Glendi Higgins, photographed above, was on the front end of a giant trend. He had the first bicycle shop in Greensboro. He started selling bikes in the late 50’s and by the early 60’s had a bicycle shop on Spring Garden Street across from Yum Yum’s Ice Cream Shop. By the early 1970’s, UNCG was expanding and needed his property to accommodate their growth. Undaunted, Mr. Higgins built his store in its current location on Battleground Avenue, across from what is now Cookout and Omega Sports. Mr. Higgins had owned the land since 1951. Originally, the property had a church with a parsonage beside it and there was nothing but woods across the street. Before long, an A&P grocery store went up and the woods went down. Now, the neighborhood has changed completely and, at 85 years old,  Mr. Higgins is one of the rare keepers of knowledge about Battleground Avenue in mid-20th century Greensboro. He is also one of those rare folks who is not too busy to take the time to talk to customers.