Thousands O' Prints is located at 233 South Elm Street. They opened in 1979 and their hallmark is that every day, they change out the posters and prints in the window and arrange them according to a theme. In that above photo, you see the person who is in charge of changing out picking the theme and changing out the artwork. According to the shop, there isn't one specific person who has that task but it is the person "whoever has the artistic flair that day." Thirty seven years is a long time to be selling art and making frames for the Greensboro community. They also feature local artwork. Even though it may seem like you are getting a better deal from the big chain art stores, nothing beats establishing a personal relationship with a gallery, especially one that is committed to serving one community-- and serving it well.
In our family, we have this great tradition, when driving down Elm Street, before arriving at Thousands O' Prints, we all try to guess the theme and keep score of the winner. Some themes are obvious (Cinco de Mayo on May 5th); some take a little more work, but all can be figured out by the time the traffic light turns greet. The last time we were in, we were hoping to talk to Dave, one of the family owners who is a great ukulele player. He wasn't in at the time. Perhaps he was out walking one of those cute little doggies he takes on his walks around downtown.
Definitely a music theme on this day- appropriate with the passing of Leonard Cohen.
Posted by: William Kendall | Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 02:18 PM