I Drove Through Downtown Raleigh. This Is What I Saw.

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  • @NickJohnson
    @NickJohnson  2 роки тому

    Here's my entire North Carolina playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6ypqFmmckN4kY1VMZDi23IsR.html

  • @rodneywright2271
    @rodneywright2271 5 років тому +22

    I've been in the Raleigh area since '81 and it's been amazing to watch it grow. While I appreciate your video, it was an opportunity lost to add some comments as you drove around. Passed a lot of history and growth as well as great places to have a brew and eat. Next time, grab a local and have them comment as you ride around....

    • @pinkdiamonddiva317
      @pinkdiamonddiva317 5 років тому

      Rodney Wright considering moving from Baltimore I’d like to do childcare there

  • @DwightAllRight
    @DwightAllRight 5 років тому +19

    I'm glad our city is getting attention, there's more here than many people realize! That being said, homeless people, traffic, and parking are absolutely an issue. No getting around that.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +8

      traffic? not downtown - maybe on 440 and 40. parking is easy actually. there are decks all over downtown. and the homeless - there are maybe 50 people - the same ones every day and they disappear at night and dont sleep on the sidewalks. raleigh is a cake walk.

    • @kayve5194
      @kayve5194 5 років тому +5

      @@NickJohnson there's lots of traffic downtown..u were just here on a good day 🙄 maybe a Saturday at 11 am or something and parking is HORRIBLE..yes many parking decks but barely any spots because people come from all over the triangle to get to Raleigh..the homeless is a huge issue which is why schools around the Raleigh area give back to shelters and whatnot. Please speak for urself when u input things u know nothing about.

  • @TheDebrom9
    @TheDebrom9 5 років тому +24

    Nick should have gone down Capital Blvd on a weekday between 4:30pm-6pm. Then head over to Glenwood Ave the next day; that'll keep people from coming. And as an added bonus hop on 440 (beginning at Rock Quarry) all the way over to US 1 in Cary for that lovely weekday morning commute. 👍

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      yeah or rock quarry road on a friday night? or atlantic on a saturday night?

    • @DwightAllRight
      @DwightAllRight 5 років тому +1

      Not gonna lie I swear 80% of any of my bitching is about the traffic around here. It's insane. That being said I love the area around campus, and boxcar and the Raleigh Beer Garden are some top notch destinations.

    • @jaywick8979
      @jaywick8979 5 років тому +1

      Big facts

    • @hothotheat3000
      @hothotheat3000 4 роки тому +3

      Our traffic is nothing compared to LA. We get congested during rush hour. LA is congested 24/7.

    • @pauld315
      @pauld315 4 роки тому

      @@hothotheat3000 NC is not supposed to be compared to Southern CA

  • @CocoTaveras8975
    @CocoTaveras8975 5 років тому +180

    To whoever reads this I hope you have a lovely day :)

    • @1deep499
      @1deep499 3 роки тому

      Bruh.....stop tryna get attention. That's the oldest trick in the book

    • @Reaariie
      @Reaariie 3 роки тому

      Thank you!!

    • @exploringnature6319
      @exploringnature6319 3 роки тому

      Aaawww! Thank you coco!!!

  • @antaresscorpicus692
    @antaresscorpicus692 5 років тому +75

    He's driving though there on a Sunday, because traffic is heavy on the week day's.

    • @nomenclature4399
      @nomenclature4399 5 років тому +4

      Heavy only during rush hour...like anywhere. How you got 25 minutes out of downtown surprises me! It's a bigger Mayberry!

    • @patm6352
      @patm6352 5 років тому +2

      Yes, I visited Raleigh this past weekend and still astonished of how bad the traffic was.

    • @Primus-ue4th
      @Primus-ue4th 5 років тому +6

      ‘Cost of living is still pretty reasonable?!?’ Speak for yourself

    • @nps2315
      @nps2315 4 роки тому +1

      Antares Scorpicus y’all never experience BIG CITY traffic and it shows lol

    • @1redrubberball
      @1redrubberball 4 роки тому

      Sunday for sure!

  • @Roody_Patootie
    @Roody_Patootie 5 років тому +67

    The natural museum of science in downtown Raleigh is amazing if anyone comes to Raleigh I definitely recommend their

    • @JoshuaSobel
      @JoshuaSobel 5 років тому

      (And Edenton St. UMC across the street has a great huge organ lol)

    • @Roody_Patootie
      @Roody_Patootie 5 років тому

      Joshua Sobel oh cool what I would definitely check it out

    • @JoshuaSobel
      @JoshuaSobel 5 років тому

      @@Roody_Patootie I play there sometimes :)

    • @lindsaycabassa1243
      @lindsaycabassa1243 5 років тому

      KawaiiRudraChan OwO I've been there twice once for a school fells trip and another with my parents

    • @TchillaOla
      @TchillaOla 3 роки тому

      I will be visiting down there in 2 weeks. I will definitely check it out. What other places should I check out too?

  • @JohnDaker_singer
    @JohnDaker_singer 5 років тому +66

    Nick, I'm guessing you were born around 1980. Back then, there were only 150,000 people in Raleigh. Today there are nearly a half a million. That's some serious growth in just under 4 decades.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +20

      i was born prior to 1980 but not much prior

    • @1redrubberball
      @1redrubberball 5 років тому +13

      I lived in the Raleigh area, just outside the city limits towards Knightdale in the '73-'76 era, when the population was about 120K. Today I live over in the Nashville, Rocky Mount, Wilson area and am glad to be gone from the Raleigh ratrace!

    • @1redrubberball
      @1redrubberball 5 років тому +1

      @G M
      You're likely comparing it to wherever you came to it from. I'm comparing it to it's former self.

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому

      @@1redrubberball Richmond VA which is just as slow and country.

    • @jamison1323
      @jamison1323 4 роки тому +2

      @G M learn to spell dummy

  • @Hikari24186
    @Hikari24186 5 років тому +81

    It’s not “oak city” it’s “City of Oaks”

    • @travix9580
      @travix9580 5 років тому +4

      City of Oaks is the Official nick name for the city but if you spend anytime here you'll hear people call it oak city, even raleigh companies like Oak city beard CO can show this.

    • @naeemr4501
      @naeemr4501 5 років тому +5

      Its both i live there

    • @Hikari24186
      @Hikari24186 5 років тому +1

      Very interesting! I’m nearby and never heard it said like that

    • @Hikari24186
      @Hikari24186 5 років тому

      Cyn 7 Cyn im sorry what is sotonation?

