We’ve covered over some signage on this grand old building to make you work a little bit to identify this grand old building, in case you don’t recognize it. Send your guess about the location of this photo to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our March 22 mystery, “Republicans?” got two kinds of guesses. Some folks thought the pink and gray elephants were at South of the Border near Dillon on Interstate 95. Great guess. Unfortunately, they were wrong – although a pink elephant really is the kind of thing that should be at the attraction. Others correctly guessed Papa Joe’s Fireworks in Hardeeville near the other end of the interstate (exit 5) in South Carolina. Thanks to Charles Boyd of Hanahan for sending us the photo.
Congratulations to those who correctly identified the elephants: Dale Rhodes of Richmond, Va.; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Tray Hunter of Bluffton; Bill Segars of Hartsville; Philip Cromer of Beaufort; Barry Wingard of Florence; Jay Altman of Columbia; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; Charles E. Davis of Aiken; Peter Veneto of Okatie; Tim Pearce; James Gainey of Conway; and Steve Willis of Lancaster.
Graf provided this information on the elephants from atlasobscura.com: “They are nicknamed Thelma and Louise and they’re a well-known landmark on US 17. Papa Joe himself purchased the pair in Alabama and had them shipped all the way to South Carolina. The two matching elephants, one pink, the other gray, regularly receive new coats of paint so they can beckon road trippers to Papa Joe’s wares.”
Segars said the pair also were named Big Al and Lizzie. Whatever their names are, they’re fun!
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