At the corner of South Elm Street and E. McGee, also known as Hamburger Square, we captured this picture of a father and son carrying home a plastic Santa to adorn their lawn. Dad with his cup of coffee and giant smile has captured the best of Christmas; spending quality time with his son. Unaware of the fact that all the blood is rushing to Santa’s head, dad is more focused on ensuring his son crosses the street safely. 

For those who don’t celebrate Christmas, we realize GDP has been a little heavy on holiday photos this year. The City of Greensboro has been just so festive this December and a real sense of love of community is ever evident. Please allow this indulgence; throughout the year, we try to capture many religions, ethnicities, and the many facets of the community- and we’re always open to your suggestions. Today, however, we’re all jubilant with holiday cheer.

For GDP’s full-time readers, you may know that today is ABC Wednesday and, this round, we’re featuring A-Z schools. Well, for X, we’re saying X is for NO SCHOOL. X School is on this holiday today. Also, X is for Xmas. As for the above photo, X marks the spot, a sort of ground zero for downtown Greensboro. Merry Christmas!