Old Columbia in Black & White

[flotown]

Here are some vintage old photos of Columbia area buildings, all from the Library of Congress archives. Some may find them interesting. I'm unsure which ones are all still standing or in use.

Lunatic Asylum at Bull Street & Elmwood Ave. Initial construction 1827 Subsequent construction in 1838 and the 1840's

Crawford-Clarkson House @ Bull and Blanding St. Initial construction 1842

Ainsley Hall Mansion on Blanding St. Initial construction 1823

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University of South Carolina Library on South Sumter Street. Initial construction 1825

Columbia Canal & Power Plant on Broad River Initial construction 1824 Subsequent work 1890's

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DeBruhl-Marshall House at 1401 Laurel Street. Built 1820

State House

First Baptist Church on Hampton St Initial Construction 1859; Renovations 1949

Gervais Street Bridge over Congaree River. Initial construction 1927

Richard O'Neal, Jr. House at 1028 Elmwood Ave. Initial construction 1840's Demolished 1961

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Greyhound Bus Station at 1200 Blanding St. Initial construction 1939

Palmetto Building at Main & Washington St Initial construction 1913

Reflection

Central National Bank at Hampton & Main St Initial construction 1871

First Presbyterian Church at Marion & Lady St Initial construction pre-1900

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Fisher-Bachman House at 1615 Hampton St Initial construction pre 1900

Consolidated Building at 1328 North Main St Initial construction 1912

Trinity Episcopal Church at Sumter & Gervais Streets Initial construction pre 1900

Allen University Chapelle Administration Building on Harden Street

[waccamatt]

I love the old pictures, Flotown. Where did you find them?

[sonofaque86]

omg. i love them. look at them building the south trust tower!

[krazeeboi]

^Yeah, I saw that.

Excellent finds!

[Spartan]

Too cool. Thanks for sharing that. Its weird to see the Horseshoe without the gates- especially since they're on the university logo now.

Thanks for all the hard work to share these with us!

[flotown]

I love the old pictures, Flotown. Where did you find them?

[waccamatt]

That's awesome, Flo.