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Houses of the Rainbow- Pretty in Purple

Rainbow House week ends with this purple beauty in the Aycock Historic District, just across the Bessemer Avenue Bridge from Fisher Park and just north of downtown. The Aycock neighborhood, a designated historic district,  is listed on the National Register of HIstoric Places. It is named for Charles B. Aycock, the 50th governor of North Carolina. Governor Aycock was Captain Fisher's contemporary. Both in North Carolina at a time Greensboro was growing.

If you like active neighborhood associations and neighbors who are committed to making neighborhoods neighborly, Aycock District is the place for you. On weekends, residents head to the Yanceyville Farmer's Market, hang out in Sternberger Park, and play soccer on the fields of Aycock Middle School. Especially around Cypress and Percy Streets, you can see beautifully painted houses like this one. Lemonade on a wrap-around porch anybody?

We apologize for the drab sky on this recent winter day; however, we're still going to share the photo with Skywatch Friday! Tomorrow, a fun hobby; Sunday... First Presbyterian Church. Stop back!

 

Houses of the Rainbow- Robin's Egg Blue

Fisher Park is featured on GDP again. There are just so many beautiful houses there and, after all, it was "Greensboro's first planned suburb park." In 1902, real estate investor Captain Basil John Fisher deeded 28 acres to the City of Greensboro (14 east and 14 west of Elm Street). Were he alive today, Captain Fisher would be pleased to see the neighborhood named for him. As we've seen this week, houses in Fisher Park are well maintained and have great character. This robin's egg blue house is found on South Park Drive overlooking the actual neighborhood park. Greensboro's Historical Museum has archived digitally many papers relevant to the interesting and generous Captain Fisher-- find the link here. 

On another note, some of you may know that Greensboro Daily Photo is one of over 1,000 City Daily Photo sites. Eric Tenin began this movement with his Paris Daily Photo five years ago. He is known for his interesting perspective when taking photos. This orientation is not as drastic as Eric's but we did take a side/low angle shot. Eric has not missed a day of posting on his blog in 5 years!   Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Houses of the Rainbow- Lemon Yellow

This lemon yellow house on East Hendrix St. is about the yellowest house we've found in Greensboro. Many homes are a soft buttery yellow, but lemondrop is yellow with attitude. The house, located in Fisher Park near Church Street, is characteristic of the bungalow style homes in the neighborhood. Extending deep into the lot, the house is larger than it appears at street level. Hopefully, the people who live here are as sunny on the inside as their house is on the outside! Its colonial revival neighbor, one street over, is the top most-viewed house in our archives. See it here. In recent years, Fisher Park has added a nice touch to houses in their neighborhood. Above the street sign is an additional sign that says "Fisher Park."

Finally, for the ABC Wednesday crowd, as serendipity would have it, "H" is for HOUSE!

 

Houses of the Rainbow- Red

Red brick houses are common in the south; however, wooden houses painted cherry tomato red are harder to come by. Here we see a fine example of a red wooden house at the corner of Simpson and Victoria Streets in Historic Fisher Park (established 1902). The façade above is on Simpson Street. On Victoria Street, to the right, is a lower-level apartment, likely a converted garage. In Greensboro, older neighborhoods usually have houses with attractively painted exteriors to complement the architecture. Unlike the wedding-mint palate of the beach resorts, Greensboro's painted beauties are often bold, unpredictable colors. As we will learn later in the week, sometimes the color comes with controversy. 

In honor of Ruby Tuesday, we're featuring this red house. See another red home in GSO  here. Please stop back to see more of our showcase of homes. Feel free to nominate candidates in our comment bar!

 

Have a Seat

Garbage day can be an embarrassment, especially to teenagers on toilet disposal day. Here we see a home off of Lawndale Drive that had three toilets replaced. It looks really strange to be driving home at night and to see white porcelain toilets glowing by streetlight on the side of the road. Maybe these toilets are being replaced for water efficient ones. Toilet #1 on the left looks like it fought back when being removed!

