Dixie Drive Thru #3
by Kelly Hazel
Title
Dixie Drive Thru #3
Artist
Kelly Hazel
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Photograph - Photograph
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Now closed, the Dixie Drive-Thru restaurant was a long time staple of Poinsette Highway in Greenville, SC. The once thriving corridor fell into a rapid decline after the textile mills closed. After many years of decline the corridor is being revitalized, though many of the historic landmarks of the area's golden era will not survive to see the revitalization.
"The mills ran around the clock cranking out the fabric that clothed America. Hard working men and women lived, work, played and prayed in the Poinsett Highway area. It was once the economic hub of Greenville, but time has taken its tool on this proud community.
�Neighborhoods have a life cycle to them,� says Council Chairman Butch Kirven. �This area has an old life cycle, so the time is now for some renovation and renewal.�
The mills no longer function, but the Poinsett Highway Corridor is poised to play a new role. It is the gateway between downtown Greenville, Furman University and all things in the northwest portion of Greenville County. While many businesses do flourish in this community, there is still much more that can be done. The desire to bring new life to a great section of the county is what spurred the creation of the Poinsett Corridor Revitalization Coalition, a private/public partnership committed to sustainable economic development of the area.
Source: http://thepoinsettdistrict.org/about/
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November 9th, 2013
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