A proper entrance has a way of defining a space. In homes, it is known as curb appeal, that all-important first impression. In retail, the entrance is the first chance the business has to win over the customer; in restaurants, especially, it can determine if the diners will stay or leave. Cities can make first impressions, too. The above brick sign, located on Battleground Avenue at Westridge and Old Battleground, announces a driver's arrival into Greensboro.
This part of Greensboro, near Guilford Military Park, experienced tremendous construction in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was annexed in 1984.* We're betting the sign was constructed during that time. At any rate, it announces Greensboro in a part of town that has long been south of the city's actual northern limits. If you picked a new sign for a city today, what it would it look like? Perhaps it would be a vinyl banner in INTRO RUST or Sofia Pro font.
Today is ABC Wednesday and in Greensboro, options abound for the letter "G". For Round 20, "G" is for Greensboro!
* reference and interesting document, here.
In the Netherlands we are not used to signs like these, sadly enough because in your country there are lots of very nice ones
Have a nice ABC-Wednesday / _ Week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (abc=w=team)
http://melodymusic.nl/abc-wednesday-21-g/
Posted by: Melody Steenkamp | Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 07:00 AM
no missing that!
Posted by: tanya breese | Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 08:22 AM
Something similar is seen here at the main entrance to my university campus.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 04:12 PM
The villages here often have decorative signs but cities not so much only road signs ..."welcomes careful drivers"
Posted by: Joy | Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 02:40 PM
Places in NC are often being annexed. I know a LOT about Charlotte's in the 1970s and 1980s.
ROG, ABCW
Posted by: Roger Green | Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 08:04 AM