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From Home Furnishing Business
Representative Kathy Manning Visits High Point Furniture Market
November 4,
2024 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
During the month of October, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) spent time in the district she represents, which includes the heart of the Piedmont Triad and includes Greensboro, most of Winston-Salem and also High Point. One of the stops on her visits this month included a trip to Furniture Market where she came to meet with leaders from High Point Market Authority with High Point Mayor Cyril Jefferson. She wanted to discuss priorities for the thriving furniture industry in the city.
During her time at Market, she took time to visit the International Home Furnishing Center, and also toured the Riverside Showroom with Mayor Jefferson. The showroom is located in what was the YMCA in downtown High Point.
Congresswoman Manning was able to get a tour of the showroom and was impressed with their preservation of the building. In a post on Instagram, she commented, "(The showroom) is in the old YMCA. It's Riverside, which is actually out of Arkansas, but they now have lots of employees and operations right here in High Point."
Congresswoman Manning also mentioned that this building was where Wilt Chamberlain, at 16 years of age, won a basketball championship. They restored the gym and included photographs from the championship.
Commenting on the restoration of the showroom, she said "... They've kept it so that you can actually look into (where) the pool was, but it's surrounded by one of the coolest showrooms I have ever seen!"