    • @Primus-ue4th
      @Primus-ue4th 5 років тому +3

      No one calls it ‘oak city’.

  • @disracenboi336
    @disracenboi336 5 років тому +15

    North Carolina’s 3 largest cities by population 2019.
    1.Charlotte: 879.350
    2.Raleigh: 558.456
    3.Greensboro 301.112
    After years of laying dormant, Greensboro’s downtown is starting to explode with big and impressive developments with nearly one billion dollars of development being poured into the CBD from 2017 to 2019, as Charlotte and Raleigh get more expensive, more people are moving to Greensboro which is causing the population to take off, as it’s still a pretty big city while being significantly cheaper in most parts, but still offering all the amenities you’ll get in Charlotte and Raleigh. It was only a matter of time before the baby brother started taking off, North Carolina has grown some beautiful cities with extremely high quality of life, amazing weather and climate, that’s why NC is one of the highest migrated states and is climbing faster and fast week to month.

    • @flagwashere
      @flagwashere 5 років тому

      Clemmons is a extremely nice place to live.

    • @sweetwater88
      @sweetwater88 5 років тому +2

      City limits shouldn't matter. Cary is basically a Raleigh's west side and it's 180,000 people now. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area metro is over 2.2 million people. That's more people than the Nashville metro region.

    • @jairousparker2311
      @jairousparker2311 5 років тому

      Whose your source for these cities populations because according to Source: World Population Review The 200 Largest Cities in the United States by Population 2019
      16. Charlotte North Carolina
      889,019
      41. Raleigh North Carolina
      485,679
      71.Greensboro North Carolina 292,265
      74. Durham North Carolina
      279,501
      90. Winston Salem North Carolina 247,222

    • @itzlucaaa6789
      @itzlucaaa6789 5 років тому

      im going to greensboro for a swim meet later this month so ya

    • @pdaddy879
      @pdaddy879 4 роки тому +1

      Those population numbers are off
      Charlotte is around 900,000, raleigh is 480,00 and Greensboro 301,000

  • @vickisanders7120
    @vickisanders7120 5 років тому +28

    Ive lived here all my life...too crowded now...wish i could move to a small town...charm of the city is no more, and all u see are parking decks , and Condos!

    • @flagwashere
      @flagwashere 5 років тому +1

      Clemmons is very nice and not that far away.

    • @jacobs.3952
      @jacobs.3952 5 років тому

      Vicki Sanders Very true, to many people movie here for up north and Florida

    • @Lilskies12
      @Lilskies12 5 років тому

      Vicki Sanders is Raleigh like a dangerous city to live in like how y’all crime down there ?

    • @Lilskies12
      @Lilskies12 5 років тому

      Dylan Cohan lol what happens after 10 ?

    • @LeafInTheWind88
      @LeafInTheWind88 4 роки тому +1

      It’s turning into New York.

  • @irishman4671
    @irishman4671 5 років тому +10

    I live in Raleigh. Nice video. You must have filmed on a holiday or weekend morning. There are normally lots of people walking, and I see a lot of empty parking spots. Anyway, thanks for the video. You went by a lot of my favorite restaurants.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      Yeah it was Saturday morning.

    • @tracyshannon1795
      @tracyshannon1795 Рік тому

      okay, I was wondering about that. At lest it was easier to et around to everything. Thanks@@NickJohnson

  • @lynncooksandmore7201
    @lynncooksandmore7201 4 роки тому +3

    Watching nick's videos makes me become more informed about USA.😊😊

  • @douglasrussell2912
    @douglasrussell2912 5 років тому +90

    There are five basic tenets for living here:
    1. Barbecue is a noun, not a verb.
    2. You must learn the difference between “y’all” and “ all y’all”.
    3. When you order tea., it will come iced, sweetened, and with a lemon wedge, and based on your health, just might put you in a diabetic coma.
    4. You must understand and properly use the phrase, “bless your heart”.
    5. And most importantly...Down here, no one, and I mean no one ever roots for DUKE!

  • @manfredmann2766
    @manfredmann2766 5 років тому +4

    NC is definitely on my list to visit, especially the western portion. In the past, I have visited the coastal city of Wilmington, Cape Fear, and a few other coastal towns.
    Nice looking city, I am sure there are many transplants from NY and NJ there, due it being less than a 10 hour drive to metro NY.
    Definitely would like to visit Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, and Boone.
    Spent more time in TN and VA.
    Excellent video Nick

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому

      Asheville may be my favorite city of all. It's just so isolated for me to justify plopping down for an extended period.

    • @ericcarter2020
      @ericcarter2020 3 роки тому

      Transplant need to go home! We don't want their liberal idea in our state! After destroying their state!

  • @stuartalexander2657
    @stuartalexander2657 4 роки тому +2

    I've lived in Raleigh for 25+ years, and I'm just shy of 65 years old and have lived all over the country. Greatest part of the country I've ever lived, and that's saying a lot.

  • @saffrondishong7056
    @saffrondishong7056 5 років тому +63

    No traffic, no trash, no homeless camps! Completely the opposite of Cali.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +6

      It is quite the opposite

    • @hcolombo3115
      @hcolombo3115 5 років тому +9

      I can't believe this video. I'm like, is it real, where is the trash, drug addicts, criminals and homeless and all the "stuff" they leave behind. I'm looking to possibly move there from SF in the near future. This video was very educational. All the videos I see are so old, so it's nice to get a "real-time" feel for a small part of Raleigh. Thank you Nick Johnson.

    • @painterofraleigh2232
      @painterofraleigh2232 5 років тому +9

      Been in Raleigh 25 years compare with other cities is by far better ..downtown is very clean

    • @user-yf7es4gz3o
      @user-yf7es4gz3o 5 років тому +4

      @@painterofraleigh2232 stop lying

    • @kenyonmcclain560
      @kenyonmcclain560 5 років тому +2

      Do really believe it's like this just showing you the good parts of town and night life sucks Charlotte is a party town much more to do but dangerous

  • @roderickcarpenter1919
    @roderickcarpenter1919 5 років тому +6

    Down town Raleigh and Raleigh nc 2 different worlds homie thanks for the love for my city though

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      Yes they are. What's your favorite part about living here?

    • @lindsaycabassa1243
      @lindsaycabassa1243 5 років тому +2

      Nick Johnson my fav part about living in NC is that there is so much to explore and do I love my state

  • @jarvisstradford7211
    @jarvisstradford7211 5 років тому +24

    Can you do on unboxing North Carolina and South Carolina?

