Glimpses of Greenville: Col. Crittenden’s home
This house was on the northeast corner of West Broad and Laurens streets.
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Glimpses of Greenville: People’s National Bank
This handsome building stood along West Washington Street at its intersection with Laurens Street.
Corner of Main and Washington: Glimpses of Greenville
In this detail of a Coxe collection from the Greenville County Historical Society we see the balcony of the old Goodlett house hotel building.
Glimpses of Greenville: Poinsett Lumber Co.
The company was a division of the Singer Sewing Machine company whose familiar wooden sewing cases and stands were made with wood from this facility.
Glimpses of Greenville: Double Cola building on West Washington
This building remains on the northwest corner of West Washington and Academy streets.
Glimpses of Greenville: From A&P grocery to Trehel modernization
Pendleton Street has been a primary road bringing traffic in and out of Greenville since our earliest days.
Glimpses of Greenville: Main Street bridge, 1960s
This fantastic detail of a colorized Coxe Collection photo from the Greenville County Historical Society shows the Main Street bridge area around 1960 when it had more buildings around and on it.
A reason for the rooster: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
These two buildings are still here but have new façades.
Glimpses of Greenville: Patton, Tilman and Bruce on North Main
A long-running Greenville shoe store began as Pride & Patton in 1899.
Glimpses of Greenville: Rey’s dual lives
Many Greenvillians have celebrated their special occasions with rings and other jewelry from this store.
Downtown from the air: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
Fortunately for Greenville, William Coxe documented our city from the air throughout the decades of his photography business.
History tours began as Greenville’s downtown revived: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
The first effort to offer guided tours of Greenville came in 1981.
Odd details from town in 1903: Glimpses of Greenville
Headlined news stories are what we commonly look for and stop to read in newspapers and other media.
Lifelong echoes of the Civil War: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
Washington Boazeman was born in 1841 in Newberry County, South Carolina, to Cooper and Cathrine Boazeman.
Century-old promo film highlights textiles, tourism: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
Researching this era has uncovered some interesting efforts by the city and organizations to promote business and tourism.