As seen by the crowd on the street, Saturday was a busy day at the Carolina Theatre on Greene Street. How wonderful that this iconic Greensboro venue, known since 1927 as the "Showplace of the Carolinas," is still a vibrant and dynamic community resource. Tomorrow night, the 2,200-seat theater will have chandeliers and gilded railings glowing as country music fans come out in droves to see John Anderson perform. Likely, concert attendees will be heard walking to their seats singing, "Just a swinging."
The above sign, advertising not only the Carolina Theatre, but also upcoming events, harkens back to the pre-digital days when signs had to be changed by hand. The all-caps, sans-serif letters, look the same as they did almost 90 years ago. By night, the sign lights up, showcasing events and adding to the excitement of the evening.
Today is ABC Wednesday and for our A-Z Urban Finds Series, "S" is for signage. While digital signs offer more advertising options and are easy to change, some buildings just call for the old-school, black block letters of our past.
A place i would surely avoid to visit ;-)
Nice choise for this weeks letter though
Have a nice abcwednes-day / - week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc-w-team)
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Posted by: Melody Steenkamp | Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 06:41 AM
beautiful theater!!
Posted by: Tbreese823 | Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 08:18 AM
That is quite an impressive entrance.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 12:02 PM
Most appealing and nostalgic.
Posted by: Jane T. Mitchell | Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 04:55 PM
I can imagine the Carolina sign all lit up. Very cool!
The View from the Top of the Ladder
Posted by: Su-sieee! Mac | Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 12:29 PM
Lots of good things happening in Greensboro. Bike riders are an endangered species in most areas, even where they have bike lanes. I've seen where motorists will deliberately try to run them off the road or hit them. Lois Anne and I ride but we stay off the main thoroughfares.
And it's always good to see a fine old theater still in business. In some ways the big new multiplexes just don't have the charm that the small local theaters have.
Posted by: Jacob | Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 02:22 PM
I LOVE old theaters!
ROG, ABCW
Posted by: Roger Green | Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 02:45 AM