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +7

      ill do them eventually i swear :) do you live here?

    • @jarvisstradford7211
      @jarvisstradford7211 5 років тому

      @@NickJohnson I live in South Carolina. 40-minute from Charlotte North Carolina

    • @jarvisstradford7211
      @jarvisstradford7211 5 років тому +1

      I live in Lancaster county South Carolina. Lancaster county is one of the fastest growing counties in the country because of Indian Land.

  • @tinadeguzman1491
    @tinadeguzman1491 5 років тому +3

    Please make a driving video of Charleston and Beaufort South Carolina. Went there last August to visit my bestfriend and I fell in love with those cities. ❤️❤️❤️

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +4

      I'll be in Charleston next week!

    • @tinadeguzman1491
      @tinadeguzman1491 5 років тому

      Nice! Wish I could go back soon.
      Unfortunately, I live here in Los Angeles 🙁

    • @irishman4671
      @irishman4671 5 років тому

      My parents live on Fripp Island, SC, just over a few bridges past Beaufort. Beaufort is such a beautiful, quaint town.

  • @vondez10
    @vondez10 5 років тому +45

    Should have driven down by Shaw and McDonalds 👍🏾👍🏾

  • @lillysantoli6260
    @lillysantoli6260 5 років тому +11

    You should come to Chapell Hill,and durham,beautiful places to live

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +4

      I lived in chapel hill for three years. Durham is... okay. I'll do durham next though

    • @easyshots9961
      @easyshots9961 5 років тому +6

      Lilly Santoli Durham getto af 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ericdaniel323
      @ericdaniel323 5 років тому +1

      @@easyshots9961 durham was pretty ghetto when I moved there 15 years ago. Its super-hipster now.

  • @valeriesmith9031
    @valeriesmith9031 3 роки тому +2

    I go this way especiallt at night. Its beautuful and when i need a break from life. Driving on Fayetteville st. Realizes my mind

  • @odomi121
    @odomi121 5 років тому +4

    This was probably recorded during summer vacation, school is out. Also, on a Sunday morning when almost everyone's at church or sleeping over from Saturday night drinking. The most amazing part is you still manage to get a 25min footage.

  • @jasperOgar
    @jasperOgar 5 років тому +4

    Thanks so much its about time someone explored my city❗️

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      i love raleigh. are you a native? actually no you're not, there are few raleigh natives. unless youre a native.

    • @jasperOgar
      @jasperOgar 5 років тому

      Nick Johnson well i am one of few born here

    • @naeemr4501
      @naeemr4501 5 років тому

      Me to

  • @voiceoversbystefmarie6750
    @voiceoversbystefmarie6750 5 років тому +18

    So beautiful I'm actually moving to a small town outside of Raleigh💕😊 & leaving Florida behind

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      good! which city? Garner?

    • @voiceoversbystefmarie6750
      @voiceoversbystefmarie6750 5 років тому +1

      @@NickJohnson Rolesville Granite Falls subdivision

    • @voiceoversbystefmarie6750
      @voiceoversbystefmarie6750 5 років тому +2

      @Cyn 7 Cyn I visted last week & yes there are a few hit or miss with Rolesville & Cary was actually my first choice to relocate but Rolesville I fell in love with & a guy friend of mine kept trying to get me to move to Fayetteville & I'm like no freakin way😬 I've been in Florida all my life born in Miami & raised in Orlando & the cost of rent here is ridiculously high my rent went from $1200 to $1400 within a year for a 2/2 2 1/2 bath condo it was a nice community but not worth that amount & now the 3bdrms are going for $1600-$1900... I'm excited for my move & if I don't like Rolesville after a year I'll probably try Chapel Hill I've heard great things about Chapel Hill. Thanx a bunch for the heads up on traffic😊

    • @Here_Kitty_x
      @Here_Kitty_x 5 років тому +2

      I JUST moved from that area to Florida! Lol maybe I made the wrong switch 🤣

    • @voiceoversbystefmarie6750
      @voiceoversbystefmarie6750 5 років тому

      @@Here_Kitty_x WOW!! really? It depends on which area you're relocating to in Orlando

  • @whats2funnydinglewithnopim200
    @whats2funnydinglewithnopim200 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for showing me the tour about North Carolina it really helped me if it was safe of not thanks. beautiful

  • @JeffDeWitt
    @JeffDeWitt 5 років тому +4

    Couple of corrections. Moore Square isn't one of Raleigh's newest parks, in fact it's one of the cities oldest. When Raleigh was laid out in the 19th century there were four parks in the original plan. Two of those parks still survive and Moore Square is one of them.
    Raleigh's newest park is the 308 acer Dix Park, formerly the site of the the state mental hospital.
    The other thing is the Amtrak station. Raleigh's Union Station isn't refurbished, it's new, completed just a few years ago.

    • @pauld315
      @pauld315 4 роки тому

      Right, and full of homeless people

  • @davidandmercywhipple
    @davidandmercywhipple 5 років тому +2

    Oh yeah, we lived in Fort Bragg for over 2 years. It's nice to see Raleigh. This reminds us we need to make a North Carolina video too!

  • @DanDeLeoninthefield
    @DanDeLeoninthefield 5 років тому +14

    I watched this vid mostly to see if my dog and I were in it.

  • @NELLIE-41388
    @NELLIE-41388 Рік тому

    What a clean special city. This was so fun. Thank you

  • @terencesommer6307
    @terencesommer6307 5 років тому +6

    I love the trees and nature and how the town looks. It’s NOT being killed by traffic.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      not...yet. Where do you live?

    • @terencesommer6307
      @terencesommer6307 5 років тому +4

      Dallas. A city that was once an attractive residential city now raped by ugly McMansions and way too many people

    • @tori9365
      @tori9365 5 років тому +1

      @@terencesommer6307 that's the beauty of living in a medium-smaller sized city :)

    • @lynetteali5001
      @lynetteali5001 5 років тому +2

      Are you kidding me the traffic is horrendous

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt 5 років тому

      @@lynetteali5001 You've never been to someplace that really does have horrendous traffic.

