Modeled after Pinehurst, NC, Irving Park is a Greensboro neighborhood that was built in the 1920's. The neighborhood's showcase facility is the Greensboro Country Club, where prominent families of Greensboro have been golfing, swimming, playing tennis, dining, and socializing for decades. As Irving Park became fully built up and somewhat landlocked, it was only natural for this wonderful place to be somewhat replicated and extended. New Irving Park begins at Cone Boulevard and, to the west of Elm Street, continues to Pisgah Church Road with streets named St. Andrews and St. Regis radiating off of Willoughby Boulevard. To the east of of Elm Street, New Irving Park extends to Abbotswood Senior Living Facility.
The above house is located on the corner of Loch Ridge and Hillwind Street on the northeast corner of New Irving Park. It is representative of the homes in the Provincetown section of the neighborhood: two-story, brick homes with modest, well-landscaped lots. We decided to take advantage of the fact that the above lawn was being re-landscaped and a clear view of the house was available. We were thrilled that a father-daughter running team came along as we were on the photo shoot as New Irving Park is a place where families spend time together enjoying each other's company.
Today is ABC Wednesday and we're getting close to half way through our A-Z neighborhoods of Greensboro series. See A-M photos here.
after all that effort you went into to get this perfect shot, and what I noticed first was the green stop sign that matched the green and white fire hydrant!
Posted by: VioletSky | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 05:37 AM
Strange, but I missed the fire hydrant totally, while focusing on the imposing columns and the really "modest" lawn? yard? patch in front.
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 02:04 PM
yes, I saw the stop sign - why green? - even before I saw the house!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 08:41 PM