The City of Greensboro hauls away just about anything that is put to the curb by dawn on garbage day. Likely, used toilet removal is high on a sanitation worker's list of least favorite tasks-- especially when the tanks have not been removed. We offer this up for Alieni's monochrome meme. Usually, we LOVE lots of color in our photos. However, today's photo has more journalistic appeal when presented in black and white.

 

324 South Elm

Here we see a new five-story building under construction at 324 South Elm Street. The property was an empty lot for several years. We are happy to see new construction downtown; perhaps it is an indication that the local economy is improving. Some of the names on the construction site signage include: Lindbrook Development Services, Landmark Builders, Triad Design Group, Bradley & Ball Architects, ESC LLP Carolinas. We can't wait to see finished building and to learn more about it! 

 

Not in Kansas

Here is a view of a light pole at the corner of Yanceyville and Cypress Streets. On Wednesday, winds of over 50 miles per hour ripped through Greensboro and left a trail of items askew and teetering. We snapped this photo the day after when all was calm, the skies were blue & the air still, but brisk. Owners of the cozy green house above are lucky that the mature tree in their yard did not topple with the relentless, persistent winds. 

Students in nearby Aycock Middle School reported that the historic school, built in 1923, sounded as if the walls were whistling. Floorboards and doors were creaking. Debris was tap, tap, tapping on the schoolhouse windows. Knowing that all are safe, we are happy that students could experience such an interesting weather event. If they ever have a writing prompt that starts with.... "it was a cold and windy winter day"........ they'll be set!

We're posting the scene on  Sky Watch Friday where you can view skies and weather events from Greensboro to Siberia and back!

 

Little Red Mill House

This little house near Spring Garden and Merritt Drive, likely, was a mill house. Recently, Pamona Cotton Mill, within view of this little red house at 3707 Melvin Place, was torn down after 110 years. For nearly a century, people worked the mill and walked to nearby homes like this one. Back in the day, people gathered on porches and shared stories about working in the mills. Barbara Presnell captures these years in her poem, "Piece Work." We like the snipet Steve Summerford, Assistant Director Greensboro Public Library, shares on a News & Record webpage:

Ten years he's worked that same machine,

and not one time complained........

He gardens on the lot beside his doublewide.

Corn, tomatoes, beans. His wife works nights

at the nursing home, changing diapers, giving baths.

Some days she comes home crying, another one gone,

and another.

-- from "Velma and Bud on First Break at the Mill"

It takes a confident person to paint one's little house red. Do you think maybe Bud surprised Velma and painted it her favorite color...... just because? Bud, Velma, and the mill have moved on. The little red house on Melvin Place remains. 

Here's to sharing with you guys over at Ruby Tuesday.

 

Sapp Road

With Bridford Parkway and Wendover Avenue as its backyard neighbor and Target, Kohl's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Babies R Us (on and on....) just across the street, this house on Sapp Road is the quintessential image of Western Guilford County in the days before Wendover cut through.

While nearby Wendover is brimming with "FOR SALE 7+- Acres" signs, as of last Sunday morning, these houses on Sapp Road were not for sale. To add to the allusion of a rural ambience, while shooting this photo, roosters were crowing in the background! Oh for the days of old tires painted white and used for flower planters, chickens and roosters roaming, and roads without much traffic. If you listen hard enough, you might hear John Denver singing in the background.

Stop back by for more views of this part of town!

 

Andrew Leopold Schlosser

Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go on this Thanksgiving Day. En route, we stumble upon this stone bridge in historic Fisher Park. The bridge is one of Greensboro's many stone structures crafted by Andrew Leopold Schlosser. Mr. Schlosser arrived from Germany in 1898 seeking a new life in America. He brought his his well-honed craft of stone masonry and immediately began using granite from the Mt. Airy, NC quarries, anchoring the stones with mortar and a distinctive technique that has people saying, "that must be a Schlosser house.. surely, Schlosser did that wall." From this tiny footbridge to the mighty stone mansion beside the First Presbyterian Church, Schlosser's structures are boldly distinctive. 

