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21.	Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	Religion	The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, built about 1901, stood at the corner of East Main and Advent streets.

22.	Aug. W. Smith Company	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	The first Aug. W. Smith Company store opened in downtown Spartanburg in 1901 on East Main Street. Aug. W. Smith moved to this store on the corner of East Main and Liberty streets in 1926. Aug. W. Smith was known for quality merchandise in its various store locations in Spartanburg. Bishop's Furniture has been operating in this building since the 1980s.

23.	Aug. W. Smith Company	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	The first Aug. W. Smith Company store opened in downtown Spartanburg in 1901 on East Main Street. In 1926 a new store was opened farther east on Main Street. Aug. W. Smith was known for quality merchandise in its various store locations in Spartanburg. The last store location to close was at the Hillcrest Mall on the east side of Spartanburg in 1984.

24.	Bank of Commerce	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	According to records, Wesley Boyd was first and last cashier. The offices of the L.L. Allen Cotton Co. are on the second floor, and the Postal Telegraph Office is visible on the right.

25.	Beginning of air mail in South Carolina	Transportation	On May 1, 1928, Eugene Brown flew the Pitcairn Mailwing into the Spartanburg Memorial Airport, arriving late in the evening. A crowd of thousands greeted the pilot on this first air mail stop in the area. The complete air mail route was from New York to New Orleans. Pitcairn Aviation provided mail service along the East Coast and later became Eastern Airlines. This photo shows the Pitcairn hangar at the Spartanburg Memorial Airport. South Carolina's first commercial airport opened in Spartanburg in 1927.

26.	Beginning of air mail in South Carolina	Transportation	First air mail: May 1, 1928. Pilot Eugene R. Brown at Spartanburg Memorial Airport.

27.	Beginning of air mail in South Carolina	Transportation	First air mail: May 1, 1928. Eugene R. Brown, Pitcairn Mailwing, at Spartanburg Memorial Airport. Pitcairn Aviation provided mail service along the East Coast and later became Eastern Airlines. South Carolina's first commercial airport opened in Spartanburg in 1927.

28.	Benjamin Wofford House	Homes

29.	Bethel Methodist Church	Religion	This church building was located at the corner of South Church and Lee streets. The church has been relocated several times.

30.	Bethel Methodist Church bus	Religion; People	C.B. Fuller (in front) was the Sunday School superintendent. The bus stands in front of the first Bethel sanctuary at the corner of South Church and Lee streets. A new church opened in 1953 and this building was demolished in 1967.

31.	Bethel Methodist Church Sunday school group	Religion; People	Back row, 3rd from left Roy J. McKinney, Sr.; Front row 4th from right Simpson F. Cannon.

32.	Bethel Methodist Church women's class	Religion	Hats, gloves, and purses are fashion accessories for this group of women.

33.	Billy Sunday Tabernacle	Religion	Billy Sunday came to Spartanburg for six weeks in 1922 in the midst of an American religious revival. This building was constructed near the courthouse on the west side of Magnolia Street. Thousands came to the revival services. The building was torn down after Sunday left Spartanburg.

34.	Billy Sunday with Spartanburg Fire Department	People	In January 1922 Billy Sunday posed with the Spartanburg Fire Department. He made sure to sign the photograph with his distinctive signature.

35.	Bivings/Bomar House at Glendale	Homes	James Bivings built this Greek Revival-style home in 1836 near the site of Wofford's Iron Works. The house features front and back porticos. Bivings built a large cotton mill in the area that became known as Bivingsville (later Glendale). Dexter Edgar Converse bought the house and enlarged it when he took over the mill from Bivings. Later John Bomar lived here and the house became known as the Bomar House. The house is still standing but is now unoccupied.

36.	Blacksmith shop	People; Business	Left to right are Dr. Milo Gardner, Conrad Strahley, and Richard F. Daniel. Horse-drawn plow is featured.

37.	Blowers Transfer, West Main Street	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	Blowers City Transfer advertised livery and stable services, as well as 'Draying of All Kinds.' Horse trolleys are visible in the foreground, but another popular form of transportation, the bicycle, is seen next to the shop door.

38.	Broad Street east to Liberty Street	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	Dunbar and Ellis Furniture is in the center. Finch Hotel is on the left.

39.	Businesses on southeast corner of Main and Wall streets	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	Bank of Spartanburg; Carolina National Bank; W.S. Glenn; Little, Matthews, & Lucas, Cotton; Dollar Savings Bank.

40.	Calvary Baptist Church groundbreaking	Religion	Calvary Baptist Church groundbreaking, North Church Street.