vicupstate 674 Report post Posted May 1, 2020 It was demolished to widen the street as part of the Pete Hollis Blvd 'project'. Total waste of money that did not bring any of the promised benefits. The McDonald's footprint was already in place before those buildings were torn down. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motonenterprises 134 Report post Posted May 1, 2020 1 hour ago, vicupstate said: It was demolished to widen the street as part of the Pete Hollis Blvd 'project'. Total waste of money that did not bring any of the promised benefits. The McDonald's footprint was already in place before those buildings were torn down. Something better will show up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exile 143 Report post Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) On 5/1/2020 at 10:02 AM, ausrutherford said: Unfortunately a lot of damage even without interstates: There used a be a small downtown-like area around the intersection of Rutherford/Buncombe... Forever destroyed by SCDOT... I had semi-forgotten about that building. I knew there was a second "flatiron" building in or near downtown (the other being Legal Services), but I couldn't remember where. Now I know the cause of my memory issues. According to Google Earth's historical imagery, it was gone by 2005. I last lived in Greenville in 1997. When was it torn down? Edited May 7, 2020 by Exile 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ausrutherford 115 Report post Posted May 9, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 11:04 AM, Exile said: I had semi-forgotten about that building. I knew there was a second "flatiron" building in or near downtown (the other being Legal Services), but I couldn't remember where. Now I know the cause of my memory issues. According to Google Earth's historical imagery, it was gone by 2005. I last lived in Greenville in 1997. When was it torn down? When they widened Pete Hollis, so early 2000s I think. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GvilleSC 382 Report post Posted May 9, 2020 10 hours ago, ausrutherford said: When they widened Pete Hollis, so early 2000s I think. What a mistake that was -- both the road and the demolition. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicupstate 674 Report post Posted May 9, 2020 48 minutes ago, GvilleSC said: What a mistake that was -- both the road and the demolition. Yep. It brought none of the economic development that was promised and it will take more money to remediate the 'highway' effect in order for the growth to occur that is actually achievable. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
