Silver Fox Tennis Club, 1381 Lake Murray Boulevard: 2000s 3 comments
I was unaware of this old tennis club off of Lake Murray Boulevard just west of Saint Andrews Road until commenter James mentioned it.
The place is built on two levels, with the main building and old court surfaces down a steep hill from Lake Murray Boulevard. I would not like to come in and out of this parking lot on a daily basis! The old pro-shop, clubhouse (and probably snack bar I would suspect) is at the back of the parking lot, with level space behind that where there look to have been at least two courts, and in all likelihood several others less discernable now as well.
At the side of the first level, a set of steps leads up the hill to a second level. It's all wooded now, but I suspect there was at least one more court up there. I probably shouldn't have tested the steps on my less than svelte frame, especially given the bushes and trees growing up through them and the raised nail heads, but they were still sturdier than they appeared.
UPDATE 24 August 2013: Commenter Badger sends in a link to this obituary. It seems the owner was Mr Fred Wiles Atkinson, Jr. He sounds like a nice guy, and with his life history, I would not be surprised at all if he and my parents were acquainted. He passed in 2008, so this place probably closed a couple of years before that.
(Hat tip to commenter James)
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Andrew
24 Jun 17 at 6:05 pm
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Maybe they are going to extend Irmo Drive, to alleviate some traffic at the intersection of LM Blvd and St Andrews, and/or create better access to Irmo Elementary?
IrmoJeff
25 Jun 17 at 2:53 am
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The house on the other end of this parcel (on Fork Ave.) has been moved. I figures the school was looking to expand again but there is a sign on Fork Ave. says an apartment complex is going to be built.
Homer
25 Jun 17 at 8:46 am
Folks, this building has been torn down...not only that, it appears as land is being cleard to Fork Avenue but idk what for...
BTW In the process of searching for this page I found out that this is missing from the Alphabetical closings list...