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241. Low income housing Low income housingHomes
242. Low income housing Low income housingHomes
243. M.W. Bobo Funeral Home M.W. Bobo Funeral HomeDowntown Spartanburg; BusinessThe funeral home of M.W. Bobo was located on East Main Street. Originally the building was the home of Jackson Burnett. Mobile Meals of Spartanburg now operates here.
244. Madison Dean house Madison Dean houseHomesMadison Dean home, Reidville Road
245. Magnolia Street Magnolia StreetDowntown SpartanburgMagnolia Street toward Main Street, with trolley tracks in the center.
246. Magnolia Street Magnolia StreetDowntown SpartanburgThis view looks north from Main Street. All the buildings on the right side of the photograph were demolished in the 1970s. Most on the left are still standing. The tower of the fourth courthouse is visible in the background. The dark building at the rear center was the Gresham Hotel, later the Morgan Hotel. The trolley tracks are still on Magnolia Street in this image.
247. Magnolia Street Cemetery Magnolia Street CemeteryDowntown SpartanburgThis is the oldest public cemetery in the city of Spartanburg. Formerly known as the Village Burying Ground, the cemetery is the final resting place for many of Spartanburg's forefathers, including many former mayors. 'Singing Billy' Walker, a leader in shaped note singing in the South, is buried here.
248. Magnolia Street looking north Magnolia Street looking northDowntown Spartanburg; ReligionTrinity African Methodist Episcopal Church is visible on the right.
249. Magnolia Street School Magnolia Street SchoolEducationMagnolia Street School opened in 1890 for white students. It was located next to the Kennedy Free Library, which opened in 1906. The current courthouse is in this area.
250. Main and Church streets, northeast corner Main and Church streets, northeast cornerDowntown SpartanburgBusinesses include Stein's, Ligon's Drugs, William Ornduff, Kinney Shoes, Belk-Hudson, Woolworth, Kosch's Jewelers, the Strand, and the Palmetto Theatre.
251. Main Street Main StreetDowntown SpartanburgMain, to east from Church Street. On the south side of Main Street are Montgomery Ward, S.H. Kress, W & W Cafeteria, and the Hotel Franklin.
252. Main Street looking east Main Street looking eastDowntown SpartanburgThis view is toward the Main Street intersection with Church Street. The buildings on the left were demolished in the late 1950s to widen Church Street.
253. Main Street near Liberty to west Main Street near Liberty to westDowntown Spartanburg; BusinessBusinesses in this view are Aug.W. Smith, Palmetto Theatre, and B.F. Goodrich. North West Mounted Police, starring Gary Cooper, is the attraction at the Palmetto.
254. Main Street to west Main Street to westDowntown SpartanburgBusinesses on the south side are the Elite, S.H. Kress, Montgomery Ward, the Bargain Center, Thom McAnn, and Greenewald's. The Kress Building was noted for its decorative brick and colorful detailing. The popular Elite Restaurant at 119 East Main Street opened in the 1930s.
255. Main Street, Spartanburg, rail track removal Main Street, Spartanburg, rail track removalTransportation; Downtown SpartanburgRemoving rail tracks from across East Main Street, 1925. Cohen's Store and Finch's Restaurant are visible on the right, with the S.H.Kress Store on the left.
256. Man hosing his automobile Man hosing his automobileTransportation
257. Man on motorcycle Man on motorcycleTransportationMan on Indian motorcycle
258. Mary Black Hospital Mary Black HospitalDowntown SpartanburgMary Black Hospital was located at the corner of East Main Street and Oakland Avenue. It opened in 1925 and was named for Mary Snoddy Black, wife of Hugh Ratchford Black. The hospital moved in the 1960s to its current location on Skylyn Drive.
259. Mary H. Wright Elementary School Mary H. Wright Elementary SchoolEducationThis school on Caulder Avenue was named after Mary Honor Wright in the early 1950s. Mrs. Wright was an African American elementary school teacher and community leader. She died in 1946 after teaching in Spartanburg for 65 years.
260. McDonald's employees McDonald's employeesBusiness; PeopleMcDonald's arch and employees from the West Cleveland Street location. Pictured from the left are Doris Lyles, Ronald Lowery, Anne Lively, Benjamin Jones, Debra Hollis, Arthur Boyd, Frances Jeter, Jim McClendon and Lynn Bates. This McDonald's restaurant closed in 1986.
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