Bank of North Carolina & Hardin's Florist Supply

Bank of North Carolina is a great name for a bank. In 1991, the bank opened with significant financial backing of five men: Groome Fulton, Bob Burleson, Lenny Peters, Lloyd Higgins, and Carl Hoffman. Here we see one of the sixteen branches, specifically, the one on Elm Street in Downtown Greensboro. Our State bird is a cardinal so the logo is befitting for a bank named for the State. We got tickled when the Hardin's Wholesale Florist Supply truck pulled up, creating a sort of flower garden for the cardinal to admire!

Hardin's Wholesale Florist Supply is another homegrown North Carolina business. Hardin's is a third generation North Carolina business that traces its roots to 1934 when Myrtle Hardin began making flower arrangements out of flowers grown in her yard. By 1940, the Hardins opened a retail shop and, over the years, the business has grown to a state-of-the-art 100,000 square foot headquarters in Liberty, NC with an inventory of over 14,000 items. We wonder if the florist was delivering flowers to the bank or making a deposit! We'll never know. However, we do know that both businesses are great examples of what North Carolinians can do when we put our minds to it!

We're sharing this one with Ruby Tuesday.

 

Comments

[Candy]

Thanks for the visit on this bright RED TUESDAY. I love it when the cardinals visit the bird feeder.
Tuesday Blessings ;-)

[kim]

This photo is very unique thanks for sharing!

RT:Strawberries

[Ellie]

This photo is ready to be put in a pretty vase. I like the bright of colors. And the cardinals are my favorite birds. I think the red ones are the males - so this is a male on the logo :)

[Alice]

You have a quick eye, excellent color balance and a beguiling commentary. I always learn something new about my hometown!