Elm Street is magical on a cold winter's night. Downtown Greensboro looks like it did almost a century ago-- charming and well maintained with lots of brick façades and nothing ultra modern in appearance from Market Street and to the south. It is as if O Henry, Lunsford Richardson, and John Van Lindley could be strolling along the street listening to carolers and talking to friends.
In the above photo, First Friday was winding down yet the road was still blocked to cars. Pedestrians were making the most of the opportunity to stroll along the street. The evening was so well attended and so many community members were involved, we can't help but think Greensboro could use another event or two like this before the end of the year. If you want to keep up with events downtown, 99 blocks is a great start.
We're sharing this night sky with our friends at Skywatch Friday.
The Black and White photo is so evocative of Christmas movie classics like "It's a Wonderful Life" looks very inviting!
I had the pleasure of attending a similar event just before Thanksgiving in downtown Burbank (yes,Beautiful Downtown Burbank!) because my SIL George worked on one of the windows. Many were fun and pretty but this one was the very best,full of holiday cheer and beastly creatures having a wonderful time!
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There was also a cute boutique who had replaced their window mannequins with live Pin-up models! The girls stood very still until a crowd of children had gathered then began to wave at them and whisper through the glass. The kids were enthralled with both windows and that was the best part!
We could all use more events like these!
Posted by: Janis of So Cal | Friday, December 09, 2011 at 04:02 PM