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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Walking Around Historic Downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina

This is our second visit to Spartanburg.  Eric and I attended the First Annual Hub City Hog Fest on a cold, grey March day in 2013.  After we sampled barbecue and listened to music at RJ Rockers, we headed back to our motorhome.






I picked up this Spartanburg
Historic Downtown Walking
 Map at the North Carolina






The walking tour takes about an hour.







Stores along historic
Main Street












The sidewalk is closed
for a repair project.













A workman directs the
backhoe operator.









Blacktop has been removed
from this section of
the street.







annual event in in front of
One Morgan Square.






Spartanburg, like many other cities has struggled with maintaining its history and urban renewal. One Morgan Square replaced the Andrews Building.   Five men died when the building collapsed one day before its scheduled implosion.






Bank building now houses
Wild Ace Pizza & Pub.












General  Daniel Morgan was
the commanding Patriot
General at the Battle of
Cowpens during the
Revolutionary War.








The clock in Spartanburg's
Clock Tower was first
installed in 1881.











The building that houses











 was built in 1927.







The weather for today's visit to Spartanburg is gorgeous!  It's in the low 60s and sunny with
 no wind.







The buildings on Ezell Street
are all that remains of the
City's warehouse district.








Spring Street is the back alley
 of Magnolia Street.

Windows have been bricked
up as the purpose of the
building has changed.










constructed in 192, is an example
of Chicago Architecture with hints
of Art Deco architectural flourishes.

It was built to provide much
needed office space.






The Spartanburg County Historical Society does a great job of guiding visitors through the City's architectural past.

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