Shot in the Triad

Shot in the Triad is a photoessay series by Greensboro photographer Carolyn de Berry. The series began with the paper in 2014 and aims to document both the quiet and monumental events that take place in the Triad.

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2023 (JANUARY-DECEMBER)

N. Church Street, Greensboro Fallen trees at Lake Townsend after days of record cold temperatures.
N. Elm Street, Greensboro January morning, downtown Greensboro.
MLK Jr. Drive, Greensboro Members of Village Mentoring walk in Greensboro’s 2023 MLK Day Parade.
N O.Henry Blvd, Greensboro January morning at Lakeview Memorial Park.
Lawndale Drive, Greensboro Hulk, one of two moray eels at the Greensboro Science Center, makes an appearance behind the scenes.
E. Market Street, Greensboro February morning at Revision Vintage in downtown Greensboro.
Chestnut Street, Greensboro February afternoon.

2022 (JANUARY-DECEMBER)

S. Elm Street, Greensboro Fordham’s Drug Store opened on July 21, 1898 and closed in 2002. Famous for its fountain Cokes and malted milkshakes, Fordham’s also discreetly served liquor during Prohibition. A “For Sale” sign went up in the window in 2015.
Percy Street, Greensboro Greensboro’s newest gallery, the Percy Street Free Little Art Gallery, is curated by Ash Hein. The gallery charges no admission, has unlimited viewing hours, and works of art are free of charge. Submissions are also welcome.
E. Fisher Avenue, Greensboro Sledding challenges in downtown Greensboro.
Guilford Avenue, Greensboro Winter evening.
A makeshift memorial for Marcus Smith was removed right before the city settled with the Smith family for $2.57 million.
Green Valley Road, Greensboro Over 150,000 babies, including my son, were born at the Women’s Hospital. In April 2020 it was converted into a coronavirus-only field hospital where over 4,700 patients were treated. Demolition began on the building, which is now owned by Deep River Partners, in January.
Yanceyville Street, Greensboro Construction is underway at the old self-storage facility in the Mill House building of Greensboro’s Revolution Mill. The property will consist of apartments, retail and restaurants and is currently expected to be completed in summer 2022.
S. Greene Street, Greensboro A memorial for local victims of gun violence on the grounds of the Guilford County Courthouse.
W. Friendly Avenue, Greensboro Svetlana Chub, center, a native of Kharkiv, Ukraine, stands wrapped in the Ukrainian flag at a community rally at Trinity Church to support Ukrainians.
Fulton Street, Greensboro Members of the 75th Greensboro Fire Department recruit class practice during a live burn training exercise.
New Garden Road, Greensboro The headstones of William and Priscilla Coffin at the New Garden Friends Cemetery. In 1781, Coffin turned his house in the New Garden community, a Quaker settlement, into a hospital for Americans wounded during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and in skirmishes earlier along New Garden Road. In 2002, The Nathanael Greene Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, placed a bronze marker on his grave which declared Coffin, a Quaker and pacifist, an American patriot for his help in America’s fight for independence from England
Brookhaven Mill Road, Greensboro Tom Pyne, of TGP Forage and Livestock, shears a sheep at Brookhaven Mill Farm on Spring Sheep Shearing Day.
Ashland Drive, Greensboro Spring evening at the Greensboro Arboretum.
N. Elm Street, Greensboro Bob Dylan’s tour bus outside the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Greensboro.
Cypress Street, Greensboro Archaeological dig site at Swann Middle School’s 100th Anniversary Celebration. As part of Swann’s 100th year anniversary archaelogists from New South Associates worked with students, teaching techniques to excavate four locations on the school property.
Duke Street, Greensboro Scene from a Spanish-language re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
S. Greene Street, Greensboro Scene from a sparsely attended rally held by the United Patriot Party of North Carolina.
Benjmain Parkway, Greensboro Alexis and Josh Chandler, with children Banks and Phoenix, review their choices before casting their vote on Primary Election Day.
E. Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro City pools open for the season on Saturday May 28th!
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Greensboro This Neoclassical Revival style home is one of 73 properties deemed unsafe that will be demolished by the city. It was built for John A. Hodgin, a real estate developer and president of a number of local businesses, between 1910 and 1913.
N. Greene Street, Greensboro Kelly Gould, of Rhodes Academy of Irish Dance based in Virginia, competes in the Greensboro Feile Rince Feis. Gould went on to win the 267 Open Championship for 18 & over. Hundreds of Irish dancers from all over the east coast gathered in downtown Greensboro for the competition.
N. Church Street, Greensboro A phone booth made from repurposed materials awaits visiters in the Fisher Park neighborhood. From sign: “If there is anyone you need or want to talk to whether it’s a friend, enemy, loved one, stranger or yourself from the past, present or future, help yourself.” Visitors are encouraged to leave a note.
S. Elm Street, Greensboro Streetside barbershop at the Juneteenth Mural Concert in downtown Greensboro.
W. Market Street, Greensboro Protesters hold signs during morning traffic at the “We Won’t Go Back Piedmont NC” rally in downtown Greensboro.
W. Market Street, Greensboro Abortion rights supporters spontaneously marched through downtown over the holiday weekend after attendng a rally organized by the Greensboro Working-class & Houseless Organizing Alliance.
Montlieu Avenue, High Point Sunday afternoon at the Nido & Mariana Qubein Children’s Museum.
E. Market Street, Greensboro Donnie Heath and Michelle Woolverton take advantage of a summer lunch break. Heath, who lives and works in the Southeastern Building, has elevated his parking spot to a whole new level.
N. Greene Street, Greensboro Supporters toast Mayor Nancy Vaughan at the end of a nail-biter election night in Greensboro. Vaughan, who has been mayor since 2013, beat her opponent District 3 city council member Justin Outling by 425 votes (at press time).
Summit Avenue, Greensboro Guilford County Schools are back in action. Featured here is Miss Lina Porter’s Schoolhouse at the Greensboro History Museum.
E. Bragg Street, Greensboro One of two sculptures by Greensboro native Vandorn Hinnant on the Downtown Greenway in the Ole Asheboro nieghborhood.
W. Market Street, Greensboro George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic perform at the 2022 NC Folk Festival in downtown Greensboro.
S. Elm Street, Greensboro Scene from the 2022 Greensboro Pride Festival.
N. Greene St., Greensboro Vivian Morris, a student at the Boyle School of Irish Dance in Alexandria, Virginia , reads during downtime at the Carolina Championship and Feis in downtown Greensboro.
W. Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro The Old One-Two at Oden Brewing Company.
New Garden Road, Greensboro Osage oranges (also known as hedge apples or horse apples) at the Hoskin Family Farm exhibit at the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.
Lawndale Drive, Greensboro Flamingo situation at the Greensboro Science Center.
W. Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro Sophia, the world’s first humanoid celebrity, is photographed at The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Induction Celebration at the Koury Convention Center. Sophia was the keynote speaker for the evening.
E. Lindsay Street, Greensboro Members of the Dudley High School Marching Band of Thunder perform in the NC A&T Homecoming Parade.
S. Eugene Street, Greensboro Election workers collect completed ballots at the Guilford County Courthouse on Election Night in Greensboro.
N. Davie Street, Greensboro Servers prepare tables for Greensboro Downtown Park Inc.’s annual Friendsgiving event in LeBauer Park.
N. Church Street, Greensboro November morning at Central Library.
S. Elm Street, Greensboro Snow machine magic at the Festival of Lights in downtown Greensboro.
Gorrell Street, Greensboro King Gates, 8, chats with Santa while Marian Bonds looks on at the Historic Magnolia House in Greensboro.
N. Church Street, Greensboro Happy Holidays!
Highwoods Boulevard, Greensboro Happy New Year!

