The neighborhood known either as Cameron Park or Forest Park, depending which side of the debate you’re on, is one of Raleigh’s oldest and stateliest.
Tucked off of Hillsborough Street, it’s a patchwork of genteel Colonial and Queen Anne-style homes situated on ample lawns and shaded by oaks, ashes, and elms. Most of the 800 or so residents are wealthy and liberal. Some are politicians and university chancellors. The vibe is friendly: People know their neighbors. They hang out at the bar down the street. They barbecue together.
“When we moved here, the first few days, we literally had to start spying out our windows,” recalls Joel Lutterman, president of the Forest Park Neighborhood Association…