Today is ABC Wednesday and ‘H’ is for Hobbs Road. The brick, colonial house in the photo is typical of the houses on Hobbs and and is actually the first house on Hobbs as it begins at Beverly Place near Friendly Center. Far from a straight line, Hobbs winds through the city; it is the road that grew and grew and now measures 4.2 miles. As Greensboro’s borders changed, Hobbs got extended. Crossing over Friendly, Holden, Westridge, Jefferson, past Temple Emanuael, the American Hebrew Academy, and Kathleen Clay Library, Hobbs becomes Garden Lake Drive once it crosses New Garden. Hobbs has so much to share with the Greensboro. David Caldwell Park and Interpretive Museum, Tanger Bicentennial Garden, and The Bogg Garden are all located there.

While Hobbs is a somewhat busy road, most of its houses are placed comfortably back from the street. Of all 246 streets in Greensboro beginning with the letter ‘H,’ Hobbs has the most houses: 231. Last year, we featured the Easter Bunny’s house on Hobbs and, if you are interested, here are our previous ABC Wednesday offerings. Thanks for reading folks; we’re out of the office planning for ‘I’ and ‘J.’