  • @chalice3571
    @chalice3571 3 роки тому

    I love your description... you went out of the way to make this visit a very pleasant one... thumbs up plus infinity... thank you

  • @dmvspotting
    @dmvspotting 5 років тому +4

    My aunt and GMA lives in Raleigh, it’s a very clean city🤩🤩

  • @briwire138
    @briwire138 4 роки тому +1

    Completely different to most cities here in the UK. Your roads are very straight and seem to be arranged in a grid pattern, with the buildings built around the roads. Here, ours are more windy and were laid long after many of the buildings were built. Some of our buildings are hundreds of years old, occasionally over a thousand.
    Also noticeable that there doesn't seem to be an actual focal point or major retail areas. In the UK, the centres of our towns and cities are full of shops and always busy.

  • @Ba11esteros
    @Ba11esteros 5 років тому +3

    I’m in charged of making that new 22 story glass building. Beautiful in the inside. (Woodwork)

    • @J0ny_
      @J0ny_ 5 років тому +1

      I always see it when me and my family pass by downtown. It looks great so far. 👍

  • @gambit_toys6554
    @gambit_toys6554 5 років тому +4

    Thanks for keeping it real

  • @Peace-li9vu
    @Peace-li9vu 5 років тому +4

    Cool! the music makes me feel like I’m in the movie “Escape From LA” John Carpenter sounds for sure!👍

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      hey jason! glad you liked it. you know i do these every few weeks if you wanted to sub you could see more of them. also - i use the same music a lot - i dont have a large database of usable songs that i like :)

  • @ForeverBridal
    @ForeverBridal 4 роки тому +3

    Great videos of the city! We

  • @beppo2814
    @beppo2814 5 років тому +1

    This was fun to watch. I drive around downtown Raleigh maybe every two or three months. I was just there yesterday, the day before i watched this. In fact, I was there last week as well, on the day you recorded this. I'm watching this wondering if I'll see my car. 😀 Anyway, you passed by a LOT of places I've eaten at.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому

      What's your fave downtown Raleigh restaurant? Mine is Bida Manda. Are you can tell Glenwood at night blows.

    • @beppo2814
      @beppo2814 5 років тому

      @@NickJohnson it might be cliche for Raleigh, but probably Poole's Diner, not only for the food, but for the history it represents, plus it's the flagship of Ashley Christensen, who won best chef in the USA for 2019. Every time I come to Raleigh I try to eat at a different place. I watched this video a second time, and just in this video alone of downtown (not including the other parts of the city, or neighboring Durham and Chapel Hill), I lost count at 15, the number of restaurants you drove by that I've eaten at. 😀

  • @feleciawallace8420
    @feleciawallace8420 5 років тому +28

    Hello Nick -- Is it your position to bring millions more people to live in your quiet town... why publicize the good ???

  • @carolhodges9899
    @carolhodges9899 5 років тому +16

    Great video!! Such a beautiful, clean city!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +9

      Carol it really is. They do a good job.

    • @adamdupavillon7514
      @adamdupavillon7514 5 років тому +1

      The lies 😭 tis an evil place

    • @fucuszullanti7877
      @fucuszullanti7877 5 років тому

      adam dupavillon how so?

    • @JT-ob5vp
      @JT-ob5vp 5 років тому +3

      No, he just took a somewhat "clean" driving route

  • @jai_masss9233
    @jai_masss9233 5 років тому +16

    Was this on a Sunday? It looks dead.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +4

      Saturday morning.

    • @eduardocastaneda9476
      @eduardocastaneda9476 5 років тому +5

      I love the dead look! Over crowding is a serious thing. First people move to some places trying to get away from bigger cities like Atlanta, LA, NYC, Miami...etc. Then those same people saying “looks dead” complain about overcrowding where they come from. Backwards reasoning at its best.

    • @nomenclature4399
      @nomenclature4399 5 років тому

      Been here since 1997...still dead...go to charlotte. feels like a city

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому

      @@nomenclature4399 leave my city alone, I love it just the way it is. Raleigh aint no different than any other city, it has its moments when it wants to make noise.

    • @odomi121
      @odomi121 5 років тому

      @@nomenclature4399 yeah, go to a miserable city if you want. There's no reason what so ever for a concentrated city, anywhere, ever. The only people who wants a city are politicians who are obsessed with power. If you're not a politician, then you are the sucker.

  • @sweetwater88
    @sweetwater88 5 років тому +21

    We have an incredible food scene for a city of our size and an insanely good pastry/bakery scene as well. If you visited Raleigh and didn't gain weight you didn't visit Raleigh.

  • @sigmawolf6717
    @sigmawolf6717 5 років тому +9

    Been in Raleigh 19 years from Brooklyn NY!
    Great place to live and raise a family. You must have never left Raleigh if you think this place is tough.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      uh when did i say it was tough?

    • @sigmawolf6717
      @sigmawolf6717 5 років тому +2

      Not you...I seen some people in the comments

    • @roryryan3783
      @roryryan3783 4 роки тому

      Am considering leaving Brooklyn for Raleigh

  • @zachmatthys2812
    @zachmatthys2812 5 років тому +77

    You’re bold to say that Raleigh has a mild climate....

    • @tymonster183
      @tymonster183 5 років тому +1

      lol, i thought the same thing

    • @HandleHandle233
      @HandleHandle233 5 років тому

      Omg where does this guy live?

    • @KEP1983
      @KEP1983 5 років тому +15

      what kind of climate would you say it has? It's not as hot as Texas or Florida, but not as cold as New England?

    • @tymonster183
      @tymonster183 5 років тому +18

      @@KEP1983 it's pretty hot. It doesnt break 100 all that often. But with the humidity, it's as bad as texas imo.

    • @KEP1983
      @KEP1983 5 років тому +5

      @@tymonster183 Ah, thanks. I had imagined it as being pretty moderate. I didn't think about the humidity. I've never actually been there, I've always lived in PA/NY/NJ and thought about moving south for somewhere that has a lower cost of living, is less liberal (but not far right-wing), and warmer (but not crazy warm like Texas). I've always thought Raleigh was among the best that fit that bill.

  • @vonfields6889
    @vonfields6889 2 роки тому

    Thanks, Nick,another great video. 👍

  • @0009jerseygirl
    @0009jerseygirl 5 років тому +3

    I used to live in Garner which borders Raleigh (about a 10 minute drive from downtown.) My one criticism is about public transportation. It could expand to cover more of Raleigh and if you don't live in Raleigh (as I did) the public transportation is inadequate. One shuttle bus into Raleigh during the week and none on weekends.

    • @odomi121
      @odomi121 5 років тому +1

      There's really no reason to go downtown other than going to court. There are plenty of alternatives.

