Glimpses of Greenville: Cely Construction history
W.H. and H.W. Cely were successful merchants in antebellum Greenville.
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Glimpses of Greenville: Greenville’s smallest business?
Greenville’s smallest business? Currently, that would be near the northeast corner of Washington and Main streets.
Glimpses of Greenville: 1950s Main Street nostalgia
The nostalgia of growing up in the 1950s can be brought back immediately with photos.
Glimpses of Greenville: Camperdown No. 2 weaving room
The mill opened in 1876 on the heals of its sister mill, Sampson and Hall (later Camperdown No.1) opening on the lower falls in 1874.
Glimpses of Greenville: Elks 858 Club building
The 858 would later take the name from the Elk’s Club and open on the upper floors.
Glimpses of Greenville: Brandon Mill company store
Mill workers could buy their everyday goods here.
Glimpses of Greenville: Col. Crittenden’s home
This house was on the northeast corner of West Broad and Laurens streets.
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.