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John Nolan

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Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery
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Swamp Rabbit Cafe, an icon along the Reedy: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan

  • John Nolan
  • October 2, 2023
The building occupied by Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery goes back to 1955 when Collins Provisions Co. needed more space for its growing business.
The familiar home of the Café & Then Some dinner theater
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From buggies to Buicks, Eugene Bates bridged the transportation transformation: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan

  • John Nolan
  • September 17, 2023
Imagine owning a typewriter business and having computers take over the market.
Greenvilles cigar factory at 25 E court
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Insights into Greenville’s cigar factory, Part 3: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan

  • John Nolan
  • September 1, 2023
In October 1930, the 27-year run of large-scale cigar production ended.
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Insights into Greenville’s cigar factory, part 2: Glimpses of Greenville

  • John Nolan
  • August 16, 2023
Southern tobacco was used for cigarettes, snuff and chews and was considered too “gummy” and contained too much nicotine for cigar making.
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Glimpses of Greenville: Insights into Greenville’s cigar factory

  • John Nolan
  • August 2, 2023
John Nolan experiences what it was like at Greenville’s American Cigar Co. in the 1920s.
Furman Gassaway
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Glimpses of Greenville: Parfay was part of the soft drink craze of the early 1900s

  • John Nolan
  • July 20, 2023
Wine and fruity-flavored syrups in succeeding generations added interesting and popular twists to the fizzy water base.
The Farmers and Exchange Bank in Charleston was one of the 20 state banks that issued paper money prior to the Civil War. Photo courtesy
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Glimpses of Greenville: Civil War-era currency offers window to troubled times

  • John Nolan
  • July 5, 2023
Civil War-era bank notes provide an interesting glimpse into a troubled era of American and Greenville history.
Poinsett Bridge
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Glimpses of Greenville: A look at a few days in 1828

  • John Nolan
  • June 24, 2023
One of the biggest thrills for John Nolan researching Greenville history is to hold, look at and muse on the context of original documents from the 1800s.
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Glimpses of Greenville: A-Treat, an iconic Pennsylvania soda, came to Greenville in 1982

  • John Nolan
  • June 7, 2023
A few years into the business, Parillo convinced many Greenvillians of the deliciousness of A-Treat.
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Glimpses of Greenville: Ye Olde Fireplace holds a legendary place in city’s restaurant history

  • John Nolan
  • May 28, 2023
Charlie Grubbs and Cecil Bagwell opened Ye Olde Fireplace on South Pleasantburg Drive in 1960.
A pre-1903 photo showing the Mahon-Arnold storefront.
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Glimpses of Greenville: Building Main Street between W. North and W. Coffee

  • John Nolan
  • May 13, 2023
Walking down Main Street today gives a nice mix of old and new Greenville.
Coffee Underground interior
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Glimpses of Greenville: Origins of Greenville’s modern coffee culture

  • John Nolan
  • April 30, 2023
In the wake of World War II when soldiers were given a steady diet of coffee rations, the caffeinated drink was a fixture in American society.
Army-Navy “E” Award pins like this were given to individual employees of Convenience Inc. in recognition of their service.
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Glimpses of Greenville: Greenville company was a top producer during WWII

  • John Nolan
  • April 15, 2023
By 1941, local textile mills like Mills Mill and Brandon are notable examples of the 35 local factories that helped supply the myriad needed textile products.
Lower Reedy Falls area.
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Glimpses of Greenville: An 1849 Northerner’s description of Greenville

  • John Nolan
  • March 29, 2023
The allure of the city has been charming its Yankee visitors since its early days.
An early 20th-century glass prescription
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Glimpses of Greenville: Stringer’s Drug Store in Greenville’s West End

  • John Nolan
  • March 17, 2023
Stringer worked in Pelzer at a branch of Greenville’s most beloved pharmacies, the Carpenter Bros.

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