By 1902, Schlosser's stone masonry business was sufficiently underway and he was settled enough to bring his family to America to join him. Not unlike the pilgrims of Plymouth Rock, the Schlossers resettled and contributed to their community in a way that has them remembered today. 

On this Thanksgiving Day is you are living in the USA, we hope you are able to give thanks for all that you have and that you pause and reflect on your own family's journey to America. As for Mr. Schlosser, we are thankful that you crafted so many beautiful structures for us to enjoy in Greensboro. Finally, we hope that your biography and the documentation of your stonemasonry becomes more transparent on the Internet and, at the very least, someone establishes a Wikipedia entry for one of Greensboro's finest!

Blue Beauty on Spring Garden

Walking by this blue beauty on Spring Garden Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Greensboro, we could still smell the fresh paint. The house was photographed the day after her facelift was complete. Near the banana tree house, and only a block east of UNCG, this abode with the oh-so-southern wraparound porch is charming, convenient, and spotless. What a setting! Imagine gentleman sitting on the upper balcony, pre-1968,  watching the young women stroll by-- back in the day when UNCG was for women only!

Church of the Covenant

The cornerstone on the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant reads 1914; however, the need for a Presbyterian church to meet the needs of the neighborhood between State Normal and Industrial College and Greensboro Female College (now UNCG and Greensboro College respectively) was established in 1894. The original wooden structure, completed in 1906, was replaced by this brick one in 1914. Greensboro architect Harry Barton designed this building with two equally grand façades with Ionic porticos to take advantage of the corner lot. The façade on the left faces Greensboro College and the one on the right faces the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 

This liberal-minded church community bills itself as an inclusive, open-minded, home for your soul. In additional to more traditional services, they have extensive, inspirational music events. Over the years, with expansions, the building encompasses the major portion of the city block and has helped keep the Mendenhall/Walker Avenue area of College Avenue a spiritual haven for many. 

This is our contribution to what we have dubbed Sacred Sunday. Also, every first of the month, the 1,000+ City Daily Photo sites are invited to participate in theme day. This month's theme is: Doorways. Here we offer TWO!   Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Halloween Inflatables

Driving through the neighborhood behind Earthfare Grocery Store tonight, we stumbled upon this yard decked out for Halloween. Here we see only about a fourth of the decorations; this small yard was covered! Plump and wildly entertaining by night, these inflatable decorations transform into unplugged, collapsed  flat clumps by morning. Bats, pumpkins, ghosts, goblins,haunted-houses and skeletons will take over our thoughts until October 31st when the Halloween season comes to an end. By Thanksgiving, those dedicated to inflatables will change over to the Christmas theme. 

If you see wildly decorated yards that deserve some camera time, please let us know. We'll be happy to drive by and share them with all. Tell us your favorite activities for Halloween in Greensboro. Oh, and happy haunting!

At Grove & Portland, The Beat Goes On

This music venue is located at the corner of Grove and Portland in the Glenwood neighborhood. Glenwood is making a real effort towards gentrification. As you can see, the building is beautifully painted with a snazzy banner of musical notes and instruments framing a plywood window and a bedsheet-curtain. This neighborhood is starting to spark to life on the weekends. Optimistically, wikimapia says about Glenwood, "A historic and very diverse lower-middle class to middle class neighbourhood in the southwest corner of Greensboro. It has seen some tough times in the years, but through local community efforts, the neighbourhood is to be expecting a revitalization. This will be like Greensboro's downtown."  Wikimapia, we sure hope you are right! If you follow that site, you can see a google map of the actual neighborhood-- very 21st century!

Stone Bluff Court: Blaze of Color

This blaze of color on Stone Bluff Court, anchored in this breathtaking sky, is proof positive that summer has yet to relinquish its hold. Last Sunday was such a gift to us in Greensboro. Warm with sunny skies. The weather did take a turn for the wetter and colder on Wednesday. We do, however, need the rain.

Regarding the flowers in the foreground, up close, they resemble poinsettias. Unfortunately, we're not entirely sure what they are. If you know, do share! And here's to a great Sky Watch Friday!

