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Snapshot: Downtown implosion

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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The King Cotton Hotel, which opened in 1927 at Market and Davie streets in downtown Greensboro, had 225 rooms and was considered one of the finest in the South. It was imploded in 1971, and the News & Record now occupies the land. The truck parked in the foreground of the photo looks a little too close for comfort. (Photo by Larry Tucker)