Today's photo of the home at 6104 Nile Place was inspired by Logie Meachum's piece, "Sweet Magnolia" in the publication 27 Views of Greensboro". Logie was a storyteller, teacher, and blues musician born and raised in Greensboro. Growing up, Lorenzo "Logie" spent a lot of time at his grandparents' house in the Woodyside community near Nile Place. The Woodyside community was established after the Civil War, when Quakers, John and Mary Woody, purchased land and made it available so that African-Americans could build homes.* This neighborhood, between West Market Street and College Road has seen many changes over the years; yet, much has stayed the same. There is still a lot of acreage, although most of it is currently for sale. There are pine forests where people harvest pine needles for lawns in neighborhoods far away from Woodyside. Today, there are plenty of apartments around the single family homes and roads have gone from sleepy little two lane roads to busy highways.
In the middle of all this sameness and change is 6104 Nile Place. This two story four bedroom, one bathroom, house is about 1700 square ft. Likely, this was a farmhouse when originally built and it would have had more of the 1/3 of an acre that it had when it last sold in 2003. Perhaps the apartments behind this house were part of this property. Just looking at this house evokes memories of yesteryear, of the Greensboro and Woodyside that Logie knew growing up around here. Whoever lives in this house now, works hard to keep the lawn manicured and grows flowers, just like the owners of yesteryear would have. As a matter of fact, some of those plantings may have been around for a very long time. If you get a chance, read Logie's piece in "27 Views of Greensboro". His view shows just how segregated the 1960s were in Greensboro. His is a view you will remember for a very long time.
Happy Thursday!
*Reference and more information, here.
I like the look of the place.
Posted by: William Kendall | Thursday, July 08, 2021 at 07:09 AM