    • @UNCguy
      @UNCguy 5 років тому

      Wake County has passed a transportation plan totaling more than $2 billion. It will include Bus Rapid Transit(BRT), additional routes added to include every town in the county, buses will run more frequently, and 32 miles of commuter rail over the next 10 years.

    • @aahln
      @aahln 4 роки тому

      public trasnport has gotten kinda better with route 20 coming to garner, connecting it with downtown raleigh and other surrounding areas. there's still definitely room for improvement though.

  • @PAULY-P
    @PAULY-P 5 років тому +3

    Id like to see Hot Springs AR and northwest AR like Eureka Springs, Springdale, Fayetteville etc. Trying to figure out the differences in those areas. Looking for a slightly warmer and affordable place than where im at. Also lower crime. Thanks Nick.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      pauly - i dont know if ill get to Arkansas any time soon. where are you now? i wish i had some advice but i dont know much about that wide region except that there are some great cities, but then you pay for that. like nashville.

    • @PAULY-P
      @PAULY-P 5 років тому +2

      @@NickJohnson
      Im near Lake Geneva, WI. Crime is low here but gets too cold and i need affordability because im on SSDI.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      I did a video on the cheapest states once ua-cam.com/video/HJwkuvEo25E/v-deo.html

  • @thealaskanbascan6277
    @thealaskanbascan6277 Рік тому

    Music made me feel like I was on a heist in GTA or something😂

  • @ypraisethesun4431
    @ypraisethesun4431 5 років тому +48

    I spit my drink out when he said cost of living is affordable the entire triangle area is no less than 895 if you want like a tiny apartment with paper thin walls.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +7

      Wrong

    • @ypraisethesun4431
      @ypraisethesun4431 5 років тому +14

      I mean I lived in North Carolina for 20 years my dude. And have lived in the triangle for 9. So I think I know more than a youtuber just coming through for some hits.

    • @jpmking9635
      @jpmking9635 5 років тому +1

      i got a huge backyard a mile from North Hills mall that i thought about renting out tent space......i have seen a guy on youtube do it. i could probably make a couple grand....

    • @tymonster183
      @tymonster183 5 років тому +2

      tbh, i dont think its that bad. Ive been here for about 2 years, and surveying the landscape nationwide of where I had opportunity career wise, raleigh was, by far, the chaepest.

    • @jpmking9635
      @jpmking9635 5 років тому

      @@tymonster183 you are probably a pretty slacking worker. that is pretty much what i have seen around here....

  • @n.gr.4879
    @n.gr.4879 2 роки тому

    Hi Nick, Nice video. I live a few doors from Raleigh.
    I live in Hillsborough NC.

  • @unpopularopinion149
    @unpopularopinion149 5 років тому +8

    I hate how the culture is changing and every city is becoming the same as any other. I’m a Raleigh native and the transplants are pretty annoying. Life goes on.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому

      I'm part of the problem. Have you noticed all the traffic too?

    • @unpopularopinion149
      @unpopularopinion149 5 років тому +3

      Nick Johnson yes..fortunately I own my own business so my driving times are irregular to the 9-5er’s. But, prior to 2011-2012 you never really had to consider driving time in north Raleigh. Now what used to be a 7 minute commute 5 miles up the road takes 12-15 minutes. Even at 2pm on a random Tuesday the roads are just crowded.

    • @ralphlauren493
      @ralphlauren493 5 років тому

      Agreed

    • @jakebear2549
      @jakebear2549 5 років тому +1

      Yes on transplants. Last i checked NY was still open if it suck so bad here damn yankees.

  • @plutobills5359
    @plutobills5359 5 років тому +2

    Great video Nick 👍 keep up the good work

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      Have you been to Raleigh before?

    • @plutobills5359
      @plutobills5359 5 років тому

      @@NickJohnson yeah I live in Durham but from NC SC state line

  • @topsports425
    @topsports425 5 років тому +7

    I’m torn between moving to North Carolina (Raleigh) or Texas (Houston/San Antonio) both states seem great 👍

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +6

      Texas is cool.

    • @valjean2036
      @valjean2036 5 років тому +2

      Nick Johnson lol right!

    • @dmvspotting
      @dmvspotting 5 років тому +1

      Mr 11 MOVE TO NC!!

    • @MileageMikeTravels
      @MileageMikeTravels 5 років тому +7

      Both awesome states but I think we have better natural scenery here in NC. Beautiful mountains and beaches both within driving distance of Raleigh.

    • @pisceanempress5060
      @pisceanempress5060 5 років тому +3

      Me too I'm torn between Raleigh or Houston as well

  • @danielrogers9100
    @danielrogers9100 5 років тому +7

    I've driven a lot of where you drove in downtown (passing through on McDowell Street coming home from a college campus in Fuquay-Varina for a long time) and other places. Good thing you turned when you did on certain streets since one missed turn could lead you out of downtown into the ghetto part of the city (like Blount Street past where you turned is dangerous since that is gang turf and also drug dealers that are all shoot first and ask questions never when outsiders get in their part of the city), would not reccomend going there in Downtown Raleigh and stay more towards the central part for safety.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      Yes south Raleigh and east Raleigh near Rock Quarry Road are bad but northeast Raleigh off of Capital and by Atlantic are the worst.

    • @aliyahfreeman4347
      @aliyahfreeman4347 5 років тому +3

      The south side of Raleigh/Downtown is becoming gentrified. You're not going to have to worry about crime for much longer. Houses are selling for 300-500k around that area. People are slowly but surely moving north. Capital and surrounding areas are going to look how the south side of Raleigh looks now.

    • @Biggestnigga
      @Biggestnigga 5 років тому +3

      Daniel Rogers I’m a native here born and raised it’s not that bad dude your definitely over exaggerating

    • @Biggestnigga
      @Biggestnigga 5 років тому

      Cyn 7 Cyn thank you

    • @Cmizz1
      @Cmizz1 4 роки тому

      @@Biggestnigga Agreed...I think we know his "kind"😐.

  • @iridious6433
    @iridious6433 4 роки тому +3

    So many old people on here complaining cause they don't want more people in the city or it's "too costly". Usually a good sign that it's a nice city, if locals want it all to themselves

  • @thatswhatisaidhoe9649
    @thatswhatisaidhoe9649 5 років тому +2

    You should do Greensboro next, it's kind of sorta up and coming . We're getting first Trader Joe's and people are freaking out with excitement.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      Maybe one day I will!

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому

      Greensboro reminds me of Augusta GA. I believe it's a step ahead of Augusta

    • @odomi121
      @odomi121 5 років тому

      Greensboro with all the live music heritage that it has, it lacks decent restaurants.

