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Greensboro Pictorials Highlights

Images taken from a group of illustrated promotional publications from the 1890s and early 1900s that document both commercial and residential buildings.

Co-operative Cotton Mills -- (just finished)
Exterior view of the then-new Co-operative Cotton Mills, located at an unspecified address in Greensboro. Image taken from "Album of Greensboro N.C." (1892).
El-Rees-So Cigar Company
Exterior view of the El-Rees-So Cigar Company, located at 348 South Elm Street in Greensboro.
Keeley Institute
Interior view of the Keeley Institute, located at 447 West Washington Street in Greensboro. The institute was housed in Blandwood, the former home of Governor John Motley Morehead, which is now a museum operated by Preservation Greensboro. Image taken from "Progressive Greensboro: The Gate City of North Carolina"
St. Leo's Hospital
Exterior view of St. Leo's Hospital, located at Summit Avenue near Bessemer Avenue in Greensboro. St. Leo's opened in 1906 and closed in 1954. The campus served as a Catholic high school until it was torn down in 1968.
St. Leo's Hospital
Exterior view of St. Leo's Hospital, located at Summit Avenue near Bessemer Avenue in Greensboro. St. Leo's opened in 1906 and closed in 1954. The campus served as a Catholic high school until it was torn down in 1968. Image taken from "Southward the sun of progress shines"
Students' and library buildings
Exterior view of the State Normal and Industrial College, located at Spring Garden Street in Greensboro.

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