The number of building permits within the first six months of the year 1922 in Greenville, South Carolina was 532,415 and by the end of the year the number had rose to 1,234,418. The theme of urban development and growth is demonstrated and exhibited in this source by showing the numbers of agreements to construct buildings such as houses, churches and buildings for public services such as schools,...
The contents of the primary source that relate to the secondary sources being used here are the improvement of the economy and how adult education can lead to community development. Economic factors are of great importance in community development. A main point in the economy section is that more and more people are becoming specialized in one skill and therefore becoming interdependent on other...
The maps that come from the fire insurance agency Sanborn which although they were creating maps for the purpose of just highlighting which areas were covered and which places would be best for coverage. As an unintended result the maps provide excellent uses for seeing how the area of the city limits of Greenville changed by such things as size, additions in terms of adding to the infrastructure of...
The Mansion House in the town of Greenville, South Carolina was erected in 1820 on South Main Street, where it successfully functioned as a hotel. John Nolan included a drawing of this Greenville hotspot in his book A Guide to Historic Greenville, which allows his readers to peek back at forgotten times. The Mansion House was not just any hotel, as every notable who had to visit Greenville in the...
On November 9, 1838 the Greenville Mountaineer reported on a murder trial against none other than its own editor, mister William Lowndes Yancey. Yancey shot and killed his wife’s uncle, Dr. Robinson Earle, on South Main Street in broad daylight in September 1838. The Yancey family was well known in the Greenville area in the 1820s, as was the Earle family, which caused this trial to become a rather...
Writer of the Greenville Century Book S.S. Crittenden has personal ties to that fateful day in November 1838, when newspaper editor William Lowndes Yancey shot his wife’s uncle, Dr. Robinson Earle in the heart of the downtown area. The murder was conducted because Earle had called Yancey ‘a damned liar,’ and Yancey felt that he needed to defend his honor against Earle’s accusations. This remarkable...
One of the most interesting aspects of the Viola area is the manner in which is grew and developed. Looking at the turn of the nineteenth century at the Sanborn Insurance map it is clear that the Viola area does not even exist. In Greenville, South Carolina there is Poinsett Highway, which is one of the main roads in and out of downtown Greenville. However, off of Poinsett Highway one finds Stone Avenue,...
Transition. This is a word found in much of the literature, both old and new, surrounding the Viola Neighborhood in Greenville, South Carolina. But what kind of transition is this historic neighborhood headed for? The City of Greenville’s master plan reflects an interesting change headed for the surrounding area of Viola. While examining the plans of this revitalization of the area around Stone Avenue,...
Through looking at the June 1921 Greenville County Economic and Social Directory it becomes clear that there has always been inequality even in small areas within Greenville. The Economic and Social directory, compiled by Guy A. Gullick we see that Greenville County represented many different socio-economic areas. In one section entitled “Facts About the Folks” there is a clear picture painting...