As a continuation of this series on hipster neighborhoods in cities (see previous posts on the Rust Belt, Texas and the Great Plains, and Mountain West), below are those hipsterhoods which were identified in cities of the Southern states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Any updates, additions, and/or corrections are most welcome. For hip college towns and smaller cities like Key West, specific neighborhoods were not listed. Enjoy!
- Asheville: Chicken Hill, Haywood Road/West Asheville, and Montford
- Athens, GA
- Atlanta: East Atlanta Village, Cabbagetown, Grant Park, Little Five Points, Old Fourth Ward (O4W), Poncey-Highland, Reynoldstown, and West Midtown
- Auburn, AL
- Augusta: Downtown
- Baton Rouge: Beauregard Town, Capital Heights, Garden District, Ogden Park, Spanish Town, University Gardens, and Zee Zee Gardens
- Birmingham: Avondale, Downtown, and East Lake
- Charleston, SC: Elliotborough, Hampton Park Terrace, and The Park Circle (in North Charleston)
- Charlotte: NoDa (North Davison) Arts District and Plaza-Midwood
- Chattanooga: Downtown and North Shore
- Columbia, SC: Five Points
- Durham: Carrboro (suburb), Downtown, Old North Durham, and Old West Durham
- Fayetteville, AR
- Fort Lauderdale: Colee Hammock, Downtown, and Las Olas
- Gainesville, FL
- Greensboro: Aycock, Glenwood, Lindley Park, and College Hill/Tate Street
- Greenville, SC: Downtown and West Greenville
- Hollywood, FL: Beach and East Hollywood
- Huntsville: Downtown, Five Points, and South Huntsville
- Jacksonville: Riverside and San Marco
- Key West, FL
- Knoxville: Downtown and Old North Knoxville
- Lafayette, LA: River Ranch
- Lexington: East End and Northside
- Little Rock: Hillcrest
- Louisville: Bardstown Road, Butchertown, Cherokee Seneca, East Market District (NuLu), and The Highlands
- Memphis: Cooper-Young and Midtown
- Miami: Brickell, Coconut Grove, Design District, South Beach (SOBE) in Miami Beach (suburb), Surfside (suburb), and Wynwood
- Nashville: East Nashville, Hillsboro Village, and Sylvan Park
- New Orleans: Bywater, Freret Street, Uptown, and Warehouse District
- Orlando: Downtown Winter Park (suburb) and Thornton Park
- Panama City, FL: St. Andrews (added 3/21/17)
- Pensacola: East Hill and North Hill
- Raleigh: Boylan Heights, Cameron Park, Downtown, and Oakwood
- St. Petersburg: Downtown, Grand Central District, Historic Kenwood, and Warehouse Arts District
- Sarasota: Gillespie Park
- Savannah: Downtown
- Tallahassee: Midtown and Railroad Square
- Tampa: Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, and Ybor City
- West Palm Beach: Delray Beach (suburb)
- Wilmington, NC: Brooklyn Arts District
- Winston-Salem: Twin City Quarter/4th Street and West End
Sources (other than above):
- http://www.thisismysouth.com/2014/06/23/guide-atlantas-hipster-neighborhoods/
- http://site.cisternyard.com/2012/12/06/hipsters-guide-to-charleston/
- http://www.yelp.com/topic/gotha-anyone-hip-to-the-artsy-areas-in-orlando
- http://www.miamiandbeaches.com/things-to-do/travel-guides/itineraries/hipster-miami-itinerary
- http://www.trulia.com/voices/Quality_of_Life/What_is_the_trendiest_neighborhood_in_Augusta_Or_-43084
- http://andreaways.com/?p=71
- http://choosechattanooga.com/neighborhoods/
- http://austin.culturemap.com/news/travel/09-23-14-next-hipster-cities-of-america-buffalo-wilmington-birmingham/
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/greensboro-winston-salem-high-point/255409-there-any-hippie-areas-greensboro-high.html
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/charleston-area/533381-26-year-old-hipster-relocating-3.html
- http://www.frontdoor.com/places/5-great-neighborhoods-in-charleston?offset=3
- http://tboseen.com/seen-and-heard/are-hipsters-taking-over-st-petersburg-20141111/
- http://forum.dvdtalk.com/other-talk/545519-can-anyone-recommend-any-charming-hipster-towns-florida.html
- http://www.movoto.com/st-petersburg-fl/moving-to-st-petersburg/