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому

      @@odomi121 really?

  • @danieldougan269
    @danieldougan269 2 роки тому

    I've been to Raleigh twice, and I have appreciated it each time. I wish my wife and I could afford to move there, but the prices have gotten completely out of hand.

  • @gsboss
    @gsboss 5 років тому +5

    theres a famous underpass there where trucks crash into way more than usual.

    • @nothat0therguy992
      @nothat0therguy992 5 років тому +1

      Is that in Raleigh? Or is that in another North Carolina city?

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      There's one in Raleigh but the really good one is in durham

    • @0009jerseygirl
      @0009jerseygirl 5 років тому +1

      It's on Peace St. near the Krispy Kreme.

    • @user-yf7es4gz3o
      @user-yf7es4gz3o 5 років тому

      @@0009jerseygirl nah

    • @fucuszullanti7877
      @fucuszullanti7877 5 років тому

      0009jerseygirl Peace next to Mojoe’s , shout out to mojoes!

  • @faarouqmahdimuhammad
    @faarouqmahdimuhammad 3 роки тому +1

    Damn I haven't been to Raleigh in 30 years. I thought u were gonna hit Hillsboro Street, New Bern Avenue, Smithfield by Shaw University 😁

  • @lindsaycabassa1243
    @lindsaycabassa1243 5 років тому +4

    Hey I live 20-25 minutes from there I love NC so much I've been living here ever since I was 2 and now I'm 13 it's so much fun living here I can say living here is a bit pricey but like in Raleigh there are so many good jobs North Carolina is beautiful the mountains and some of the beaches and Cape Fear I just love it.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      Great!! Live where you're happy!!

    • @andreac.zweigart9609
      @andreac.zweigart9609 4 роки тому

      Didn't you learn anything about sentence structure & punctuation in middle school, Lindsay Cabassa? You're never going to graduate from high school, or get a job to support yourself, if you don't learn how to communicate! 😖
      Also, what could you possibly know about the cost of living in Raleigh?!? You're THIRTEEN!! 🤣🤣

  • @jetibby
    @jetibby 5 років тому +2

    Love your videos Nick. I would love in the future for you to Charleston, SC and/or Williamsburg, VA. Two of my favorite cities to visit. I know you're not a fan of Florida but my hometown of Tampa has growing Downtown with lots to do.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +2

      I'm going to be in Charleston next week! I don't dislike Florida it's got a lot of energy for sure.

  • @mskeenac21
    @mskeenac21 5 років тому +4

    I live in Georgia & have a cousin who’s in the military who’s stationed in this area I believe not 100% sure (not familiar with NC only been to Charlotte). Anyway she said that she is not having a great experience in NC & is ready to move. She said it’s not what people say it is. My question is for anyone who lives or is from NC is she somewhat right or is it just her personal experience & taste?

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому +1

      It all falls back on the person at the end of the day. What is it that she likes to do for fun that she can't find to do? Is she in Fayetteville? Where is she? Where is she from?

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому +3

      Also I live in NC so it'll always be home. I live in the Eastern region of the state which is the coastal plain and the state's most rural part. I'm looking to move to the Raleigh-Durham area soon more jobs up that way

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +6

      Fayetteville is rough. Probably where she is.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +4

      Plenty Leo. They can't find enough people to fill the jobs.

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому +2

      @@NickJohnson exactly dude was trying to say Raleigh is boring compared to Richmond when clearly Raleigh economically speaking has much more going for it. Raleigh aint for everyone I do agree but I love Raleigh and Durham for what they are. Richmond has some nice areas but the city is too stagnant it can't compete because it's too close to DC

  • @latrieceb3619
    @latrieceb3619 5 років тому +14

    Traffic is ridiculous n Raleigh. U must've recorded this around 11 am...

    • @user-yf7es4gz3o
      @user-yf7es4gz3o 5 років тому +2

      Right

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt 5 років тому +3

      I live in the Raleigh area and I've driven in lots of places, and for a city its size the traffic isn't bad at all.

    • @alexk1682
      @alexk1682 5 років тому +2

      Jeff DeWitt take a trip down hwy 40 at 8:30am and 5:00pm. You haven’t seen much.

    • @DouglasBailey
      @DouglasBailey 5 років тому +1

      @@alexk1682 I just moved to Raliegh and work in Durham and nah fam. Live in NYC, Bay area or LA if you want to talk traffic. (lived and worked in all 3).

    • @leekbejarano2596
      @leekbejarano2596 4 роки тому

      @@DouglasBailey so it’s not that bad

  • @ladyindaroom
    @ladyindaroom 5 років тому +4

    This music sound like what played in the Benny Hill show back in the days

  • @tawfickm
    @tawfickm 5 років тому +33

    raleigh’s only fun when your 21 😭

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +6

      Haha kinda. Downtown is quiet I like it

    • @jakebear2549
      @jakebear2549 5 років тому +17

      Raleigh has never beeh "fun" at any age. There is no culture here. Just a hodgepodge of people saying how great it is where they came from. And New Yorkers guess what....nyc is still there. Go back.

    • @luhai556
      @luhai556 5 років тому +1

      @@jakebear2549 no

    • @jakebear2549
      @jakebear2549 5 років тому +2

      @@luhai556 why ny is the best. They have food and trains and assholes....btw im from ny. I know

    • @luisreyes8437
      @luisreyes8437 5 років тому

      Tawfick Michael I see you Tawfick 😂😂😂

  • @annb1
    @annb1 5 років тому +25

    Cost of living here has skyrocketed.

    • @ericdaniel323
      @ericdaniel323 5 років тому +7

      Real estate is getting ridiculous. Inside the beltline is out of control. Now developers are buying up all the old stock between 440 and 540 on the north side to bulldoze it and build 5000 sq ft McMansions on postage stamp lots. Wake Forest is getting just as bad.

    • @joeheskett7225
      @joeheskett7225 4 роки тому

      @@ericdaniel323 Hi, What are some of the good areas to live in your opinion, in regards to real estate?

    • @ericdaniel323
      @ericdaniel323 4 роки тому

      @@joeheskett7225 depends on your priorities I guess.

    • @joeheskett7225
      @joeheskett7225 4 роки тому

      @@ericdaniel323 Low crime, parks, friendly families, fun downtown, decent cost of living to name a few

    • @ericdaniel323
      @ericdaniel323 4 роки тому

      @@joeheskett7225 The Raleigh-Durham area would meet those criteria IMO. I've been here 15 years and the population has grown rapidly in that time, which is why real estate prices have gone up so much over the last few years. I think they are probably commensurate with the national average for the most part though. The population growth has also led to more traffic though, and that's kind of a pain.

