At 302 South Elm Street, if you look through the window, you can see the nameplate of Greensboro watchmaker, B.B. Eaton. In the early 20th century, downtown Greensboro was more of a vertical city. It was not uncommon to have professional offices on the second and third floors of downtown buildings. Dentists, lawyers, watchmakers, and other people, who took appointments and worked directly with clients/patients, would put their nameplates on the riser so that people could confirm that they were in the right location. While Mr. Eaton is no longer alive and there is no longer a watchmaker in the building, the signage allows Greensboro residents a chance to connect to our past.
The October/November 2011 issue of O. Henry Magazine did a nice article on some of these nods to yesteryear still found in downtown. Do you like looking at old signs? We so, and we're sharing this post with Weekend Reflections. If you look closely, you can see the building across the street in the upper right corner.
A nice way to make sure history isn't forgotten.
Posted by: Halcyon | Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 07:23 AM
Some of the same tendencies were much in use here as well- offices on upper floors.
Posted by: William Kendall | Saturday, June 13, 2015 at 11:43 AM