Building on the past
As the News & Record's Don Patterson reports today, the facade of the Southeastern Building in downtown Greensboro will be restored to its original design come June.
The nine-story building has been a prominent fixture at the corner of North Elm and East Market streets since 1920 and its impending comeback could add precious juice to the sleepier northern end of Elm. Especially after baseball season ends, that part of the center city remains relatively dormant while the southern end of Elm jumps on nights and weekends. Center Pointe, the new Center City Park and now the Southeastern Building ought to help change that.
Of course, downtown plans have to be greeted with cautious optimism. Some will happen as advertised. Others, as in a hotel first on South Elm and then on Greene Street, and as in Bellemeade Village, have gone nowhere. At least so far.
But hope springs eternal.
I remember the Hub men's store being a first-floor fixture there when I was growing up.
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Once again another great redevelopment project in downtown Greensboro. It will be interesting to the building with its 1920s look. As developers take vacant ofice space off the downtown market by converting it to residential, we will get closer and closer to seeing more large scale mixed-use projects that includes new highrises.
Posted on January 19, 2007 9:50 AM