The People's Market and Gardens in Glenwood Neighborhood

The People's Market and Gardens is located in the heart of the Glenwood neighborhood, just south of Lee Street and east of the Coliseum. Perhaps the garden IS the heart of Glenwood. On the day we stopped by, this neighbor was taking a break from web designing to come out and chat with locals while pruning, weeding, and watering.

Community gardens are an urban trend, bringing neighbors together and providing a local food source. The garden area in the photograph has so much potential. The large parking lot in front would be the perfect venue for a small farmer's market, community yard sales, you name it. Kudos to the residents of Glenwood for making such a commitment to bringing your neighborhood back to its original beauty. We're convinced that a good coffee shop would help significantly. In the meantime, we enjoyed our chat in the garden!

Stucco House on Walker Avenue

The Spanish stucco house featured today is located on Walker Avenue, across from Ebenezer Lutheran Church. Likely, the house is owned or rented by someone affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). This type of architecture is not common to Greensboro; however, it fits with this eclectic neighborhood. In recent years, the façade has been spruced up and this house is a charming casa near campus, just down the street from the little log cabin we featured in January. We're wondering if the chair on the right is a Uhwarrie Chair Company product made in nearby High Point!

This photo is our contribution to the Monochrome Weekly.

Santa of Chapman Street Remembered on July Fourth

If you are a Greensboro local, likely, you visited Santa of Chapman Street at Christmastime. He was on this earth from 1932-2003 bringing happiness to children far and wide. Today, on the Fourth of July, we see his legacy being celebrated by his sons, Roger and Jacky. Happy Fourth of July, Santa.

Across the window on the left is an "it's a girl" banner. Santa, may someone step up to the plate and bring your granddaughter the holiday happiness you brought to other children for so many years. Those of us in Greensboro, drive by 507 Chapman Street and honk for "Grandaddy Santa" as you are en route to Fun Fourth!

Chevy C10 Circa 1980's Vintage on Gracewood Drive

Today, we offer this Circa 1980 Vintage Chevy C10 truck. As Southerners, we have our frugal, thrifty side and we also love our trucks. This particular truck is in the process of being sanded down to be repainted. We're betting the owner wants to get another ten years out of his vehicle.  This truck, spotted (pun intended) on Gracewood Drive, was full of landscaping/yardwork equipment. 

The two-story, split-level house in the background is typical of the homes in this well-groomed neighborhood just off Holden Road and Brian Blvd. We love the photogenic, snakelike patina on the truck, but are not so sure property owners on Gracewood would want it parked (as is) in one of their driveways permanently! 

WAFCO Mills

WAFCO MILLS, located at 801 McGee Street, has been converted to apartments and condos. This picture was taken on the train tracks that lead back up to Greensboro College and Weaver School for the Performing Arts. This building has plenty of character and an example of the successful regentrification of our city. This is another example of repurposing our historic buildings. Unfortunately, with the recent downpouring of rain, the building suffered a little flooding on the lower floor. We're not finding bsites for the building (other than sales). If you know of any, let us know and we'll link!

For Rent All Around Campuses in Greensboro

As mentioned before on Greensboro Daily Photo, our city is blessed with several institutions of higher education. In the time between when universities finish the academic year and after the public schools are out for the summer, several properties are available for rent. With all of the new construction in Greensboro, landlording is not quite as easy as it used to be. Nevertheless, properties like the one shown above, tend to rent quickly when they are located near an IHE. This one is on Walker Avenue, a stone's throw from UNCG and part of the College Hill neighborhood/historic district.

As far as college rental property goes, this apartment has tremendous curb appeal. Fresh paint and new chairs on a cozy, shaded porch. 

Colonial Revival House at 314 Isabel Street

Entry # 118 in the 1976 publication, An Inventory of HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE of Greensboro, N.C., is this house at 314 Isabel Street. In the publication, the property is referred to as the Stanley House with the accompanying text, "Curious Colonial Revival style house with a full 2-story Corinthian portico dwarfing the 1 1/2 story frame structure. Within the center bay of the portico is a stuccoed round arch reminiscent of the architecture of Sir John Soane, famous 19th century British architect."

