The sun rises over the three-acre Revolution Park at 2200 Yanceyville Street, at the beginning of Cornwallis Drive. If this softball field could talk, it would recount many fun times. For decades, workers from Revolution MIll, just down the street, came for picnics with their families and played ball from dawn to dusk. Workers at Revolution Mill were a close community; living, working, enjoying recreation, socializing, and attending school and church all within a few miles of the mill. Owners saw to it that their workers' children had access to a sound education and to family-friendly recreation.
The park is a still-active city facility and, while textile looms were silenced in 1982, in 2003, the mill was purchased and renovated for office space. Preserving the integrity of the buildings, the $40 million dollar renovation has resulted in nearly 100 businesses opening within the structure. The owners endeavor to make the new facility the heart of the community. Many families on Maple, Cypress, Walnut, Fairview and surrounding streets have memories of Revolution Mill and Park that are as strong as the sun reflecting and refracting in this photo. When the weather warms, families will be filling up the field and the bleachers.
This post will be shared with Skywatch Friday.
I can see Revolution Park sleeps on weekends. Peace and happinees revolution these days.
Regards from Barcelona
Valery
[Barcelona Daily Photo]
Posted by: Valery | Friday, February 04, 2011 at 07:24 AM
The sun is certainly blazing, but the park looks, oh, so forlorn!
TO THE SKY
Sky by day or sky by night,
You are always my delight,
For in blaze or subtle hue,
Sky, my heart belongs to you.
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Posted by: Magical Mystical Teacher | Friday, February 04, 2011 at 08:06 AM
Ahhh... blue skies! I sort of remember them!
Posted by: Halcyon | Friday, February 04, 2011 at 09:15 AM
Revolution Park! For a second I thought you meant Liberation Square. I've been watching too much Cairo news coverage I think.
Posted by: Dina | Friday, February 04, 2011 at 09:41 AM
Wow looks like the sun is up and hope it's warm out there. Happy weekend!
Sky Watch
Posted by: Manang Kim | Friday, February 04, 2011 at 11:27 AM
By the color of the field it looks like Winter though by the color of the sky Spring is right around the corner! I love these places when they are empty. The park gains stories to tell and memories to share all through the warm days and then whispers those tales to the lone visitor on a chilly crunchy brown Winters afternoon.
Have a wonderful weekend, stay warm!
Posted by: Janis | Friday, February 04, 2011 at 03:57 PM
I love the sun here. The ballpark looks like many other ballparks across the country, the place for guys to be guys and get two hours away from the routine.
Posted by: Jack | Friday, February 04, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Oh, I need the warmth from that sun right now! Beautiful!
Posted by: Inger-M | Saturday, February 05, 2011 at 11:16 PM