Commercial, Advertising and Editorial Photography. Greensboro, North Carolina
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
One year ago today, the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina opened its doors. Located in the old Woolworth building in downtown Greensboro, it is the site where four students from North Carolina A&T University began a historic sit-in at the lunch counter on Feb. 1, 1960 and helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement in this country. If you’re in town, plan a visit to the museum.
Jim Gallucci is a Greensboro sculptor who works in metal. A large part of his work is architectural in nature and he is known for his doors and gates. His sculptures are on display and in installations all over the country. I stopped by his studio/large metal working shop yesterday where he and his staff weld, cut, forge and mold metal, and he was hard at work on a full size model for his latest commission. For more info on Jim and his work, go to http://www.jimgalluccisculptor.com/index.php.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Images from a recent website redo at Southern Lights Bistro in Greensboro, North Carolina. Located at 2415-A Lawndale Drive, Southern Lights is an award winning restaurant owned by Chef John Drees. For reservations and more info, go to http://southernlightsbistro.com/. By the way, the scallops are to die for.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Portrait of Chef John Drees, of Southern Lights Bistro in Greensboro, North Carolina.
I made a trip out to the Old Mill of Guilford yesterday to pick up some stone ground grits for my son in New Hampshire. He’s in school at Dartmouth, and evidently grits are hard to come by in Hanover. I pick some up for him every couple of months. I enjoy going by the mill and looking at the old milling machinery. I come from a family that had about four generations of millers, so there must be some flour in my genes. And, you can fit 14 pounds of grits nicely in a USPS Flat Rate Box.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Azaleas, Fisher Park in Greensboro, North Carolina.
This past weekend I went by the annual reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. On March 15, 1781, American forces under General Nathaniel Greene met a British force under Lord Cornwallis at Guilford Courthouse, near Greensboro, North Carolina. The culmination of the Southern campaign of the American Revolution, the battle was technically won by the British, but Cornwallis’s army was so weakened, he had to retreat to Yorktown, Virginia and the final American victory. On Saturday and Sunday, historical reenactment groups from all over the country provided displays of Revolutionary War camp life and a daily battle reenactment.
Cousin Taylor Rollins spent the weekend as a camp follower with the 1st New Jersey Light Infantry.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
And now for something completely different. I enjoy shooting sports, but I don’t get as many opportunities as I once did. These photographs are from last weekend’s Women’s ACC tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
As I was watching the first groups tour the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro last week, I noticed an elderly lady in a wheelchair being pushed along the counter of the old Woolworth building where the sit-ins began 50 years ago. The tour leader asked who she was and she told him she was Geneva Tisdale, a former Woolworth employee, who six months after the sit-ins began, was in a small group who were the first African-Americans to be served at the lunch counter. I had the opportunity to speak with her for a few moments. I first asked her if she remembered what day she was served. She shook her head and said she didn’t remember. I then asked her if she remembered what she ate. Suddenly the most incredible smile I have ever seen came over her face. She looked at me and said, “It was an egg salad sandwich.”
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
As I covered the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina on Monday, I witnessed several memorable moments. The image that struck me the most was seeing the original Greensboro Four (three of the original group and the son of the fourth) at the original counter where they started their sit-in fifty years ago. From left to right: Joseph McNeil, David “Chip” Richmond Jr. (son of the late David Richmond), Frankin McCain and Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.) Truly an amazing sight.
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