As we approached Greensboro for the first time in 2018, public art on this retaining wall indicated that Greensboro embraced creativity and made it part of the community identity. Lebauer Park is a focal point of the community. Linear in orientation, it provides connectivity between the downtown and the children’s museum and library slightly on the outskirts. A mature tree
We visited Charlotte to participate in the Livable Communities national conference hosted by AARP. Arriving late in the day on November 11, 2018, we had a chance to see the city proper by night. Then we got out to visit a diner outside of downtown. With the events of the conference we hardly had time to explore the city proper.
Martinsville, Virginia, is named for Joseph Martin, pioneer, who settled here in 1773. In 1793 the Courthouse of Henry County was moved here and the town was established. Patrick Henry, for whom the county was named, lived near here once. In 1865, Stoneman, moving south to join Sherman, captured Martinsville. It was incorporated as a town in 1873 and as
The Committed Pig, is an American brunch and burger restaurant located at 339 Springfield Avenue in Summit They are famous for a la carte brunch options, gourmet double-patty pork-roll burgers, and creative grilled cheese sandwiches. To the right, you can see the storefront for Cove Carpet One Floor & Home located right next door at 335 Springfield Ave. Downtown Summit,
Development took off when the old Easton Turnpike (Route 28) was laid out. Among the early developments was a fashionable townhouse for Ferdinand Vanderveer. He was a prominent citizen and county politician who served as the Judge of Common Pleas from 1822-1835. The house was later occupied by the West End Athletic Association (1891-1895). In 1910, Benjamin Billian purchased the
Old Town is a neighborhood that specialized in making tools. It was a commercial crossroads by the Grand River with a mill, brewery, and shops. By 1900, it was a center for making plows and other agricultural tools. The arrival of the Olds and Reo motor car companies changed the face of the neighborhood. New factories made auto bodies, wheels
Once the birthplace of the J.J. Newberry Co. Stores, today the Renegade Winery is located here. Down the block is the Urban Winery. This public art mural depicts a vintage train emerging from a tunnel. It is somewhat surprising to encounter this scene off of a parking lot. Newberry’s Yard of Ale is another establishment that contributes to the food
Ithaca, New York, has one of the few surviving pedestrian plazas. In the 1970s several downtown areas closed streets to traffic to create a pedestrian area in the public realm. Very few of these were effective, and later the street was reintroduced in many. Ithaca has been resistant to this trend, instead choosing to replace their original design with brand
This public artwork is titled “Dressmaker’s Manikin with Drapery”. It is a permanent sculpture located at Kiwanis Place (at the corner of Ottawa Street North and Edinburgh Avenue) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The primary piece is a draping study carved onto a headless, armless form resembling a dressmaker’s mannequin. It is a direct tribute to the historic Ottawa Street Fabric
Meakins & Sons Brush Factory building, located at the corner of King Street East and West Avenue South in Hamilton. The white historic building prominently features a massive public art piece titled “Raise,” painted in 2018 by local Hamilton muralist Lester Coloma and designer Norman Coloma. The monochrome mural serves as a visual tribute to Hamilton’s industrial history and working-class