For the rest of the week, we will be featuring Wendover Avenue. As important as this highway is to the city, we admit that it has been neglected on our GDP blog!
In the early 1950's Wendover Avenue didn't exist. Residents of Eastern Greensboro used Bessemer Avenue to come to town. Folks in the western end of the county took sleepy, country roads (like Sapp Road) home. In 1956-1957 construction began and, quickly, Wendover Avenue cut through neighborhoods and corner stores to make way for travel to into town. Suddenly, children at 1st - 12th grade Bessemer School had to cross Wendover to get home. Today, Wendover stretches from one end of the county to the other and is an ocean of retail. Most Greensboro residents don't remember a time when Wendover Avenue wasn't developed.
Today, as your drive away from town on Wendover, Carmax (featured above) starts the several mile stretch of new and used vehicles available for sale. However, Wendover hasn't been completely engulfed by retail, big-box stores. Stop back by Greensboro Daily Photo the rest of the week and you'll see some other faces of West Wendover. We are sharing this photo with the rest of the world via ABC Wednesday; the featured letter is "T." "T" is for "truck" and "transportation."
great photo! and the info that goes with it!
have a great day!
Come visit my Wednesday" if you have the time!
Life is beautiful!
Xoxo
fickle
Posted by: fickleinpink | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 08:22 AM
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the buyers are around.
Posted by: Bill B. | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 08:24 AM
Hi There, Looks like that car dealer isn't having much trouble in this economy... Great "T" word for your post...
Hugs,
Betsy
Posted by: Betsy from Tennessee | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 08:24 PM
Dear All: Please note, this photograph was taken on Sunday morning, before anything was open (including this dealership)!!!
Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 10:26 PM
A ton of trucks. No clunkers there.
Posted by: Tumblewords | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at 11:45 PM
it's amazing to think what this used to look like before being developed. Looking forward to the next installment.
Re the time of day on the moon shot my son took-it was around 4:30 PM.
Thanks for stopping by & have a great Friday!
Posted by: Lily | Thursday, December 03, 2009 at 01:13 AM
I wonder, in a peak oil period, if the dealership will be around in 20 years, and how much development of the past couple decades will still be standing.
Great composition, BTW.
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