Greensboro Pictorials Highlights

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Who's responsible?: Greensboro History Museum (Repository)
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Topics: Buildings
North Carolina
Business
Subject headings: Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century
Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Business enterprises--North Carolina--Greensboro
Contributing Institution: Greensboro History Museum

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: Acme Mill Works; Exterior view of the Acme Mill Works, located at 515-517 South Eugene Street in Greensboro. Image taken from "Progressive Greensboro: The Gate City of North Carolina"

: Administration Building and South Dormitory, North Carolina A. & M. College; View of the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race (now North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University), located at 1601 East Market Street in Greensboro.

: American Commission Company; Exterior view of the American Commission Company offices, located at 305-307 South Davie Street in Greensboro.

: American Exchange Bank; Interior views of the American Exchange Bank, located at 110 East Market Street in Greensboro. Image taken from "Commercial history of the State of North Carolina"

: American Motor Company garage; Exterior view of the American Motor Company garage, located at 117 East Market Street in Greensboro.

: Ashboro [Asheboro] Street Graded School; Exterior view of the Asheboro Street Graded School, located at Asheboro Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) near Bragg Street in Greensboro. Image taken from "Progressive Greensboro: The Gate City of North Carolina"

: Asheboro Street Friends Church; Exterior view of the Asheboro Street Friends Church, located on Asheboro Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) at Lee Street (now East Gate City Boulevard) in Greensboro.

: Asheboro Street Pharmacy; Exterior and interior views of the Asheboro Street Pharmacy, located at 420 Asheboro Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) in Greensboro.

: Aycock School, Greensboro; Exterior view of the Aycock School, located at 811 Cypress Street in Greensboro.

: Banner Building -- Dr. C.W. Banner, owner; Exterior view of the Banner Building, located at 119 North Elm Street in Greensboro.

: Benbow Hotel; Exterior view of the Benbow House hotel, located at 122 South Elm Street in Greensboro. The hotel opened in 1871 and burned down in 1899. It was rebuilt as the Guilford Hotel on the same site after the fire. In approximately 1930, the Guilford Hotel was replaced by the F.W. Woolworth store where the first "sit-ins" of the civil rights movement occurred in 1960. That building is now home to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Image taken from "Album of Greensboro N.C." (1892).

: Benbow House and Elm Street, looking south; Exterior view of the Benbow House hotel, located at 122 South Elm Street in Greensboro. The hotel opened in 1871 and burned down in 1899. It was rebuilt as the Guilford Hotel on the same site after the fire. In approximately 1930, the Guilford Hotel was replaced by the F.W. Woolworth store where the first "sit-ins" of the civil rights movement occurred in 1960. That building is now home to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Image taken from "Album of Greensboro N.C." (1892).

: Bennett College; Exterior view of Bennett College, located at 936 East Washington Street in Greensboro. Image taken from "Southward the sun of progress shines"

: Bennett College for colored students; Exterior view of Bennett College, located at 936 East Washington Street in Greensboro. Image taken from "Southward the sun of progress shines"

: Bijou Theatre; Exterior view of the Bijou Theatre, located at 219 South Elm Street in Greensboro.

: Bird's eye view of mill district, showing White Oak, Revolution and Proximity mills; Aerial view of White Oak, Revolution, and Proximity mills, located on the northeastern fringe of Greensboro.

: Birdseye view of Greensboro, looking north; A panoramic view looking north from the railroad tracks into downtown Greensboro, showing in the foreground the Cascade Saloon and Southern Railway station, among other buildings. Image taken from "Southward the sun of progress shines"

: Broadway Cafe; Exterior view of the Broadway Cafe, located at 106 South Elm Street in Greensboro.

: Building and office of South Greensboro Land and Investment Co.; Exterior view of the South Greensboro Land and Investment Companyy office, located at 110 South Elm Street in Greensboro. Image taken from "Album of Greensboro N.C." (1892).

: Building of the Harry-Belk Bros. Company; Exterior view of the Harry-Belk Brothers store, located at 240-242 South Elm Street in Greensboro. This store was the first Belk partnership store to open in Greensboro. Eventually the partnership was dissolved and the store operated under the Belk name. It relocated to the southeast corner of Elm and Market streets in 1939. Replaced by suburban stores, the downtown Belk location closed in 1945. Image taken from "Southward the sun of progress shines"