Vacant...The House (Formerly Known as Waffle)

The building, formerly a Waffle House, used to look like this. Their neighbor,  Elizabeth's Pizza on North Battleground, always said for phone-in callers, "You know we're the Elizabeth's across the street from Laddie and Duke's and beside Waffle House, right?" Apparently, many people call in orders at one Elizabeth's and go to another location expecting to pick up their order. 

About a year ago, Laddie and Duke's Restaurant, a Greensboro institution, was torn down. Now, the bright yellow and black Waffle House got painted battleship gray, with no evidence that a Waffle House ever existed at 3929 Battleground Avenue. How strange for a restaurant to go from being open 24-hours a day 365 days a year to 0 days a year in 24 hours flat!  We'll have to drive elsewhere to get hash brown potatoes "scattered, covered, smothered, chunked, diced, peppered, capped, and topped," in Waffle House lingo. Elizabeth's Pizza at North Battleground will have to find a new way to identify their location. Perhaps they'll use GPS coordinates.

For ABC Wednesday, "V" is for vacant.

 

Comments

[Andy]

Vacant buildings are popping up all over the place. It looks strange when you see a GM dealership that has closed up.

[Jane Mitchell]

All too timely in this economy.

[Halcyon]

It is sad to see so many businesses closing. Especially a local eatery like Laddie and Duke's. Sad times, sad times.

[Irina]

Sad story.

[Wanda]

So sad, I love waffles.

[Tumblewords]

Battleship gray is an appropriate name for the color - the building looks very similar to a battleship and doesn't resemble an eatery at all. Change is always constant. Excellent photo.

[barbara farr]

I know that a lot of businesses are struggling, but I never figured a Waffle House would succumb. I'll have a pecan waffle and diet coke with a shot of vanilla please.

[Roger Green]

WAFFLES! I LOVE THEM, and it's sad that it closed. bldg sorta shaped like a large waffle.

ROG, ABC Wednesday team

[Gayle]

Hopefully a new business can breathe new life into that sad gray building. It looked so quaint and homey as the Waffle House.

[Luckaa]

Shame it is closed.

[Dina]

It is a dramatic photo to go with the story.

Waffles--I haven't had one since . . . since in America.

[Brooklynpix.wordpress.com]

That is fugly architecture! Of course it makes everyone crave the waffles.

[Denise]

Denise

Thanks so much for your contribution – it is so good to see buildings being re-used and not demolished don't you think?

I try to visit as many contributors as possible each week but sometimes I just dont manage it, but we have a great ABC team and between us we see that everybody gets a comment. We are coming to the end of the current round and plans are in store for the next round, I do hope you will be part of the fun! If you would like to be part of the team just drop me an e-mail :-

Denise Nesbitt
ABC Wednesday founder & team member

denisebydesigns at googlemail dot com