2021 (January-December)

Guilford Avenue. Greensboro Artist Thomas Sayre’s West Woods Project on Phase 4 along the railtrail on the Downtown Greenway.
Plainfield Road, Greensboro January, early evening.
Chestnut Street, Greensboro Inauguration Day 2021.
Plott Street, Greensboro January afternoon.
S. Church Street, Greensboro Student artwork hangs outside The Experiential School in downtown Greensboro.
E. Bessemer Avenue, Greensboro The Fullwood family has been running Ocean Fresh Seafood since 1978.
Guilford College Road, Greensboro Freezing rain and ice over the weekend caused tree damage and power outages for thousands of households in the Triad. More icy weather is in the forecast.
S. Elm Street, Greensboro Union Cemetery is Greensboro’s oldest known African American cemetery.
Murrow Boulevard, Greensboro Scene from the newest section of the Downtown Greenway.
Vanstory Street, Greensboro A FEMA mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Four Seasons Town Centre. The site will officially open on Wednesday and will be open seven days a week for an eight-week period. It is expected to give 3,000 doses a day.
Yanceyville Street, Greensboro One of Duke Energy’s purple LED streetlights. Defect or thing of beauty? You be the judge.
Summit Avenue and Yanceyville Street, Greensboro Site of a c.1923 Craftsman bungalow within the Dunleath Historic District after a demolition permit was issued by the city.
Price Park Road, Greensboro Spring morning at Price Park.
Chestnut Street, Greensboro Roofers at work.
McIver Street, Greensboro Peonies at the UNCG Community Gardens.
Lake Daniel Park, Greensboro Front row seat at Lake Daniel Greenway.
Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro Beef Burger, the morning after hundreds of people flocked to the restaurant due to a rumor circulating on social media that the restaurnat was closing.
Heritage Place, Greensboro Mulberries are here!
Boulder Road, Greensboro Storm clouds gather over Colonial Pipeline storage tanks in Greensboro. Last week the company reported a ransomware cyber-attack which resulted in a temporary shutdown of the pipeline.
Pastor Anderson Drive, Greensboro After roughly 15 years of vacancy, construction is underway at the 13.7-acre site at the intersection of East Market and South Dudley streets in east Greensboro.
Coliseum Boulevard, Greensboro Ryder Anglin checks out the scene at the Dinosaur Adventure Drive-Thru at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Chestnut Street, Greensboro Prince Johnson, owner of Smoke Mouth Grill, tends to the meats for a meal with friends Memorial Day weekend.
Lawndale Drive, Greensboro Caribbean flamingoes at their new home at the Greensboro Science Center’s Revolution Ridge which opened to the public this week.
Spring Garden Street, Greensboro Mike Moore, owner of Buffalo Boogie Records.
Sandy Ridge Road, Greensboro Whitaker Farms flowers at the Piedmont Triad Farmer’s Market.
E. Green Drive, High Point The No Justice, No Peace March on High Point for Fred Cox was attended by over 100 supporters and featured civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Rev. Gred Drumwright, and the families of Black men who have been killed by police.
Old Battleground Rd, Greensboro Ice cream experts and heroes of summer Cullen Capehart and Caroline Doss at Ozzie’s Ice Cream.
Levi Coffin Drive, Greensboro The Eastern Music Festival is back! Seen here is the Young Artists Orchestra in rehearsal at Dana Auditorium at Guilford College.
Bur-Mill Club Road, Greensboro Summer evening on Lake Brandt at Bur-Mill Park.
N. Church Street, Greensboro Masterful climbing at the Greensboro Children’s Museum.
Guilford College Woods, Greensboro Site of the Underground Railroad tree.
W. Cornwallis Drive, Greensboro Summer evening at the Greensboro Elks Lodge #602.
Burlington Road, Greensboro Scene from the Mixed Greens Community Garden which serves all residents of Guilford county.
Curtis Street, Greensboro Greensboro’s first Freedom Fridge is located in the parking lot of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in the Warnersville neighborhood.
N. Davie Street, Greensboro Set up for the 2021 NC Folk Festival is underway at Lebauer Park.
E. Market Street, Greensboro Scene from the Festival Community Jam with the UNCG Old-Time Ensemble on the first night of the NC Folk Festival.
N. Elm Street, Greensboro Members of the Joyemovement dance company at the conclusion of “A Wicked Silence”, a site-specific performance created by Downtown Greensboro Parks Inaugural Artist in Residence Alexandra Joye Warren.
S. Greene Street, Greensboro Activist Lewis Pitts speaks at a community press conference about the death of Marcus Deon Smith by Greensboro police.
Hiatt Street, Greensboro The Mock Judson Voehringer Co. Hosiery Mill, an official Guilford County landmark and site on the National Register of Historic Places, is being converted into apartments and townhomes.
W. Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro Sprinkle Oil , an almost 50 year old family-owned business, is known for its full service gas station and quick oil changes.
Scott Avenue, Greensboro Happy Halloween!
Hiatt Street, Greensboro Jamison Mobile Home Park, where residents and their supporters are attempting to raise money and awareness about their plight to stay in their homes.
Lake Brandt Road, Greensboro Neil Thompson, Lake Brandt Activity Specialist, assists with the slingshot at a Greensboro Parks and Recreation Pumpkin Smash event.
S. Elm Street, Greensboro Scene from the early hours of the Elsewhere Museum’s 12th Annual Extravaganza.
N. Church Street, Greensboro Happy Thanksgiving!
S. Elm Street, Greensboro Viviana Rosales sets up the outdoor section of Terra Blue before opening for the day. The store, owned by Sarah McDavid, has been a fixture on S. Elm Street since 1999. During the pandemic McDonald added merchandise and a working sink to the front sidewalk to encourage safe shopping.
S. Elm Street, Greensboro A sweet victory at Santa Sumo Wrestling at this year’s Festival of Lights.
Price Park Drive, Greensboro Morning frost at Price Park Bird and Butterfly Meadow.
Shady Lawn Drive, Greensboro Homeowner Gene Oliver started working on his Christmas display on November 1st. He estimates the set up takes about 40-50 hours every year.
Fairmont Street, Greensboro Farewell 2021!