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Tate Street: 1971 and 2016

A week or two back, we posted some "then and now" comparisons of photos taken on the west side of the UNCG campus around 1991. Today, we move to the other side of campus (and two decades back in time) to compare some views of Tate Steet that were originally shot around 1971.

In 1970 or 1971, the store block on the east side of Tate Street, which dates from the 1920s, added a new facade to unify and modernize the appearance of the stores. At the same time, a two-story building had opened across the street to house Franklin Drugs, which had previously been across the street in the older store block. Franklin's was replaced by a men's clothing store called The Hill, which was only open for about a year, and that's how we dated the photos.

Armed with the trusty iPhone in "panorama" mode, David Gwynn and Kathy Howard from the digital projects team recreated these images for your amusement.

Tate Street, north from Walker Avenue (1971):


Tate Street, north from Walker Avenue (2016):


Walker Avenue, west from Tate Street (1971):


Walker Avenue, west from Tate Street (2016):


Tate Street, southeast from Walker Avenue (1971):


Tate Street, southeast from Walker Avenue (2016):


Tate Street, northeast from Walker Avenue (1971):


Tate Street, northeast from Walker Avenue (2016):


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