We're heading uptown on Elm Street this weekend to enjoy our thriving downtown. This photo reminds us that the terrain in Greensboro is a little bit hilly. In 1808, Greensboro was selected as the county seat because it is geographic center of Guilford County. However, the city's website says the area is so low, ducks were actually swimming where they were going to start building the town!
The car in the road in the middle of our photo is about to drive down and over the railroad tracks that cut through the city. The track is not fun to cross, nor are the trains fun to wait for, but we must keep in mind that the railroad has been transporting goods to and from Greensboro since before the Civil War. The railroad brought us Cone Mills, denim, and, among other things, the US Army's Overseas Replacement Depot in the 1940's. (More on that later......).If you just stopped by for Sky Watch Friday, WELCOME!
what a bright blue beautiful sky! It makes one want to go out for a walk under it.
Posted by: hip chick | Friday, January 22, 2010 at 06:38 AM
Love that blue sky. Will have to check back to learn more about Greensboro!
Happy Friday!
Posted by: Halcyon | Friday, January 22, 2010 at 06:43 AM
Lovely blue sky, and I like how some of the buildings look almost red in the light.
Posted by: Quasi Serendipita | Friday, January 22, 2010 at 08:15 AM
Love the downtown picture. The touch of blue with a fluff of cloud is very nice. MB
Posted by: MaryBeth | Friday, January 22, 2010 at 09:35 AM
What a lovely sky! Here's hoping our skies in Wilmington start to clear and look as cheery as that one! :)
Posted by: Sami | Friday, January 22, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Your photos are very beautiful. You are lucky to live there and to be so talented!
Posted by: marie | Friday, January 22, 2010 at 10:38 AM
quite a contrast to today's sky isn't it? With the past drought's we've had I hate to wish away rain...but I'm wishing the rain away for at least a week or two, my back yard has become so muddy! Here's to more blue skies.
Posted by: Charlene | Friday, January 22, 2010 at 03:55 PM
Actually, the geographic center of Guilford County (c.1808) is designated by the "Genesis Marker" located in the eastern part of Fisher Park (the park land). It was indeed a bog popular with ducks. The planners chose the highest local ground and the area around future the Elm and Market Streets intersection became the county seat and site for Greensboro. The marker would made a nice photograph.
Posted by: Alice | Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 05:59 AM