Triad Photo of the Day

[cityboi]

More downtown Greensboro Photos 

Edited September 7, 2020 by cityboi

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Edited September 8, 2020 by cityboi

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Vintage photo of North Carolina's first McDonald’s in Greensboro on Summit Ave. McDonald’s still sits on this location even though its been rebuilt several times.

The McDonald's location today 

Edited October 22, 2020 by cityboi

[SydneyCarton]

On 9/7/2020 at 10:11 PM, cityboi said:

GB has some really nice, old buildings.

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[SydneyCarton]

I really like Greensboro.   I never went there until I moved to Chapel Hill.  It dramatically exceeded every expectation that I had.  Excluding Chapel Hill (which really isn't a city), it's my third favorite city in NC after Charlotte and Wilmington.    Its parks are beautiful, and its old buildings are stunning.  In fact, I think that it has the best old architecture of any city in NC.

Edited February 9, 2021 by SydneyCarton

[SydneyCarton]

I was in Greensboro today looking at a car.  I managed to snap some photos.   (I generally don’t snap photos when I’m with my family because they complain that I’m delaying them, but I was alone...)

Greensboro has some beautiful old buildings.  By the way, what’s planned for the empty lot across from Project Slugger?

Edited March 8, 2021 by SydneyCarton

[Nick2]

On 3/7/2021 at 7:49 PM, SydneyCarton said:

I was in Greensboro today looking at a car.  I managed to snap some photos.   (I generally don’t snap photos when I’m with my family because they complain that I’m delaying them, but I was alone...)

Greensboro has some beautiful old buildings.  By the way, what’s planned for the empty lot across from Project Slugger?

This is what's planned there. 20 story office. Hotel. And apartments.

https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2019/05/01/carroll-plans-140-million-development-south-of.html

Here's the page link.

https://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/topic/118851-carroll-south-of-the-ballpark-greensboro/page/4/#comments

[SydneyCarton]

That looks fantastic.  Is it likely to rise, or is it just sitting in limbo and waiting for Godot?

[Nick2]

14 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

That looks fantastic.  Is it likely to rise, or is it just sitting in limbo and waiting for Godot?

The parking deck is well underway and the hotel is supposed to break ground this year for sure. Apartments are likely to start by the end of next year and office is just a maybe at this point.

[HRVT]

19 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

That looks fantastic.  Is it likely to rise, or is it just sitting in limbo and waiting for Godot?

The rendering provided is quite outdated. The hotel was an A-Loft at that time but will now be a taller (12 stories) and branded as an AC Hotel. The office building will be between 15-20 stories (unless something extraordinary happens I'd guess on the low end of this).

My understanding is that it will also have substantially less retail than is shown here, which is a bit disappointing.

[SydneyCarton]

So this project is actually getting built then and isn't sitting in some indefinite limbo.  That's awesome!

[HRVT]

13 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

So this project is actually getting built then and isn't sitting in some indefinite limbo.  That's awesome!

Chances are good that the hotel will be built. In fact, I think the chances are decent (50/50) that this project gets built with the mentioned components (hotel, apartments,  office building, and some limited retail).

[cityboi]

Just waiting until the 12 story AC Hotel rises above and behind project Slugger next to the new parking deck. (And eventually the 20 plus story office tower next to it) Some serious large scale development going up around the ballpark. And a Greensboro is going to get a nice boost to its skyline.

Edited May 1, 2021 by cityboi

[cityboi]

 

The city is well know for its parks, greenways and Gardens. The grass is always greener in Greensboro. The city truly is a diamond in the rough. Once you get off the interstates and go into the core of the city you'll see beautiful parks, lakes landscapes and georgeus historic neighborhoods.

Downtown Greensboro has such beautiful parks.

Lebauer Park and Center City Park.

Tanger Family Bicentennial Gardens 

Not downtown but just one of a number of beautiful gardens in the city of Greensboro.

Gateway Gardens 

Another beautiful shot of LeBauer Park 

Greensboro Botanical Gardens 

Greensboro Bog Gardens 

The "Great Finger Lakes" of Greensboro. A cluster of large lakes sort of like a mini Great Lakes.

Lake Brandt 

Lake Higgins 

Lake Townsend 

Lake Jeanette 

Edited May 3, 2021 by cityboi

[cityboi]

First National Bank Field Greensboro 

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Pilot Mountain

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First McDonald's in North Carolina opened in Greensboro on Summit Ave. on September 30, 1959. While it has be rebuilt several times, McDonald's is still at this location today.

Edited July 20, 2021 by cityboi

[CLT @❤️]

On 7/7/2021 at 1:37 AM, cityboi said:

Pilot Mountain

Pilot Mountain ect from the Winston Building 

[SydneyCarton]

Elon on October 9th.

 

 

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Edited October 24, 2021 by cityboi

[rancenc]

Nice pictures of the core of Greensboro, thanks for your positing @cityboi

[cityboi]

Greensboro 

Edited January 8, 2022 by cityboi

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