Well the Greensboro City Council sort of let the wind out of our sails when they recently sold the coveted spot on the corner of Lee Street and S Elm Street as a possible site for a Downtown Greensboro Aquarium but then I got to thinking, why not Uptown instead?
Uptown borders Downtown, land is 1/10th the cost and unlike Downtown, access to major highways is measured in seconds instead of minutes. Follow the link to see the map of Uptown Greensboro.
Not only that, but the area is in desperate need of jobs, has a lower crime rate than Downtown (according to GPD) and is not all bound up in the politics of Downtown Greensboro Incorporated, Action Greensboro and the other "non profits" who are netting all the small fry Downtown before they're big enough to spawn.
Anyway, it's just another idea swimming around in my brain.
Uptown borders Downtown, land is 1/10th the cost and unlike Downtown, access to major highways is measured in seconds instead of minutes. Follow the link to see the map of Uptown Greensboro.
Not only that, but the area is in desperate need of jobs, has a lower crime rate than Downtown (according to GPD) and is not all bound up in the politics of Downtown Greensboro Incorporated, Action Greensboro and the other "non profits" who are netting all the small fry Downtown before they're big enough to spawn.
Anyway, it's just another idea swimming around in my brain.
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The link to "map of Uptown Greensboro" seems to be broken; I only see a box with a red "x" in it.
Try it again, Jim, it's working for me.
Here's the link http://www.uptowngreensboro.com/images/Uptown_Greensboro_Map2.jpg
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