We love walking along Elm Street from Tanger Center to Gate City Boulevard and capturing street scenes along the way. The above photo, taken earlier in the week, shows men delivering a large piece of furniture/equipment in front of the Woolworth building. The Woolworth building, now the "International Civil Rights Center and Museum" is located at 134 South Elm Street. The piece was pulled out of a U-Haul van that looked about 17' long, so we're betting these guys had been at it for a while and we were just seeing the delivery of the last piece. A healthy city is a dynamic ebb and flow of things coming and going.
According to the website SAH Archipedia, The Woolworth building was designed and constructed in 1929 by Charles C. Hartmann who relocated to Greensboro from NYC in 1921 to design the Jefferson Standard building. From the looks of the bright red signage, it was as if it were built to be "Woolworth" forever. Fortunately, when the museum opened thirteen years ago in 2010 the signage was kept, as it is a big part of the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Greensboro. Hopefully, the guys making the delivery had a chance to look around and take in some of the history of the museum; something that would be great for all of us to do today. The museum opens at 10am.
Happy Saturday!
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