Ebenezer Scrooge here. All I have to say about 2020 is, “bah humbug.”
Just kidding, but we are going to have a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past this morning — past pictures that is. Greenville has a few holiday photos worth a share to remember the good times of togetherness + the holidays of years long past.
Pictures hold a lot of memories, including everything from the good, the bad, and the down right holly jolly. Let’s see what Greenville looked like in previous years around the holidays.
Postcard of Central Business District in downtown Greenville (Washington Street) covered in snow circa 1981-1921 | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Sepia photograph of Greenville’s 1938 Christmas Parade, buildings on the 100 block of Trade Street visible in background | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Menu from 1943 Christmas dinner for WWII soldiers at the US Naval Section base, including brief handwritten correspondence from David McNeely to Evelyn Dill | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Postcard of the Reedy River Falls in winter | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Snow Scene postcard of North Main Street | Photo by John Nolan, Greenville History Tours
Main Street decorated for the holidays in 1948 | Photo from the James Wilson Collection, Upcountry History Museum
Efird’s Department Store at Christmas | Photo from the Greenville County Historical Society
Downtown crosswalk during the holiday season, estimated 1950s | Photo from the James Wilson Collection, Upcountry History Museum
Greer Christmas parade at Poinsett Street + Trade Street circa 1950s | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Greer Christmas parade at Poinsett Street + Trade Street circa 1950s | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Main Street in downtown Greenville in 1950s | Photo from the Greenville County Historical Society
Float in local Christmas parade | Photo from the James Wilson Collection, Upcountry History Museum
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Poinsett Hotel in 1960 | Photo from the James Wilson Collection, Upcountry History Museum
Greenville Christmas parade on television in 1960 | Photo from the Greenville County Historical Society
Greenville’s Main Street decorated for Christmas in 1962 | Photo from the Greenville County Historical Society
Christmas choir in the lobby of The C&S Bank in 1966 | Photo from the Greenville County Historical Society
Float from local Christmas parade | Photo from the Greenville County Historical Society
1970s Main Library’s Christmas Parade Entry | Photo from Greenville County Library System
Christmas parade float from 1970 | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Santa Claus at the Children’s Hospital | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Santa Claus at the Children’s Hospital | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Santa Claus with medical professionals during the holidays | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Santa Claus receiving plaque from the Mayor in 1970 | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Group of children with Santa Claus in 1970 | Photo via Greenville County Library System
Children caroling in 1970 | Photo via Greenville County Library System
1995 Christmas Parade | Personal photo of Camilla G. Pitman
Pitman’s Patriots Baton Twirlers in 1996 Christmas parade | Personal photo of Camilla G. Pitman
Snow on Main Street in Dec. 1998 | Photo provided by the City of Greenville
NOMA Square | Photo by John Nolan, Greenville History Tours
Holiday decorations at former Piazza Bergamo (now ONE City Plaza) | Photo by John Nolan, Greenville History Tours
City Council “goes green” at 2009 Christmas Parade | Personal photo of Camilla G. Pitman
Retired Fire Chief Tommy McDowell at 2010 Christmas Parade | Photo provided by the City of Greenville
Mayor Knox White with children at the 2012 Christmas Parade | Photo provided by the City of Greenville
Sleigh passing ONE City Plaza in 2018 | Photo by John Nolan, Greenville History Tours
Lights from Roper Mountain Holiday Lights now on display in private collection | Photo submitted by Victoria S.
Lights from Roper Mountain Holiday Lights now on display in private collection | Photo submitted by Victoria S.
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