Jefferson Square
May 31 , 2013 by Debbie BloomOur posts in May have been dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Jefferson Hotel opening at 1801 Main Street. It seems fitting, on the last day of May, to come full circle and finish with the end of the Jefferson Hotel era. In 1966 the hotel was imploded and replaced with an area appropriately named, Jefferson Square. In addition to office buildings, 1801 Main Street included the Jefferson Square movie theater. Like all the other downtown theaters the movie theater disappeared from Main Street by 1994. In 1995 the building reopened as the Alcatraz and is still remembered as featuring Marilyn Manson's "The Show Nobody Wants You to See" concert on March 11, 1995.
Parent/Teacher
May 13 , 2013Our posts in May have been dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Jefferson Hotel opening at 1801 Main Street. It seems fitting, on the last day of May, to come full circle and finish with the end of the Jefferson Hotel era. In 1966 the hotel was imploded and replaced with an area appropriately named, Jefferson Square. In addition to office buildings, 1801 Main Street included the Jefferson Square movie theater. Like all the other downtown theaters the movie theater disappeared from Main Street by 1994. In 1995 the building reopened as the Alcatraz and is still remembered as featuring Marilyn Manson's "The Show Nobody Wants You to See" concert on March 11, 1995.
Power E-user
May 13 , 2013Our posts in May have been dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Jefferson Hotel opening at 1801 Main Street. It seems fitting, on the last day of May, to come full circle and finish with the end of the Jefferson Hotel era. In 1966 the hotel was imploded and replaced with an area appropriately named, Jefferson Square. In addition to office buildings, 1801 Main Street included the Jefferson Square movie theater. Like all the other downtown theaters the movie theater disappeared from Main Street by 1994. In 1995 the building reopened as the Alcatraz and is still remembered as featuring Marilyn Manson's "The Show Nobody Wants You to See" concert on March 11, 1995.
Murder at the Jefferson Hotel
May 18 , 2013 by Debbie BloomGenerally a March visit to Columbia would be a spring time treat unless, of course, you are shot to death in the Jefferson Hotel cafeteria. Bell Captain John Bassard easily recalled March 8, 1940 when a "black clad and heavily veiled" woman entered the cafeteria and shot 58 year old Isabella Burleson. Isabella was having a late lunch with her husband, Richard, when Maisie Walker Burleson, first wife of Richard, "pumped two .45 slugs" into her back and chest.
Eastover Community Photo Archive
April 5 , 2013Images depicting people and places of Eastover and Lower Richland County, S.C. Donate your family photos by contacting the Walker Local History Room of the Richland Library at (803) 929-3402.
Dunbar Funeral Home
April 2 , 2013 by Debbie BloomThe daily commute to work just got more interesting for folks traveling down Gervais Street. The beautiful Dunbar Funeral Home is being renovated by Historic Columbia Foundation and the USC School of Law. One of the resources being used to provide a historic visual guide to how the house looked when it was built is the book Modern Cotton Mill Engineering. The Walker Local and Family History Center digitized the book, and it is available online. Not only does the book feature the Whaley home but also several other homes that Whaley built in Columbia. Some still exist. Can you guess where they are?
Columbia, the capitol city of South Carolina: Its History, Resources, Developement and Enterprises
March 27 , 2013This 1904 publication was illustrated and complied by W. S. Kline and published by the R. L. Bryan Company of Columbia, S.C. It provides a description of the city’s history, businesses and industry and includes several photographs of buildings and landmarks.
Batter up at Palmetto Park?
March 3 , 2013 by Debbie BloomCapital City Stadium has a long recreational history. As early as 1825 the Mills Atlas shows a “Fishers Mill Pond” located on the property. In 1852 the Charleston Courier reported that the temperature had dropped so much Columbians were ice skating on Fisher’s Mill Pond. The early part of the twentieth century brought an end to the historic Fisher’s Mill Pond when the Olympia Mill bought and drained the property.