My point, however, remains the same. That chunk of land - regardless of how many schools are on it - cut off Liberty Street.
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 08:06 AM
Ok, well maybe I'm not crazy then My point, however, remains the same. That chunk of land - regardless of how many schools are on it - cut off Liberty Street.
My point, however, remains the same. That chunk of land - regardless of how many schools are on it - cut off Liberty Street.
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 07:39 PM
Point taken Spartan. This is a needless clarification, that really doesn't matter (but I just can't help myself) You can't get to Mary Wright from Caulder Ave. That is Carver Jr. High.
Mary Wright is next to the swim center. It has it's entrance from Marion. Then, both Carver and Mary Wright share the big circle drive off of Church and then Carver has it's main entrance from Caulder. If you are driving out of town you pass Marion street, Swim center, Mary Wright, Carver, then Caulder Ave. Sorry
PS Liberty street used togo that far? There are several blocks between the ending point and Marion Ave. I thought Liberty ended behind Bethal Methodist.
Mary Wright is next to the swim center. It has it's entrance from Marion. Then, both Carver and Mary Wright share the big circle drive off of Church and then Carver has it's main entrance from Caulder. If you are driving out of town you pass Marion street, Swim center, Mary Wright, Carver, then Caulder Ave. Sorry
PS Liberty street used togo that far? There are several blocks between the ending point and Marion Ave. I thought Liberty ended behind Bethal Methodist.
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 09:11 PM
Yep. Its been torn apart over the years, but it used to go all the way to Arkwright and beyond (though it changed names once you got to Arkwright). The schools are the largest culprit in terms of land, but there are others closer in to town. Just look at a map and see how the streets are aligned, and then consider that South Liberty exists in downtown and the skips down to Caulder Ave before it starts back.
This is a screenshot of USC's Sanborn Maps that illustrate this. This is from 1912.
I have another map from 1924 that I will try to remember to scan and show you guys.
This is a screenshot of USC's Sanborn Maps that illustrate this. This is from 1912.
I have another map from 1924 that I will try to remember to scan and show you guys.
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Posted 02 May 2008 - 08:42 AM
I recommend the Hub City Writers Project book entitled "South of Main" to learn more about the history of this area. http://www.hubcity.o...th-of-main.html I had no idea what had happened in this area.
More than 1,400 neighborhoods in the United States, most of them African-American, were leveled in the name of urban renewal during the mid-twentieth century. South of Main recreates the culture and history of just one of those, the Southside of Spartanburg, South Carolina, founded in the 1860s by a group of ex-slaves who lived together at the end of a dusty road called Liberty Street.
This poignant and painful history examines the experiences of the people who called the Southside home and whose lives were affected by the bulldozers of urban renewal. Their story is an American story, a complex chronicle of a people powerless against the whims of progress. This book received an IPPY award in 2006 from Independent Publisher magazine as the best multicultural nonfiction title by an independent press in North America.
Between 1970 and 1978 urban renewal razed 50 blocks of their neighborhood, scattered 90 businesses and displaced an estimated 2,000 people. Through oral histories, photographs, and maps, their memories survive in this rich collection of stories called South of Main.
More than 1,400 neighborhoods in the United States, most of them African-American, were leveled in the name of urban renewal during the mid-twentieth century. South of Main recreates the culture and history of just one of those, the Southside of Spartanburg, South Carolina, founded in the 1860s by a group of ex-slaves who lived together at the end of a dusty road called Liberty Street.
This poignant and painful history examines the experiences of the people who called the Southside home and whose lives were affected by the bulldozers of urban renewal. Their story is an American story, a complex chronicle of a people powerless against the whims of progress. This book received an IPPY award in 2006 from Independent Publisher magazine as the best multicultural nonfiction title by an independent press in North America.
Between 1970 and 1978 urban renewal razed 50 blocks of their neighborhood, scattered 90 businesses and displaced an estimated 2,000 people. Through oral histories, photographs, and maps, their memories survive in this rich collection of stories called South of Main.
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Posted 20 July 2009 - 07:06 AM
I was driving down South Church this weekend and I went past the new Sav-a-Lot strip mall thing. While I am not a fan of strip malls, it looks pretty good considering what and where it is. Considering how much effort the city put into getting that store in there, its pretty impressive. It's also not anywhere close to where I thought it would be... though I don't know why I thought it would be somewhere else.
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