More recently, in the News and Record, Jim Schlosser published an informative article about the Isabel St. property. As Schlosser recounts, a 2004 fire gutted the 18-room house and owner Paula White returned her home, she has owned since 1979,  to its original splendor-- and then some. White hired Diana Young to research the home's provenance. The family who built the house is not entirely determined; it is attributed to either the Brooks or Carmichael family. Apparently, the correct spelling of the street is not conclusive either as the plaque on the house reads "Isabell" and the Fisher Park street sign reads "Isabel."  Regardless, it is a fine example of historic preservation in Greensboro and the determination of an individual citizen! Kudos to Ms. Young! If the property ever appears again on a tour of historic homes, we will be first in line to admire its beauty!

Teal House on Fernwood Avenue

Painting brick is extremely popular throughout the older neighborhoods of Greensboro. Mostly, brick is painted white or lighter colors. This house caught our eye because it is so close in color to the nearby Lustron home. When the azaleas were in bloom last month and the trees were just starting to green out, this house looked as elegant as a peacock! It is located on Fernwood Avenue, just down the street from Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, in the Kirkwood neighborhood. We love this color but don't know if we have the flair to carry it off as an exterior paint color! 

Faithful readers: Our main computer is in the shop with a possible hard drive problem. Hopefully we can find an alternate way to upload pictures to the blog. In the meantime, we're glad we were a little ahead on posting! Stay tuned and keep reading!!

Gatekeeper's Cottage at Green Hill Cemetery

This painfully symmetrical abode was constructed in the 1880's to serve as the Gatekeeper's Cottage for the Green Hill Cemetery. The gatekeeper's residence was on one side of the house and his office was on the other; hence, the two doors. The cottage is located at the confluence of West Fisher Avenue, Wharton Street, and Battleground Avenue at the south side of the cemetery. The structure is known for its Gothic style with romantic undertones. "It remains the last known Victorian-era cemetery gatekeeper's cottage in North Carolina, and one of the best examples of residential Gothic Revival architecture in the state." That quote comes from Preservation Greensboro's website where you can read even more about this structure, including names of past and present owners. 

As you scroll down to the bottom of the link Preservation Greensboro's article on this house (10/5/08), you will see a 1973 article from the now-defunct Greensboro Daily News. Accompanying the article is a side view of the cottage that shows the extreme pitch of the roof. It appears to be a 45 degree angle. We can't imagine how one would shingle this roof!

Widening Horse Pen Creek Road: The Cyclists' Perspective

On Thursday, April 30th, a public meeting was held regarding public input on the widening of Horse Pen Creek Road. The two proposed plans call for two lanes in each direction a) with a center turn lane or b) with a grassy median. At the meeting, held at St. Paul's Catholic Church, drawings of both plans were presented. The drawings must have been 30 feet long and 3 feet wide! Additionally, engineers from Greensboro's transportation department were on hand to answer questions. Fox 8 news covered the event. City residents were encouraged to complete surveys. Attendance was impressive; even city employees were commenting on the great response to the meeting.

After taking pictures for an hour, we settled on publishing the above photo of the cyclists filling out their surveys. (Do you think they voted for the bike lane)????? When finished, the cohort of about 25 cyclists, dressed from head to toe in cycling gear, biked down Horse Pen Creek Road and turned onto Jessup Grove. The sight was truly was impressive. 

Public comment on the project ends tomorrow, Friday, May 8, 2009; if you want your voice to be heard, speak now or forever hold your peace! The contact information is Chris R. Spencer Congestion Manager and ITS Engineer for Greensboro at chris.spencer@ci.greensboro.nc.us   Call him at 336-433-7218

Vintage Mustang in the Aycock Historic District

Easter is over but we just can't quite let go! Don't you think if the Easter Bunny drove a car it would be this robin's egg blue Mustang? People who live in historic neighborhoods often take their dedication to preservation seriously. Vintage house, vintage car. Vintage clothing? Gardening? Organic? Bet there is a Burpee Seed Catalog waiting in the mailbox. This photo was taken in the Aycock Historic District, near Yanceyville St. Our blog viewers seem to love the vintage car shots that we post and Greensboro has some great ones! 

