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Store, Oak Street: 1970s(?)   12 comments

Posted at 1:44 am in Uncategorized

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This little building on Oak Street in the block between Gervais & Senate Streets caught my eye the other day. Although I must have seen it in operation many times riding downtown as a kid, I have absolutely no memory of it. As far as I can tell, there isn't even a street address on it anywhere, so google isn't particularly helpful either. To my eye, it was clearly a store, perhaps a small grocery, at one time.

Looking back at the post I did for the building in front of this on Gervais Street, I would guess from the paint jobs that the two buildings have the same owner.

Written by ted on September 29th, 2012

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Golden Skillet / Good Day Chinese Restaurant, 5128 Fairfield Road Suite C: 2011   6 comments

Posted at 12:05 am in Uncategorized

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Good Day Chinese Restaurant in North Columbia Square on Fairfield Road reminds me a bit of the old Chung King restaurant in Intersection Center, at least as far as having painstaking, attractive, woodwork nailed to the bricks.

The building itself obviously predates Good Day and it's on the tip of my tongue what it must have been originally, but for some reason I'm drawing a blank.

UPDATE 30 September 2012 -- Tender as Quail! Tasty as Pheasant!

Commenters have identified the original tenant of this building as Golden Skillet and pictures like this one confirm that. I don't know when that closed, but it was before the February 1997 phonebook, and Wikipedia suggests the chain went into decline after 1981.

Written by ted on September 28th, 2012

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Carolina Title Loans, 2116 Broad River Road Suite A: Summer 2012 (Moved)   1 comment

Posted at 10:39 pm in closing

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As I mentioned a week or so ago in an update to the Intersection Center Pizza Hut post, that building at 1929 Broad River Road has been taken over by Carolina Title Loans (last picture above). This is the building they moved from.

It was obviously a gas station at one time, though I don't remember of what brand, and sits at the corner of Broad River Road and Garner Lane (which is also the Eastbound on-ramp for I-20). I would say the Pizza Hut location definitely has easier access than this lot, which is difficult to get to if you are heading towards Dutch Square on Broad River Road.

UPDATE 25 March 2022 -- This place has now been razed:

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(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie for the notice that this place has been razed).

Also adding map icon.

Written by ted on September 26th, 2012

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International Auto Sales Services & Tires, 1659 Airport Boulevard: 2012   3 comments

Posted at 12:54 am in Uncategorized

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This little auto lot was at the corner of Airport Boulevard and Glenn Street in Cayce. The full name comes from the 2012 phonebook -- as you can see, the roadside sign stops at International Auto Sales.

To me, it looks as though the garage wing of the building might have been added on after the front part was built, leading me to believe this has not always been a car-related spot.

Written by ted on September 26th, 2012

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Funeral Arrangements by Kims / MO Money Tax Service / MoneyCo USA, 2207-A Decker Boulevard: 2012   no comments

Posted at 11:52 pm in Uncategorized

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This little four unit storefront on Decker just on the South side of Faraway has seen a good bit of turnover recently.

I'm sure there were other businesses here in Suite A, but all I see in google right now are an undertaker, and two names for the same income tax service. MO Money is in this year's (February 2012) phonebook, so both the name change and the departure seem to have taken place this year.

Written by ted on September 24th, 2012

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Dairy Queen / Phines Beauty Salon / Fresh 2 Def / My Pleasure Hair Studio / Carolina Trucking & Demolition Services / Carolina Camera Repair Service Inc. / 93 Octane LLC, 5102 Fairfield Road / 5104 Fairfield Road: 1970s etc   1 comment

Posted at 12:31 am in Uncategorized

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I was driving down Fairfield Road when this building next to the Food Lion caught my eye. It looked very much like a number of the old-school Dairy Queen buildings in town.

Sure enough the ad (reposted above) lists a Fairfield Road location. The only slight difficulty is that it gives the address as 5104 Fairfield Road while the current address (written in quite large letters) for the building is 5102 Fairfield Road. I pretty sure there has been a minor renumbering at some point over the last 40 years.

Googling for the new address turns up a large number of tenants at the building since it was a DQ. The only one I might have ever heard of is the camera repair operation, and if so it was so long ago that I can't be sure.

Written by ted on September 24th, 2012

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Calendar Season Starting   no comments

Posted at 1:16 am in Uncategorized

Well, it's getting to that time of year where I start trying to put together calendars. There will be a new Pawleys Island one forthcoming eventually, but for a little change of pace here's a Roadside Florida calendar in either 8.5x11 or oversize formats. Click on the picture for details.

I'll also note that all calendars are now universal! You can pick your starting date, so the designs no longer go obsolete. Hit the Store for all avalable designs.

Written by ted on September 22nd, 2012

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Parklane Seafood, 925 Leesburg Road: 2012 (catering only)   10 comments

Posted at 12:59 am in closing

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I'd never been entirely sure if Parklane Seafood on Leesburg Road were open or closed, but judging from the fact my most recent trip through the area showed the building up for sale, and some recent comments here, I think it is now clear that the restaurant side of the business is closed while the catering side continues.

This building was the old Flamingo Club. It also appears that the back lot has recently been converted into a garden center.

Update 23 April 2018 -- As commenter Rick notes, this building has been stripped of the canopy and door facade that probably dated back to Dick's Flamingo Club:

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It looks like the building is prepped to rent as some sort of three suite office.

UPDATE 5 October 2021 -- Now Performance Medical Supply, Inc.:

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Also adding map icon.

Written by ted on September 22nd, 2012

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Express Check Advance, 4701 Devine Street: 31 August 2012   2 comments

Posted at 12:40 am in Uncategorized

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I'm sure that Express Check Advance was not the first business in this little store next to Subway at the corner of Devine and Crowson Streets -- to me it has a bit of the look of a dry cleaner.

Written by ted on September 21st, 2012

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Cafe Strudel, 118 State Street: September 2012 (moved)   1 comment

Posted at 12:20 am in Uncategorized

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As mentioned in this State story, longtime State Street fixture Cafe Strudel is.. staying on State Street. They have however moved south two blocks to 300 State Street (certainly within easy walking distance from the former location), and have re-opened ahead of schedule. In fact they were still painting the new marquee sign as I walked by, but underneath the ladder were open for business.

Written by ted on September 20th, 2012

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