What does this old painting depict? Send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com — and remember to include your name, home city and contact information.
Last week’s mystery, “Old street,” showed an old picture postcard of a street scene in Bishopville.
It was a tough one. Congratulations to readers who identified it: Elizabeth Jones and Jay Altman, both of Columbia; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; and Pat Keadle of Wagener.
Peel shared that the photo was taken sometime after 1910 in Bishopville, which used to be known as Singleton’s Crossroads. “Bishopville (formerly called Singleton’s Crossroads). The photo was shot facing southwest along what is now Main Street, just southwest of Cedar Lanen. The building on the left of the photo (with the arched windows) is still standing and is located at 238 N. Main Street. According to the Lee County Property Tax Records here, the building was built in 1910. Over the last century, the building has undergone a number of renovations during which the arched windows were replaced. However, if you check out the photo on Google Maps here, you will see that the building still retains the ‘inverted triangles’ along the building’s roofline.”
- 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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