This billboard is located behind Thousands O'Prints, Chakras, and Schiffman's at the corner of Davie and East Washington Streets. The "Go. Reconnect." is a reference to travel by train. It is the closest billboard to the train depot a half a block away. Greensboro has a tremendous rail history. The nickname "Gate City" dates to the late 1800s when as many as 60 trains a day moved through Greensboro. Today, people are still able to travel to and from Greensboro by train, hence the above sign.
If you are interested in train travel, head down to J. Douglas Gaylon Depot at 236 East Washington Street and learn about your options. Sure, you could look online (www.ncbytrain.org); however, the building is beautiful, the interior is historic, and seeing people coming and going is an experience that can't be replicated virtually.
Wish you had titled this "Gate City Redux." People are always questioning me about the name.
Posted by: Jane Tucker Mitchell | Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 09:35 AM
Seeing Go in the title automatically connected in my mind with the GO commuter train system around the greater Toronto area.
Posted by: William Kendall | Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 04:17 PM