The construction equipment in the above photo provides an indication of the construction taking place in Downtown Greensboro. On North Elm Street, near Lindsay, Davie, and Summit Avenue, the Greensboro Inn has long been torn down and soon, construction will be underway for the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts. The Greensboro City Council bought the land, and, to date, more than 35 million dollars has been pledged for the center.*
We're featuring this photo because it shows the Greensboro Historical Museum, which was originally the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro. This Romanesque Revival brick structure, featured above, was the First Presbyterian church from 1824- 1927, when the Gothic Revival cathedral in Fisher Park was built.
We're hoping this post will encourage someone to do a photo shoot of the original First Presbyterian Church, before new construction again blocks the view. Downtown Greensboro, especially from North Elm to North Eugene, is changing before our eyes.
Happy Sunday!
* Read more about the history of the project, here.
More and more churches are being turned into museums, art centers, condos, taverns, restaurants, etc. Might this be a sign of something big? :)
You could come down here and help clean up Ocala by dragging that "Islamic car" back to Greensboro!
Posted by: Photolosopher | Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 12:43 PM
The church certainly stands out beautifully.
Posted by: William Kendall | Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 04:03 PM