Old Earnhardt Apartments for Rent
The Old Earnhardt neighborhood of Kannapolis is located along Highway 85 and Concord Lake Road. The neighborhood is a middle-class, rural area with a low population density. The price of housing is affordable. The residents of the neighborhood are couples and families who live in owner-occupied houses and mobile homes. The average age of a resident is 37.
Old Earnhardt is close to highways 3, 29A, 29 and 85. Residents and tourists have the choice of using bus, van or car pool for public transportation. Local transit systems include the Concord Kannapolis Area Transit and the Charlotte Area Transit System. An Amtrak station is located in Kannapolis. Residents are easily able to travel back and forth between this peaceful countr and busy Charlotte. For air travel, the Charlotte Douglas Airport is also close.
The Old Earnhardt neighborhood, like most of Kannapolis, is rich in NASCAR history. NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Sr., was born in Kannapolis and grew up in the Car Town neighborhood. In an older section of Earnhardt Road, there was once a slaughterhouse ran by the Earnhardt family. In 1992, Kannapolis renamed Earnhardt Road after Dale Earnhardt. The Dale Earnhardt Boulevard is a major Kannapolis thoroughfare and the beginning of the Dale Trail. The Dale Trail is a popular tourist destination for NASCAR fans, where visitors can tour the familiar landmarks known to the famous Earnhardt family, which has produced three generations of racers.
Besides following the Dale Trail by automobile, residents and tourists can make a family-friendly getaway to two well-known North Carolina state parks. Lake Norman State Park is a year-round recreation area for fishing, boating, water sports, and camping. It has trails for hiking and biking. Another state park within driving distance of Kannapolis is Morrow Mountain State Park. The 4,742-acre park has trails for hiking, backpacking and biking. The park includes Lake Tillery, the historic Kron House and a museum.
