Chapel Hill - North Carolina - 4K Downtown Drive

Afternoon drive around the downtown area of Chapel Hill, NC. Includes Franklin St. and parts of the University of North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill) campus.
Filmed: October 2020
From Wikipedia:
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange, Chatham, and Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its population was 57,233 in the 2010 census, making Chapel Hill the 15th-largest city in the state. Chapel Hill, Durham, and the state capital, Raleigh, make up the corners of the Research Triangle (officially the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill combined statistical area), with a total population of 1,998,808.
The town was founded in 1793 and is centered on Franklin Street, covering 21.3 square miles (55 km2). It contains several districts and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care are a major part of the economy and town influence. Local artists have created many murals.
Though Chapel Hill is a principal city of a large metropolitan area, it retains a relatively small-town feel. Combined with its close neighbor, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area has roughly 85,000 residents. Many large murals can be seen painted on the buildings. Most of these murals were painted by UNC alumnus Michael Brown. Also, for more than 30 years, Chapel Hill has sponsored the annual street fair, Festifall, in October. The fair offer booths to artists, craftsmakers, nonprofits, and food vendors. Performance space is also available for musicians, martial artists, and other groups. The fair is attended by tens of thousands each year.
A variety of corporations are headquartered in Chapel Hill. Health insurance provider Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina was one of the town's 10 largest employers. Technology companies USAT Corp and Realtime Ops have made Chapel Hill their headquarters location. Journalistic, Inc., the publisher of the nationally acclaimed magazines Fine Books & Collections, QSR, and FSR recently relocated from Durham to Chapel Hill. New companies are selecting the town as their base of operations such as the service company Alpha Install.
The Morehead Planetarium was the first planetarium built on a U.S. college campus. When it opened in 1949, it was one of six planetariums in the nation and has remained an important town landmark. During the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, astronauts were trained there. One of the town's hallmark features is the giant sundial, located in the rose gardens in front of the planetarium on Franklin Street.
Influences of the university are seen throughout the town, even in the fire departments. Each fire station in Chapel Hill has a fire engine (numbers 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35) that is Carolina blue.[6] These engines are also decorated with different UNC decals, including a firefighter Rameses.
Chapel Hill also has some new urbanist village communities, such as Meadowmont Village and Southern Village. Meadowmont and Southern Village both have shopping centers, green space where concerts and movies take place, community pools, and schools. Also, a traditional-style mall with a mix of national and local retailers is located at University Place.
In 2009, Chapel Hill ranked number three on Newsmax magazine's list of the "Top 25 Most Uniquely American Cities and Towns", a piece written by current CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg. According to the magazine, Greenberg based the rankings on a variety of features, such as quality of schools and proximity to medical care, as well as culture, hospitality, and scenic beauty.

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[@stevehappycomputerskampala]

Thanks for helping me achieve my childhood dream , am from Uganda it's in Africa and l grew up with a friend who was from Church hill and he used to tell me alot about it finally l have achieved my dream of being their ❤

[@Alvarez486]

This is chapel hill not church hill

[@lexielexie8819]

Thank you I love this beautiful town ❤

[@AnaiesG]

this is where i lived and frequented for 20 years, not sure if i’ll be able to find an atmosphere like it somewhere else

[@kellymclean1189]

A Lot Of Construction Around Chapel Hill Especially At The College And Downtown

[@kellymclean1189]

Raleigh St Is Actually N C Hwy 54 Which Heads To Durham Cary And Raleigh Paralleling I-40

[@kanatakhmetov4203]

So nice video. Driving is amazing 👍

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Thank you 👍

[@sarazahiri3016]

It is safe?

[@ireece]

Great Driving

[@MichaelEDemuro]

Great video. That portion down East Franklin Street made me think of Eve Marie Carson. I know it is 16 years later, but still so painful.

[@k.o6715]

Is it safe city?

[@kanatakhmetov4203]

I am so interesting at Chapel hill universities?

[@Maria-jx1ol]

Me too lol. I’m planning to go there February

[@aiperidzheentaeva3499]

Hi! Do you live in NC?

[@kanatakhmetov4203]

Not yet

[@MrTeddyRC]

huh

[@juanlopez-vi8fl]

Nice place!

[@Classyzl3wx]

Chapel hill is slow and country

[@kellymclean1189]

UNC Hospitals One Of The Best In The World 🌎

[@Tzippi]

I would like you to know that whenever I’m having a bad time during the day, I stop what I’m doing and I just jump in the car with you and go somewhere. I have been all over the south with you! Are you even drove by where I live and one of your previous videos. ❤

[@kanatakhmetov4203]

What about real estate price here? Rent apartment, whether, job types?

[@MrTeddyRC]

everything is expensive

[@terrytucker7464]

Thank you so much for this! I am so homesick for CH. This is a gift❤️

[@MileageMikeTravels]

You're welcome!

[@kyle19125]

Missed the eastern third of town.."??

[@burnlastsunday]

Where's Superchunk?

[@eddieclark5930]

The Southern part of Heaven. I like that nickname.