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/fort-lauderdale-area/566966-young-couple-want-hip-neighborhood-fll.html
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/tampa-bay/2131336-hipster-area-tampa.html
- http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/travel/are-you-a-boho-hipster-stroll-downtown-melbourne/njSrG/
- http://www.thisismysouth.com/2014/10/06/hipster-hangouts-charleston/
- http://www.frontdoor.com/places/5-great-neighborhoods-in-asheville
- http://www.frontdoor.com/places/5-great-neighborhoods-in-fort-lauderdale
- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/the-south/asheville/travel-tips-and-articles/77612
- http://www.louisville.com/content/how-be-hipster-louisville
- http://youngblackandorganizing.blogspot.com/2014/07/is-east-end-only-neighborhood-in.html
- http://www.westashevillerealestate.com/news-stories/hip-and-historic-west-asheville-hits-the-spot/
- http://wuwf.org/post/pensacola-hipsters
- http://www.reddit.com/r/raleigh/comments/2ada3k/hipstery_parts_of_raleighdurhamchapel_hill/
- http://tampa.cbslocal.com/top-lists/americas-most-hipster-cities/
- http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/going_green/2014/01/top-hipster-neighborhood-in-charlotte-it-s-a-tie.html
- http://hipstertampa.tumblr.com/
- http://www.hiphoods.com/blog/charlotte-neighborhoods/
- http://www.miamiandbeaches.com/things-to-do/travel-guides/itineraries/hipster-miami-itinerary
- http://www.trulia.com/voices/General_Area/What_are_the_hipster_artsy_neighborhoods_in_Knoxvi-538364
- http://www.myneworleans.com/Blogs/Annie-de-la-Dolce/June-2013/What-Makes-the-Bywater-So-Hipster/
- http://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/02-21-12-00-05-the-new-hipster-cities-of-america/
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/birmingham-area/2208842-birmingham-hipster-city-3.html
- http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45jmeh/16-little-five-points-atlanta-ga-2/
- http://livability.com/ky/louisville/real-estate/louisville-neighborhoods-range-hip-historic
- http://livability.com/ky/louisville/real-estate/louisville-neighborhoods-range-hip-historic
- http://www.atlantamagazine.com/article/our-place-in-the-universe-no-16-for-hipsters/
- http://www.thisismysouth.com/2013/12/02/guide-nashvilles-hipster-neighborhoods/
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/travel/31next.html?_r=0
- http://memphis.suntimes.com/mem-entertainment/7/129/116835/where-hipsters-live-memphis/
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/nashville/1614903-just-how-hipster-nashville-becoming-4.html
- http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/hipsters-take-over-st-petersburg/article21521242?service=mobile
- http://www.thisismysouth.com/2015/01/19/hipster-hangouts-savannah/
- http://atripdownsouth.blogspot.com/2010/02/hipsters-guide-to-birmingham.html
- http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/03/southern_living_features_avond.html
- http://www.trulia.com/voices/General_Area/Where_are_the_hip_artsy_neighborhoods_in_Baton_Rou-500942
- http://www.al.com/bhammag/index.ssf/2015/01/damn_its_hard_and_expensive_to.html
- http://hipstershreveport.blogspot.com/
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/huntsville-madison-decatur-area/934126-hip-hangout-huntsville.html
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-cary/1406779-best-neighborhood-triangle-30-something-hipsters.html
- http://www.city-data.com/forum/greenville-spartanburg-area/602567-hipsters-indie-rockers-artsy-types-where.html
- http://www.gainesville.com/article/20040402/TWENTYFOURSEVEN04/40402033?p=5&tc=pg
- https://urbancajun.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/the-rise-of-the-cajun-hipster/
- http://ask.metafilter.com/63048/Where-should-my-brother-live-in-Columbia-South-Carolina
Carborro is part of Chapel Hill (not Durham), which is suspiciously absent from this list!
LikeLike