  • @christophermotte7532
    @christophermotte7532 5 років тому +1

    When you turn on to Morgan St, All that construction to your left must be new because google earth has the most recent picture from July. Wonder what they are building?

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      more mix use condos/workspace/dining.

  • @treespirit2000
    @treespirit2000 4 роки тому +1

    So, where's the traffic? Is this super-early on a Sunday morning on New Year's Day?!

    • @LongLeggedOne
      @LongLeggedOne 4 роки тому

      seems too good looking to be true.

  • @westep4273
    @westep4273 5 років тому +3

    I have family in Raleigh you should drive through Charlotte NC one day

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      Will do. Do you like it there?

    • @westep4273
      @westep4273 5 років тому +2

      @@NickJohnson I live near Charlotte and whenever I drive around Charlotte I've always loved it

    • @FlyingMonet
      @FlyingMonet 5 років тому +2

      @@NickJohnson Charlotte is so much better than Raleigh

    • @stardust0813
      @stardust0813 2 роки тому

      @@FlyingMonet Yeah, Soooo much better.

  • @jacobs.3952
    @jacobs.3952 5 років тому +40

    Appreciate the video, but now even more people are gonna move here🤦‍♂️ Don’t forget to show the other side of town too, not just the hipster district lol

    • @garbagebanditdayz819
      @garbagebanditdayz819 5 років тому +6

      Jacob S. I love Downtown Raleigh, it’s changed so much in 10 years. When I went to Partnership Elementary it looked completely different but then they began revamping, tearing down, and building huge apartment buildings all over. They also changed a lot of the Collage district by NC State which used to be pretty rundown but now their building all sorts of stuff like a 2 story Target. My favorite part of town has to be the older streets with all the old Victorian houses.

    • @Nopants4us
      @Nopants4us 5 років тому +6

      Lmao! You mean the south side??

    • @jaywick8979
      @jaywick8979 5 років тому +7

      Big facts lol you aint go down bragg or Martin street.. How bout drive down new Bern yeah lol

    • @jacobs.3952
      @jacobs.3952 5 років тому +1

      Jay Wick He’ll yeah brother, Bragg and Martin😂

    • @maxwulz9283
      @maxwulz9283 4 роки тому

      This City is amazing

  • @trevortat
    @trevortat 3 роки тому

    I've heard a lot of good things about North Carolina, such as that it's a great State to visit and to reside in.. sadly I haven't been to that part of the country yet 😢

  • @charlesgomez4218
    @charlesgomez4218 4 роки тому +3

    They film -Love it or List it in The Raleigh NC area or suburbs 👍👍HGTV..

  • @urthere0
    @urthere0 4 роки тому +2

    you should do an Atlanta video.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +2

      I know I need to get down there

  • @TerrenceLP
    @TerrenceLP 4 роки тому

    Perfect mix of country and Rock n roll

  • @Blakpepa
    @Blakpepa 5 років тому +3

    Just watched the video of you driving through Knoxville, which looked so sunny and clean and to see this...it just looks a bit dreary to me

  • @devinmccurry4235
    @devinmccurry4235 4 роки тому +1

    This guy has a awesome job

  • @bwill357
    @bwill357 5 років тому +20

    People: “The cost of living has skyrocketed” “it’s too congested” “there are too many people”....also people: “I’m going to live in the largest and second largest city in the state of nc”

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +10

      Haha it's not bad here at all people need to chillax

    • @tieyounward8766
      @tieyounward8766 5 років тому +3

      What do u mean its 2 congested 470,000 people is nothing compared to nearly 900,000 in charlotte.

    • @newyorknewyork8614
      @newyorknewyork8614 5 років тому +8

      Raleigh is a more densely populated city than Charlotte, Charlotte annexed nearly all of it's home county which is why it's 900,000 people. if Raleigh annexed the same area in Wake it would be the population of Charlotte or larger, Raleigh has more numerous and larger suburbs within it's home county than Charlotte has within it's home county. Atlanta's population is 500,000, is Charlotte bigger and more congested than Atlanta? Of course not. Overall the Triangle metro and Charlotte region metro are essentially the same size, about 2.5 million people each.
      When it comes population density (congestion) Raleigh is more comparable to Atlanta than Charlotte:
      Population density by city:
      Atlanta: 3,547/sq m
      Raleigh: 3,284/sq mi
      Charlotte: 2,827/sq mi

    • @gerry427
      @gerry427 4 роки тому +5

      Come to San Diego and feel 3+ million people .

    • @kevinmencer3782
      @kevinmencer3782 4 роки тому

      @@NickJohnson if they think Raleigh is bad, they need to check out Salt Lake City. They'd be shell shocked at the cost of living

  • @Airman241
    @Airman241 5 років тому +1

    Great video I love living in Raleigh

  • @sherrykumar3160
    @sherrykumar3160 5 років тому +2

    Hey Nick did you know that Garland Tx is growing

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      I did. All of Texas is. Is that where you live sherry?

    • @sherrykumar3160
      @sherrykumar3160 5 років тому +1

      Yes Texas is my homestate

    • @kannon3979
      @kannon3979 5 років тому

      The Traffic is horrible. I stay up the street in Addison.

  • @netposerx
    @netposerx 5 років тому +1

    I'm proud of you. This makes up for that OBX video. Kudos on doing this where I live.

  • @thekingtut1611
    @thekingtut1611 5 років тому

    Man in the afternoon when some of the jobs left out Raleigh has some of the worst traffic I have ever seen and it like that pretty much every day. I feel like they really need to build more roads or widen the ones that are here to accommodate all the traffic in Raleigh because of the growth

  • @vida130
    @vida130 5 років тому +9

    I love living in Raleigh!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +4

      It's cool I have to admit

    • @09rfields
      @09rfields 5 років тому +1

      👍👍👍

    • @miah5561
      @miah5561 5 років тому +1

      I’m planning on moving there next year

    • @jaehood3898
      @jaehood3898 5 років тому

      👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

    • @jpmking9635
      @jpmking9635 5 років тому +1

      @@miah5561 i wouldnt. Raleigh has a dark side. there is a giant butt plug statue down town and across the street form a police station is a large corporation with a giant statue of a gaping butt hole that has just been sodomized....there was a billboard on capital blvd that had a giant penis hidden in plain sight. i make one complaint on FB and it was taken down.

