V is for Vanstory

It is ABC Wednesday and "V" is for Vanstory Street. The house above, located at 2019 Vanstory at the intersection of Murrayhill Road and near High Point Road, was selected because it looks like it is well-cared for by its owners and that it has served them well over the decades. Built in 1958, this split-level is probably as full of memories on the inside as it is on the outside. What we see from the street is a replica of a North Carolina lighthouse, outdoor seating and lighting, wind chimes, yard ornaments, perennial flowers, river rocks and much more. Can't you just imagine sitting in this yard, planning your beach vacation while watching lightning bugs rise from the cool grass? If this YARD could talk.....

Vanstory intersects Holden Road by Smith High School; it winds behind the Four Seasons Mall and Koury Convention Center and ends at High Point Road with a cemetery on the right and Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home on the left. In between, you will find businesses, apartments, churches, and private residences. We're not sure how the street got its name but Vanstory is a Greensboro name with much history. The Vanstory Clothing Company opened in downtown Greensboro in 1900. It was located in the Vernon Building (built in 1883) at the corner of Washington and Elm Streets. The LIberty Oak Restaurant is located in that building today.

We're hoping one of our readers will know the connection between Vanstory Street and the Vanstory Clothing Company. Surely there is one! See our earlier ABC streets here! Can you believe we're almost at the end of the alphabet?!

Comments

[Roger Green]

Looks as though it has a lower level, which you don't always see in NC homes.

ROG, ABC Wednesday team

[Helen Mac]

Great local history! Which I love!
I wouldn't mind having some of those river rocks.
HelenMac
ABC Wednesday Team