Knit the Bridge

The above photo, taken from the Greensboro Arboretum, shows three of the many dedicated Lindley Park community members who spent Saturday afternoon attaching knitted pieces to the bridge over Wendover Avenue. The community must have known what they were doing, because several people honked to acknowledge them as they drove under the bridge. Over 100 volunteers have been knitting for three months to make this event a reality. Together, they knitted over a million stitches to cover all of the 77" rails. They also had plenty of leftover pieces to knit the guard rails and the telephone poles leading up to the bridge. The group had a community grant to help underwrite costs of the project, whose purpose was to unite the neighborhood geographically and to build a sense of community. That, it did; and then some! 

John van Lindley, Civil War soldier, Quaker, and nursery owner in Greensboro in the 1800's would be proud to know that the neighborhood, named after him, was hosting such an event. Lindley's nursery covered much of the land where Lindley Park is located. He was known for being a leader among the progressive and public-spirited men of the community. While Lindley was not one to try to draw attention to himself, he would have loved the spirit of togetherness that is nurtured in Lindley Park that extends from the Walker/Elam area, all the way to Holden Road. The photo below will help you see how the project is situated above Wendover. As we read this post, we're wondering is the knitters' homes seem quiet today without the tap, tap tapping of knitting needles.

Comments

[Katja]

I wish I could have been there on Saturday but I'll definitely go see it as long as it will be up!

[Theresa N]

Nice article,, and thanks for covering the event. It actually did more than unite the Lindley Park community, it really did unite knitters from all over the Triad!

Oh, and knitters' needles are seldom still for long :)

[William Kendall]

Very colourful! I've seen it done here!

[cieldequimper]

I love to see things like this. Nothing like it in Versailles but I have seen some elsewhere!

[Tara Brown]

Thank you for the kind words! I am so blessed to have been able to paint faces of the beautiful kids there, and made to feel so welcome and appreciated; I feel I have been woven into the tapestry of kindness, talent, and community spirit that is Lindley Park. So proud of my neighborhood, so grateful to Kathy, Stephen, and everyone else involved