Greenville, SC
Greenville, SC: Seen on social media, July 2026:
“Here's a #greenvillethenandnow pair of images showing two views of the block of Main Street between McBee and Washington looking north 40 years apart. The top photo, from the 1980s, gives a glimpse of a somewhat newly designed Main Street. Mayor Max Heller hired one of America's best urban planners, Lawrence Halprin, to re-conceive our previously 4-lane Main Street into a walkable, 2-lane Main Street with a tree canopy. The top view is just a few years after it was implemented in 1979. The originally planted trees were eventually replaced, but now there is a mature tree canopy. All of the buildings in both photos on the left side of the block are still there (many being from the early 1900s but some from the late 1800s) and today have businesses such as Poppington's Gourmet Popcorn, River Street Sweets , Christ On Main and Sushi Murasaki Greenville . The buildings on the right side of the block have all been replaced since the top photo. #greenvillehistorytours”
