Between Wilmington, NC and Carolina Beach, NC on South College Rd/Carolina Beach Rd is an area locally known as Monkey Junction.
Why is it called Monkey Junction? Apparently, early in the 1900's, a service station owner decided to add live monkeys to his amenities in the hopes of attracting business from Pleasure Island visitors. Since the service station was located near the intersection of two main roads, the area commonly became known as "Monkey Junction". Here is a website that has been dedicated to Monkey Junction: http://monkeyjunctionnc.com/
Monkey Junction has been getting a lot of attention as of late due to a proposed annexation by the City of Wilmington. Star News ran an article last week that hit briefly on what all was going on in the area. If you would like to read more about the article then click on this link: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090122/ARTICLES/901220257
The area has really come up due to the addition of numerous businesses which are doing quite well. Many locals which live in the proposed annexation area have been very vocal about opposing the annexation. They say that they do not want to be annexed and see the annexation as unnecessary. However, as the area grows, annexations will continue to occur. I will continue to monitor the annexation and will blog about any updates.
Paul, 100 Days to Change
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