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Snapshot: Downtown fire
The News & Record has two main resources for old photos: A closet full of negatives and filing cabinets that hold mostly black-and-white prints. They are a gold mine for the historical, comical and just plain unusual moments in Greensboro’s history.
Each weekday in August, I’ll share a snap from the vault. There’s no rhyme or reason to the selections — they’re just photos that caught my eye. If you know more about what’s pictured, please share the details in the comments or e-mail me at michael.grossman@news-record.com.
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Looking north up Davie Street, firefighters pour water from a ladder truck onto a building near Washington Street following a fire in downtown Greensboro in April 1985. The fire engulfed a two-block area of Davie Street. (Photo by John Page)
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