Here’s a pretty white church somewhere in South Carolina. But where? Send your best guess to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our April 24 image, “Highly decorated,” was highly recognized by many who have driven through downtown Florence. The photo, provided by longtime Florence reader Barry Wingard, shows Mel’s, a hubcap-shrouded tire store at the corner of Coit and Darlington streets.
Congratulations to all of these eagle-eyed photo detectives: George Graf of Richmond, Va.; Will Bradley of Las Vegas, Nevada; Jane Hart Lewis and Jacie Godfrey, both of Florence; Jay Altman, Anthony Lofton and Mark Barnes, all of Columbia; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; Bill Segars and Don Clark, both of Hartsville; Frank Bouknight of Summerville; Rebecca Hopkins of Charleston; Edward Tinsley of North Myrtle Beach; and Dave Taylor of parts unknown.
Bradley noted, “It is covered with hubcaps because the owner had many of them fall off in front of his store from cars hitting the railroad track crossing while traveling north on Coit Street!” Altman added that the shop opened in 1978 when Melvin Lee Wright Sr. moved from Chicago to Florence. Godfrey said the shop once was a Pure gas station.
Send us a mystery: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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