When developers launched 1776 Gastonia, the 55-plus housing community for “patriots,” in the Charlotte area last year, they said it was just the beginning of a “grassroots movement.”  With street names like Paul Revere Drive and Constitution Lane, 1776 Gastonia invokes vague stars-and-stripes imagery to appeal to its target audience: patriotic citizens looking to achieve the “American dream of homeownership.” Of course, that dream doesn’t come cheap — a 1,370 square-foot townhouse starts at around $450,000.    Read the article…………………………….