               

Easter in College Hill

Eastertime has arrived in the College Hill neighborhood. The bunny flag and the egg wreath on the front door are the icing on the cake of this robin's egg blue house near UNCG and Greensboro College. College Hill has been designated an historic district since 1980. Can't you just imagine an Easter egg hunt on this lawn with grandpa sitting on the porch coaching grandchildren where to find eggs? "Don't forget about that birdbath, Tyler. Don't just look at eye level Alex. Look above!..." 

Yesterday's post showed the serious side of Easter so we thought we'd lighten up a little bit today and offer the magical, Easter Bunny side of the holiday. In America, we love to decorate the inside and outside of our homes. The best way to enjoy springtime in College Hill is to get out and walk or ride your bike.

               

Power for Living Tabernacle Church

This church is located at 544  S. Mendenhall in the College Hill neighborhood, almost at Spring Garden Street and a block away from UNCG and Greensboro College. At first, we didn't even realize this was a church. While snapping shots of the brick store and then the Pepsi sign next door, the man in the photo pointed out his church and asked me to photograph it. He talked about it and about the wonderful pastor T.J. Patterson, Jr. In the three months we've been out getting pictures for this blog, we've met many great people and have learned so much about Greensboro and North Carolina living in general. Have a great Sunday.

               

Victorian Beauty on Mendenhall Street

This house, located on Mendenhall Avenue, near Walker Avenue, is typical of the architecture found in the College Hill neighborhood of Greensboro. College Hill is sandwiched in between Greensboro College and the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Greensboro's oldest neighborhood carries the historic district designation and has an interesting history indeed. 

Don't you just love the wrap-around porch and the rocking chairs, evoking memories of the days when porches were filled with people who engaged in conversations with neighbors, friends, and even strangers. On the day of this photo shoot, we took many pictures; so, plan on learning more about other buildings in College Hill. Greensboro is known for its pretty neighborhoods and this one is no exception!

2000 Downing Street in Britishwoods Park

The photo above was taken yesterday at Brittishwoods Park which a Greensboro sled-riding destination. The park is located on Battleground Avenue at 2000 Downing Street, in the heart of the British Woods neighborhood. 

When several inches of snow fall in Greensboro, as was the case Sunday night, the city comes to a virtual standstill-- that is except for children out using their sleds. How wonderful seeing children outdoors having fun, away from their televisions, computers, and text messages. If this photo had sound, you could hear children giggling, begging their parents to stay longer, and coaxing each other to try a new trick move. The little boy in the red jacket owns the green sled at the bottom of the hill. He was one of the most determined and persistent of the sledders. With school cancelled again today, who knows, he may be back out on the slope.

Mr. GDP always finds such wonderful books to fit with the posts. WIsh we owned every one of them! The Snowy Day is simply delightful!!!

            

Aycock Historic District

This house, located on Cypress Street directly across from Aycock Middle School, is found in the heart of the Charles B Aycock Historic District. 

The Aycock neighborhood got its start when Summit Avenue was paved in 1895 as the neighborhood was conveniently located between Cone Mills and downtown Greensboro.  Most of the homes in this district date back to the early 20th century. Residents pride themselves on the unique character of their houses and the neighborliness of the families. Residents hold block parties, deliver meals to neighbors in need, and socialize from their front porches as weather permits.  David Wharton, an Aycock resident, blogs about this area. January 2009, with grant funds, the city of Greensboro and local volunteers planted over a hundred trees in the area around Summit Avenue, Yanceville Street, Bessemer Aveune and the streets in between. Sixty trees were planted on the property of Aycock Middle School. 

With the new plantings, the Aycock Historic District should look even more charming and inviting as spring approaches. Please make an effort to stop by for a visit.

