Today is ABC Wednesday and "Y" is for Yanceyville Street. Yanceyville Street starts in southeast Greensboro at the intersection of Lindsay Street, between the Yanceyville Curb Market and War Memorial Stadium. The street heads north towards the Caswell County town of Yanceyville. When Yanceyville crosses Pisgah Church Road, it becomes Yanceyville Road, crosses Lake Townsend, and eventually makes a 90 degree turn towards its end point at Highway 150 between Summerfield and Brown Summit.
The house in the above photo is on the northern end of Yanceville where houses are newer, larger, and more reflective of the economic prosperity of the late 1990's and the early years of 2000. This home is estate-like, complete with a tile roof, a stucco exterior & well-maintained grapevines. While there are 16 streets in Greensboro starting with the letter "Y," Yanceyville was an easy choice for today. The street is 12 miles long from Highway 150 to Lindsay Street-- PLENTY to choose from. It passes not only the farmer's market and the stadium mentioned above, but also the Aycock Historic District, textile mills, White Oak community, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Biscuitville's corporate headquarters, the Billy "Crash" Craddock bridge, and so much more. Keep checking back over the summer as we have many more photos from Yanceyville Street to feature. Lots of surprises on this road!
See our previous ABC Wednesday posts here! Also, stop back next week for the final installment of Round 8 of ABC Wednesday concluding with the letter "Z."
Thanks! I passed by that house several times and wondered about the history of it.
Posted by: Katja Brown | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 05:52 AM
I wish I knew more about the history of it, too, Katja.
Posted by: Janis | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 06:42 AM
Thanks for the great rundown on Yancyville St./Rd for ABC Wednesday! Yikes, that "house" could be a monastery complete with bell tower.
Helen Mac
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Posted by: Helen Mac | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 07:00 AM
fancy Yanceyville adode!
ROG, ABC wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 07:29 AM
Looks quite fancy!
PS: We finally got settled into our house here in Toronto about 3 weeks ago. Due to the postal strike, it took a little longer to get our internet/TV up and running. But it's all good now!
Posted by: Halcyon | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 08:25 AM
It looks as if it is straight out of Italy. Bet there is an interesting story therein.
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 09:37 AM
Whatever the story may be... can't wait for an update. I bet they have help with the housekeeping! Comes with the territory.
Fun touring around your neck of the woods with you, GDP. Have a happy Wednesday.
Posted by: Ken | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 10:53 AM
What a lovely street and home. Would like to just walk up and knock on that door, and see inside.
Posted by: Wanda | Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 11:15 AM