South Greensboro Area Plan - Public Review Draft - 9.25.25

Map 2.2 South Greensboro in 1951

“Recent” History In the 1950s, Greensboro experienced significant growth, evolving from a textile-focused town to a diverse city with new industries, public housing, and shopping centers, while also becoming a hub for literature and a location for the Magnolia House Motel, a safe space for traveling African-Americans. In 1951 Greensboro elected its first African-American City Councilman. Nine years later four male NCA&T students held one of the nation’s most significant “sit-ins” at Woolworth’s lunch counter in Downtown Greensboro. At this time the study area was just starting to grow. This 1951 map shows the major interchanges at I-40 and Randleman Road, homes and businesses near Vandalia road and some other locations, and the area’s first industrial sites. This illustrates the beginnings of urbanization in the study area - a starting point for charting its future.

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PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT - 9/25/25