At times feel like a stranger in the area that has been my home for the past eleven years. Living both in Richmond, VA and Concord, NC will do that. However, been getting back in touch the last few days. Photo here is the NC Research Center in Kannapolis, NC. That was a big hope of the area; promise was that the bio-tech industry would employ thousands who have lost jobs due to the closing of the textile mills, and the tobacco factory, but, so far at least, the promise has been pretty empty. However, they are some impressive buildings, this being the main lab building, and there are some others. Kannapolis is an interesting town to explore.
I rode next into China Grove, NC. Nice town, and due to the holiday, largely closed for the day. It is an older town, but the ride to it is a very good motorcycle ride and its fun to see the old buildings there. Likewise, the train station at Landis (single building with the chimneys) is a neat thing to see. Not much there, both were at one time "Mill Towns" close to Kannapolis and also tied to Cannon Mills (later Pillowtex). Still nice and interesting places to visit, explore and probably also to live. In fact I know quite a few people who live in those places.
At times feel like a stranger in the area that has been my home for the past eleven years. Living both in Richmond, VA and Concord, NC will do that. However, been getting back in touch the last few days. Photo here is the NC Research Center in Kannapolis, NC. That was a big hope of the area; promise was that the bio-tech industry would employ thousands who have lost jobs due to the closing of the textile mills, and the tobacco factory, but, so far at least, the promise has been pretty empty. However, they are some impressive buildings, this being the main lab building, and there are some others. Kannapolis is an interesting town to explore. 
I rode next into China Grove, NC. Nice town, and due to the holiday, largely closed for the day. It is an older town, but the ride to it is a very good motorcycle ride and its fun to see the old buildings there. Likewise, the train station at Landis (single building with the chimneys) is a neat thing to see. Not much there, both were at one time "Mill Towns" close to Kannapolis and also tied to Cannon Mills (later Pillowtex). Still nice and interesting places to visit, explore and probably also to live. In fact I know quite a few people who live in those places.
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