Category Archives: Reidsville GA

International Parts Warehouse, Reidsville

Russell Rewis: This is a sad story if you really look into it. This was I.P.W., International Parts Warehouse, at one point and also had various other owners. This is where parts stores ordered there inventory from or specialty parts not stocked for customers in stores.

This warehouse delivered many jobs for many people in a small town that needed it. Unfortunately a common mistake this day and age occurred when it was moved to a bigger city forcing the employees to either move or lose their jobs. Proud people now having to file unemployment or too proud and barely surviving through jobs that should only be used as a side income or an enjoyable hobby such as quilting or other invaluable talents.

This mistake is being seen more and more across this nation, forgetting about the small town and the working man and woman! SICK! People wearing coats and ties scratch each others’ backs not caring about the people who built this country on their backs. Big cities pour money into big cities forcing small towns/cities to adapt or die and become trash, because people in suits think we should leave our traditions, an old way of life behind. It’s a vicious cycle that only continues.

Burns Auto Parts, Reidsville

Russell Rewis writes: This was Burns Auto Parts. The new one is located across the street. Possibly one of the greatest parts stores in the nation, you could come in for advice on auto parts or life. probably best if you stuck to parts. You could just sit and talk all day if you like, certainly a great place to sit and observe the overall opinions on politics, religion, food, or the favorite vehicle brand. If you sit around long enough you will see the great diversity in such a small town although not so evident at first. More than a parts store; hospitality, knowledgeable, and a dying breed.

Gaffney’s Beauty Salon, Reidsville

The commercial block where this was located was demolished by 2013.

Queen Anne Cottage, 1900, Reidsville

This Queen Anne cottage is a great example of the marriage of vernacular and formal architecture. The house has a winged-gable floor plan but the ornamentation is so superb it moves beyond the Folk Victorian into the Queen Anne.

Church Street Storefronts, Reidsville

This block of historic commercial storefronts was demolished by 2014. The building at the far right was the City Barber Shop.