What better way to take you back in time than with vintage post cards of favorite places in South Carolina? Some of these great spots are even still around for us to enjoy. So here were go…guaranteed to take you back in time…
- This beautiful palm-lined boulevard goes to Folly Beach.
Flickr/Boston Public Library The postcard says it was the “entrance” to Folly Beach. Do you remember it like this?
- Grace Memorial Bridge in Charleston
Flickr/Boston Public Library This postcard was distributed in the 1930s. The Old Bridge had just opened and reportedly as a TOLL BRIDGE, charging 50 cents a crossing.
- A very recognizable landmark in Myrtle Beach: Kiddieland….
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- Bamberg, SC in the 1940s
Flickr/Boston Public Library The Bamberg Cotton Mill opened in 1892 and was the principal employer in the small SC community. The name was changed to Bamberg Textile Mills sometime in the late 1940s. The business closed in 1969 and the building was demolished in 1997.
- Main Street in Greenville…
Flickr/Boston Public Library Somehow Main Street just looks so much wider in this image than it does now.
- Main Street Rock Hill depicted in the 1930s-40s.
Flickr/Boston Public Library Do you recognize the street corner?
- The Adventure School in Summerville.
Flickr/Boston Public Library According to this Summerville History website, the Adventure School in Summerville only had one graduating class. Prior to opening as a school, the building was used during WWII as housing for officers and defense contractors. Before that, it was a grand hotel.
- “Charleston’s most modern drivie-in and restaurant.”
Flickr/Boston Public Library Located at King and Grove. This postcard was distributed to customers in the 1930s-40s. There’s still a building at King and Grove that looks very similar to this one, and it’s a restaurant.
- Fort Jackson, SC.
Flickr/Boston Public Library It’s now the largest army training facility for new recruits on the east coast…and this is how it looked in the 1930s and 40s.
- Myrtle Beach’s first luxurious hotel, the Ocean Forest Hotel.
Flickr/Boston Public Library And look at ALL that wide open space surrounding it! This hotel opened in 1930 and shortly afterward the owner lost his fortune in the stock market. In the following decades it would have a rocky financial existence, finally closing in 1970. It was imploded in 1974 to make way for new development.
- Sumter’s Main Street as seen from approximately 1930-45.
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- Do you recognize this location in Georgetown?
Flickr/Boston Public Library Hint: Courthouse…….
- Raise your hand if you remember (and miss) Tapp’s Department Store in Columbia.
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- The old Isle of Palms Pavilion and Amusement Center.
Flickr/Boston Public Library We’re sorry this one is no longer around!
- The Atlantic Pavilion on Folly Beach.
Flickr/Boston Public Library Just beyond the flagpole you can see the on-ramp for cars to drive down onto the beach. We’re sure many great memories were made at the Pavilion. Do you have any to share?
We love the old postcards! They add an extra “vintageness” to scenes that are already very “yesteryear.”
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The postcard says it was the “entrance” to Folly Beach. Do you remember it like this?
This postcard was distributed in the 1930s. The Old Bridge had just opened and reportedly as a TOLL BRIDGE, charging 50 cents a crossing.
The Bamberg Cotton Mill opened in 1892 and was the principal employer in the small SC community. The name was changed to Bamberg Textile Mills sometime in the late 1940s. The business closed in 1969 and the building was demolished in 1997.
Somehow Main Street just looks so much wider in this image than it does now.
Do you recognize the street corner?
According to this Summerville History website, the Adventure School in Summerville only had one graduating class. Prior to opening as a school, the building was used during WWII as housing for officers and defense contractors. Before that, it was a grand hotel.
Located at King and Grove. This postcard was distributed to customers in the 1930s-40s. There’s still a building at King and Grove that looks very similar to this one, and it’s a restaurant.
It’s now the largest army training facility for new recruits on the east coast…and this is how it looked in the 1930s and 40s.
And look at ALL that wide open space surrounding it! This hotel opened in 1930 and shortly afterward the owner lost his fortune in the stock market. In the following decades it would have a rocky financial existence, finally closing in 1970. It was imploded in 1974 to make way for new development.
Hint: Courthouse…….
We’re sorry this one is no longer around!
Just beyond the flagpole you can see the on-ramp for cars to drive down onto the beach. We’re sure many great memories were made at the Pavilion. Do you have any to share?
It’s nice to remember things from days gone by. Do you have any special memories of any of these places? Tell us in our comments on Facebook. We’d love to hear.
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