            

Brown-Gardiner Drug Store

The Brown-Gardiner Drug Store, with its pharmacy, soda fountain, and lunch counter, has been an Irving Park institution for over fifty years. On February 15th, the Greensboro News and Record ran a human interest story on two army buddies who found each other by chance at Brown-Gardiner. Kerman Copley, who works at Brown-Gardiner as a pharmacist's technician, recognized his friend, Dr. Leonard Berman, whom he hadn't seen in 63 years. By chance, Copley having relocated to Greensboro from Durham and Berman, having recently relocated from Florida, met when the latter came to Brown-Gardiner to fill a perscription. 

Brown-Gardiner is a vestige of the small-town, friendly atmosphere of the south of yesteryear. If you are a local, having breakfast or lunch here at least once is a must. Who knows? Maybe you'll see someone from your past. Order a classic-- like a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich and sweet tea!

            

Beaman Building-- Classic 1960's Architecture

The Beaman Building is located at the corner of Independence and Lawndale Drive, in the Kirkwood neighborhood. Built in 1964, the building exhibits classic 1960's architecture as evidenced by the turquoise façade, the flat roof, the long skinny windows, and the nearby carport. Not much is written about the Beaman Building and we couldn't find a good link. Hopefully, the building will be around for a long time so that we can continue to enjoy this treasure of yesteryear.

If you know about the building, how about posting a comment. We did find one woman who worked in the nearby Sears Building for 40+ years who says she remembers seeing this turquoise and orange brick building every day as she was leaving work.

Here is an assortment of items relevant to 1964, available at Amazon. They're just a click away from being yours!

            

Kneaded Energy Smart Car on State Street

State Street is reminiscent of walking through a quaint community at the beach. Eclectic, local-proprietor shops abound. If you haven't walked State Street lately, you are missing something special. The last two times we've been there, this car has been parked on the 400 block. As it turns out, Kneaded Energy is located at 408 1/2 State Street. For now, we'll just have to sit back, enjoy our coffee from Carolina Coffee and Tea (400 State Street) while looking at this picture on the Smart Car! Happy Friday! Why don't you head out and see if you can spot the kneaded energy mobile--ette.

        

        

Lift Every Voice and Sing

This hauntingly beautiful mask (available at Lindley Park's fabulous homegrown eatery Sticks and Stones) inspired today's post.

In 1899, James Weldon Johnson, in collaboration with his brother John, wrote a song that is popularly titled, THE NEGRO NATIONAL ANTHEM. You may know the song by the first five words (lift every voice and sing) of the first verse... " Lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring, ring with the harmonies of Liberty; let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea."

To be sure, looking at the above mask inspires singing and reflection. Not even the stones weighing the facemask down can stop the singing. If the piece hasn't already sold, we at Greensboro Daily Photo just may need to acquire it!

        

            

UNCG's Little Log Cabin

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Before we tell you where this little log cabin is located, guess!......... If you know the answer, you have probably been living in Greensboro for a while. If you know the history of this structure, you are a local! 

The answer: In the 1930's, the log cabin was built with federal monies on the campus of the  University of North Carolina Greensboro.   It was used for recreational offices and was located near the athletic fields on Walker Avenue. Later, it became the headquarters of the chief of campus police. In the early 1990's, the cabin was moved 1/2 mile west on Walker Avenue to make room for UNCG's new recreation center. Today, the log house is a private residence. 

Allen W. Trelease, a UNCG professor emeritus in History, mentions the log cabin in his  comprehensive, 680 page history of the university. Check out his book, Making North Carolina Literate.

Merry Russian Christmas

Following the old Julian calendar, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7th. So, Merry Russian Christmas today. 

The photo above was taken in the Sunset Hills neighborhood of Greensboro. Since early December, the trees have been brimming with chicken wire balls covered with strands of lights. These light balls are hurled high into the mature trees lining the streets. No still photo can capture the sensation of walking through Sunset Hills where so many people come together to participate in this festive tradition. Truly, the sum is greater than the parts.

As the Christmas season wanes, these lights are being retrieved (no small task) and saved for Christmas 2009.