  • @timmartin723
    @timmartin723 4 роки тому +2

    Do a Raleigh verses Richmond video!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  4 роки тому +1

      Haha no competition

    • @timmartin723
      @timmartin723 4 роки тому

      @@NickJohnson Your probably right. Raleigh got Richmond beat hands down.

    • @jasperOgar
      @jasperOgar 4 роки тому +1

      @@timmartin723 nooooo i have lived in Raleigh my whole life i like Richmond way way more i want to move there. Durham in my opinion is better than Raleigh.

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 4 роки тому +2

      @@jasperOgar I'm from Petersburg which is down the road from Richmond. Both cities were ranked 1 & 4 for worst cities in Virginia to raise a family in 2017. I doubt much has changed. Petersburg alone is a RatHole.
      Richmond on the other hand they got some nice attractions, but truth be told the city leads poorly by example. Especially being the state capital of Virginia. Hampton Roads is a little better it's not as stagnant as Richmond area. But it ain't much there either all and all, Richmond cant seem to keep up with Northern Virginia/DC area or Hampton Roads area. They seem to lose alot of business to those two regions.
      But hey, some people seem to love Richmond.

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 4 роки тому +1

      @@timmartin723 yes. The Triangle as a whole beats out Richmond especially with the economy.

  • @xfan-mw3wp
    @xfan-mw3wp 5 років тому +5

    lived here my whole life and i love it!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому

      i like it a lot wouldn't say love it. why do you like it so much Ethan?

    • @xfan-mw3wp
      @xfan-mw3wp 5 років тому

      @Nick Johnson I live in North Raleigh [Suburban]can walk to a theater,target,multiple restaurants in only a few minutes ,the area is clean plus i feel safe even at night.

    • @xfan-mw3wp
      @xfan-mw3wp 5 років тому

      @@NickJohnson keep in mind im 17.

    • @itziameza55
      @itziameza55 5 років тому

      Same

  • @jpack85
    @jpack85 5 років тому +1

    Oh Nick, you skirted the edge of the Warehouse District and missed, except for a distant nod near the end of the video, the new Union Station, the organic grocer, the Morgan Street Food Hall, Citrix Systems, CAM (Contemporary Art Museum), new retail, etc. You also missed the entire government center of the city, the museums, the Governor's Mansion neighborhood and Oakwood with their elegant Victorians. Nice enough though, and a sample taste of what's going on in the downtown area. That Smoky Hollow project which you drove past is going to be transformational to the city. Its first phase is nearing completion while the second phase is coming out of the ground. Phase 3 was just rezoned to 40 floors, and there's talk of a 4th phase as the developer assembles more property.

  • @jennifermalone7481
    @jennifermalone7481 3 роки тому +1

    My son just got a place there and I absolutely love it there I am finding a job and moving there too . People are amazing and so much to do

  • @marcostaylor7256
    @marcostaylor7256 2 роки тому

    thank you. been some time since I’ve been there.

  • @kenspencer9895
    @kenspencer9895 5 років тому +3

    Hmm . . . drove right by the Convention Center at the beginning of the clip and not a word about it . . .

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому

      its just ...a convention center?

    • @kenspencer9895
      @kenspencer9895 5 років тому

      @@NickJohnson Building on the right at the 1:27 mark.

    • @kenspencer9895
      @kenspencer9895 5 років тому +1

      @SeaDub II If the video is going to point out highlights, then it should have been mentioned IMHO.

  • @hunterw9270
    @hunterw9270 4 роки тому +1

    This is late doubt youll see it but do a drive through of four oaks and benson nc

  • @Flubberbudder
    @Flubberbudder 5 років тому +3

    You were here I'm in the every other day. I wish I would of seen you

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      i used to go downtown a lot. now, not as often. i like downtown a lot - way more than the drama on glenwood.

  • @DinizEngland
    @DinizEngland 5 років тому

    Excellent as always

  • @CoastalKite
    @CoastalKite 5 років тому +1

    Aye! My apartment! Thanks for stopping by. Come over for drinks sometime

  • @Zapruderfilm1963
    @Zapruderfilm1963 5 років тому +6

    Aunt Bee, Andy, Opie and I went to Raleigh one year so Aunt Bee could enter her pickles in a contest.

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      Did you win?????

    • @scottburns9648
      @scottburns9648 5 років тому +1

      Her pickles made me sick. Made Barney sick too

    • @Zapruderfilm1963
      @Zapruderfilm1963 5 років тому

      Scott Burns Lol!! Yes they did!!🤣

    • @Zapruderfilm1963
      @Zapruderfilm1963 5 років тому

      Nick Johnson no, she didn’t, she stormed off and ended up getting drunk and sleeping with Goober.😳

  • @bluegirl4326
    @bluegirl4326 5 років тому +4

    That back ground music is aggravating

  • @leonation89
    @leonation89 5 років тому +4

    I love Raleigh cannot wait to move that way. Do Durham next

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +3

      I will but I'm going to show good, bad and downtown durham.

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому +2

      @@NickJohnson as you should. Why didn't you do that with Raleigh?🤔🤔🤔. Its some bad parts of Raleigh to ya know.

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому

      @@NickJohnson do you think Raleigh NC is larger than Richmond?

    • @pisceanempress5060
      @pisceanempress5060 5 років тому +3

      @@leonation89 Ain't nothing in Richmond I was born & raised in the Hampton roads area there isn't nothing here either that's why I'm trying to relocate to either Raleigh or Houston

    • @leonation89
      @leonation89 5 років тому +1

      @@pisceanempress5060 I am from the Petersburg area myself down the road from cap city VA. I was just up there this past weekend. My town has gone completely down hill and it saddened me to see it go like that smh

  • @thomaswillingham4084
    @thomaswillingham4084 4 роки тому +1

    It's been cold af this winter in NC, give it a couple months, u won't be saying mild

  • @medaman15able
    @medaman15able 5 років тому +2

    AYEEEEEE North Carolina babyyyyy!!!!!!

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому +1

      Are you from here?

    • @medaman15able
      @medaman15able 5 років тому +1

      Nick Johnson oh yeah, I’m from Goldsboro

  • @collinflynn4154
    @collinflynn4154 5 років тому +1

    I live in Raleigh! This is so cool

    • @NickJohnson
      @NickJohnson  5 років тому

      there's a durham one too. i think you saw it too?