Comments on: “The Growth of Sunbelt Has Little to Do with the Sun” http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2007/04/30/the-growth-of-sunbelt-has-little-to-do-with-the-sun/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Wells http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2007/04/30/the-growth-of-sunbelt-has-little-to-do-with-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Michael Wells Thu, 03 May 2007 05:55:38 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2007/04/30/the-growth-of-sunbelt-has-little-to-do-with-the-sun/#comment-1208 Interesting to look at this in the light of other recent posts. (First notice that they're talking mostly about the old Confederacy, not much emphesis on the Southwest). Eight of the 10 best cities for African Americans are in the South. The Creative Heat map shows a lot of warmth in the Old South, not just from the sun. The two most recent profiles of cities trying to build creative environments were Macon and Tampa Bay. Jack White leaves Detroit for Nashville. I'd guess that a major factor was an increasing openness since the 1950's, and that as the South opened up people responded and moved there for the culture, the low cost of living, the natural beauty and probably the sun. The South has always been creative -- almost all American music forms originated there (Jazz, blues, rock & roll, country, bluegrass, much folk). But the closed culture based around segregation kept it from manifesting in most other areas of life. The civil rights movement either changed the South or allowed the South to change. I think the region's natural strengths are just starting to emerge. Interesting to look at this in the light of other recent posts. (First notice that they’re talking mostly about the old Confederacy, not much emphesis on the Southwest). Eight of the 10 best cities for African Americans are in the South. The Creative Heat map shows a lot of warmth in the Old South, not just from the sun. The two most recent profiles of cities trying to build creative environments were Macon and Tampa Bay. Jack White leaves Detroit for Nashville.

I’d guess that a major factor was an increasing openness since the 1950’s, and that as the South opened up people responded and moved there for the culture, the low cost of living, the natural beauty and probably the sun.

The South has always been creative — almost all American music forms originated there (Jazz, blues, rock & roll, country, bluegrass, much folk). But the closed culture based around segregation kept it from manifesting in most other areas of life. The civil rights movement either changed the South or allowed the South to change. I think the region’s natural strengths are just starting to emerge.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2007/04/30/the-growth-of-sunbelt-has-little-to-do-with-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Sandy Tue, 01 May 2007 16:19:44 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2007/04/30/the-growth-of-sunbelt-has-little-to-do-with-the-sun/#comment-1207 Can't wait to see what occurs when the water supply is further depleted. Can’t wait to see what occurs when the water supply is further depleted.

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