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Today, we're posting a different angle from the area on West February 1 Place for our readers wanting a better view of the Chamber of Commerce building and the Rolex Clock. At one time the Carlyle & Co. Jewelry Store was located very close to this spot, downtown, and they were an authorized Rolex dealer. Also, Greensboro has many golf courses and high level games here and Rolex is popular in the golf community with Rolex serving as the official timekeeper for many events. Also, they have created their own tournaments and awards. Read more about Rolex and their relationship to golf on the company's website, HERE. 

Schiffman's Jewelers is now recognized as an official Rolex jeweler and service center. We're betting someone in Greensboro knows the history of the installation of this Rolex clock. Surely, one of our golfing friends will know the details of the installation of this clock. It is a fun piece of Greensboro's history that shouldn't get lost. Maybe we should check in with the Chamber of Commerce. Do you know? If so, please share the information you have.

Happy Wednesday!

February 1 Place was hopping this weekend. There was the art opening we featured on Saturday at the Greensboro Project Space on this street. The above scene features a 1978 Volkswagen Super Beetle convertible parked on February 1. In the background is the vintage Rolex clock, located in front of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, located at 111 West February 1 Place.

As for this alpine white, Volkswagen sedan, it was spotless. It must have been well cared for over the last 48 years. We hope it strolled Elm Street later in the night. We were wondering if this vehicle could have been purchased from Flow Volkswagen, but they didn't open in Greensboro until 1986. They started selling Volkswagens in Winston-Salem in 1961, so it could have been purchased there. The demand for used cars in the USA remains strong. We're betting it fill find an owner soon. For now, we were impressed at how much it added to the above photo. We'd love to take it on a photo shoot. If only we were in the market for a car.

Happy Tuesday!

903 Bluford Street is located right across the street from North Carolina A&T University. As a matter of fact, Samet is building a NCA&T building right beside the above house.  This house was built in 1905, making it 120 years old. We were out exploring the area, trying to imagine what it will look like in October, on NCA&T's homecoming  weekend.

The lot that goes with the house about 1/4 an acre and it seems as if it is an enclave unto itself; a private residence, surrounded by university property in a house where it seems as if time stood still. The exterior condition has been well maintained, and that porch is absolutely cozy looking. We do plan to stop by on the week of October 5012, just to see how this house weathers homecoming. 

Today is Labor Day, a holiday that began in 1882, a holiday that was only 23 years old when this house was built. Theodore Roosevelt was president.

Happy Monday! Happy September!

The praying mantis gets its name because the way it holds its front legs looks like it is praying. Nature seems so busy this week trying to transition to fall. Night temperatures have been dropping 20 degrees and the hours of daylight are noticeably shorter.

Can you believe today is the last day of August? 

The praying mantis gets its name because the way it holds its front legs looks like it is praying. The Latin name is mantis religiosa. Observing a mantis can feel like witnessing a tiny act of meditation, a reminder to slow down and be present. In this part of the United States, in autumn, as the days shorten and nature shifts toward dormancy, the mantis seems to embody the quiet, reflective energy of the season. Evidence of this change in Greensboro this week is the fact that night temperatures have been dropping 20 degrees and the hours of daylight are noticeably shorter.

Let's all go outside today and see what we can observe in the world around us. Autumn won't really be in full swing until the end of September; however, plants are going to seed, squirrels are gathering acorns, deer seem to be more active in dawn and dusk.

Can you believe today is the last day of August? 

Happy Sunday!