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NINA SIMONE'S CHILDHOOD HOME HAS BEEN RESTORED
🏡 After nearly being destroyed, Simone's childhood home in Tryon, NC has been restored and is planned to be open for visitors in 2027.
🏡 A collective of black artists bought the house in 2017 and began restoration.
📰 Details in Essence Magazine
https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/nina-simone-childhood-home-restored/
🚗 My 2024 trip to #TryonNC with photos of Simone's memorial and the house in progress:
https://mindly.social/@joewynne/112411067742252589
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An old track runs by the small but historic town of #TryonNC.
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Train track passes by the Depot Garden Park created by the Tryon Garden Club in #Tryon, NC.
🧵 ➡️ #TryonNC and this park
#NinaSimone Continued
I heard of the third destination from a manager of a diner where I ate breakfast. Would have missed it otherwise, and it turned out to be my favorite of the three.
After seeing it, I was feeling good.
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#NinaSimone Continued
Some additional pics from The Nina Simone Plaza before posting about the third destination.
📸 Photo (from historical kiosk) of young Nina
📸 Nina being given award by Sinead O'Connor
📸 A quotation at the entrance to The Plaza
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#NinaSimone Continued
The second destination is a few minutes away: the house she grew up in being restored.
🎶 In 2023, Venus Williams joined an existing group to secure funds for the needed work:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/venus-williams-nina-simone-childhood-home-180981832/
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On a road trip last week, I went out of my way to stop in Tryon, a small town in SW North Carolina.
Why?
Had to check out the childhood home of #NinaSimone!
🎶 I knew the town has two major "attractions" that are worth seeing. But I learned about a third. All were engaging, making this side trip a highlight.
🎶 First, there is The Nina Simon Plaza, with a bronze likeness of her. More info and what is hidden inside in alt text.
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