effect today. There’s 5000 people living downtown today, which is very new.
When I go downtown, I usually don’t park on Fayetteville, I usually park a few blocks away and walk.
- ghaff 8y agoI don't know the history of the mall in Raleigh but I suspect at least part of the issue was that, at the time, downtown Raleigh probably wasn't a place a lot of people wanted to walk around. As you say, there are a lot more people (and companies) downtown today and more upscale restaurants, bars, etc. Though, even today, like a lot of smaller cities that have had something of a renaissance, most of the places the average upscale professional would want to walk to are in a fairly small area.
- hyperpape 8y agoI wasn't alive in 1977, but in the 90s, the perception was that downtown was busy during the day, but a ghost town after 5:00 PM. I don't believe that particular area was particularly unsafe or unwelcoming, it's just that the only reason people were there was daytime business.