Showing posts with label main street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label main street. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Charlie Duke Day - 1972 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Nearly 20,000 people gathered to celebrate their hometown hero with a parade for astronaut Charlie Duke on May 26, 1972. The Lancaster nativ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Ray's Flowers After Hurricane Hugo - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Ray's Flowers' windows are seen blown out after Hurricane Hugo's destruction on Main Street in Sept. of 1989. (The Lancaster New...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Lancaster Christmas Parade - 1955 - Lancaster SC Photos

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The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce float heads north on Main Street during the 1955 Christmas Parade.  This image was created by Lavoy Baukni...
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Santa at Lancaster Christmas Parade - 1960 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Santa rides north on Main St. during the Lancaster Christmas parade in 1960.  This photograph was made at the intersection of Main and Arch ...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Main Street Damage From Hurricane Hugo - 1989 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Awning, roofing and glass  are seen on Main Street after  Hurricane Hugo's destruction  in  September of 1989 .  The tropical cyclone re...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Shriners Parade - 1952 - Lancaster SC Photos

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  Lancaster Shriners head down Main St. in front of The Springs Block during their parade in August of 1952.  The group and their families h...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Shriners Perform Before Parade - 1952 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Shriners perform in front of the Lancaster County Courthouse before their parade in August of 1952.  Across the street where a car is seen i...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Liberty Bell on Main Street - 1950 - Lancaster SC Photos

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  The Liberty Bell rings out on Main St. in 1950 as children and teens cover their ears.  The bell was a replica given to South Carolina by ...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Lancaster Christmas Parade - 1964 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Wow! Those parade-goers standing on top of Williams Drug are getting an outstanding view of the Lancaster Christmas Parade in 1964.  At righ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Christmas on Main Street - 1976 - Lancaster SC Photos

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That Lancaster Bakery sign has us wishing we could get a gingerbread man cookie!  This December 1976 image shows downtown at Christmas, look...
Monday, May 15, 2023

Fran's Faithful Finds

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Many thanks to Fran's Faithful Finds at Thirty-One Gifts for being a sponsor on The Lancaster Archive! Check out the latest offerings ...
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Main Street Looking North - 1956 - Lancaster SC Photos

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The No. 1 song in the land was Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel". Gas was 29 cents a gallon and portable, black-and-white TV sets had ...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Sponsor - The Lancaster News

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  Many thanks  to The Lancaster News for being a sponsor on The Lancaster Archive!  Get the latest news  at their website . 
Saturday, December 24, 2022

Main Street Christmas Looking North - 1970s - Lancaster SC Photos

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By the looks of those bell-bottom pants at the corner of Main and Gay streets, no doubt it's the 1970s.  Hyatt Cinema, Jewel Box and Wil...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Mullis Bros. Auction Car in Lancaster Christmas Parade - 1961 - Lancaster SC Photos

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The Mullis Brothers parade entry heads up Main St. during the 1961 Christmas Parade.  Taking a look at the kid in the back window at left, w...
Monday, December 19, 2022

Waiting for Christmas Parade - 1960 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Who's ready for candy?  Children and adults wait for the start of The Lancaster Christmas Parade in 1960.  Kids often moved to the front...
Saturday, December 17, 2022

Children Waiting for Christmas Parade - 1959 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Children wait for the Lancaster Christmas Parade to start in Dec. of 1959 on Main St.  Many children flocked to the front of the line to get...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Miss Heath Springs in the Lancaster Christmas Parade - 1964 - Lancaster SC Photos

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Miss Heath Springs, Patricia Cauthen Ussery, is seen in the Lancaster Christmas Parade as the Heath Springs High School cheerleaders and ban...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Mule-Drawn Buggy in Lancaster Christmas Parade - 1954

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A mule-drawn buggy heads south on Main St. near the intersection of Main and Arch streets during the 1954 Christmas parade.  The building se...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Main Street Looking South - 1954 - Lancaster SC Photos

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  Taylors Grocery Store is seen at the corner of Main and Dunlap streets, looking south, in June of 1954.  Looking down the street, Kimbrel...