Old Signs on Vintage Buildings

    A repeat from yesterday's theme (old signs) is the sign above. The Beaman Building (photo here) at the the corner of Independence and Lawndale Drive near Target and the Kirkwood neighborhood, is one of our photos that still gets viewed a lot today. The building is classic 1964 architecture and may well be Greensboro's only remaining building with turquoise panels. Above, is a sign, located beside the building. We took this photo a while back and hope it still stands today. The aged patina looks beautiful in the winter sky against he ruddy, rusty treeline.

    Beaman Realty Company is located at 2820 Lawndale Drive. This old sign and building are located at 2014 Lawndale. We need to try to get by and learn more about the old company and to try to find out more about the old Sears Warehouse that used to be across the street. The more we investigate Greensboro, the more we realize we need to learn. After four years of this informal research, we just get curiouser and curiouser! How about you?

Comments

[Alice@zipcar]

Old buildings always have an air of mystery attached to them. There's so much we will never know about all the things that happened in them. For public buildings, there may be some records that we can access that will indicate what may have taken place on a daily basis, however those won't reveal everything.

I think that as you have pointed out, the more we learn about those old buildings is the more we learn about the community we live in, wherever we are. The photos that you have taken will also help someone else remember the place as it was, years from now.