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Played in Dunean.
Buffalo S.C. Our town was so poor the cotton mill ran 4 days and the creek ran 3.
My Dad grew up in City View. It must have been a tough neighborhood back in the day. My Dad used to say, "He needs a City View ass whipping." to someone that ticked him off.at the local YMCA in that community? I grew up in City View and played all sports at neighboring Monaghan, in Greenville, SC. Great memories!!!
Yes, I was raised in the Greer Mill Area and played all sports but, June Raines was my baseball coach as well as basketball coach at the Greer Mill YMCA.. Those were the daysat the local YMCA in that community? I grew up in City View and played all sports at neighboring Monaghan, in Greenville, SC. Great memories!!!
My Dad grew up in City View. It must have been a tough neighborhood back in the day. My Dad used to say, "He needs a City View ass whipping." to someone that ticked him off.
Now that is poor. In Greenville it seems that most of the textile mills ran 5-6 days a week. But it would have been a good thing if the creeks in Greenville only ran three days a week. I had relatives in Dunean that had a creek right behind their property. At times that creek was every shade in the rainbow. The creek didn't originate in Dunean, I don't think anyway. But all I know is over a period of time I've seen it almost every color in the spectrum.
I played at Poe Mill, and Sans Souci.at the local YMCA in that community? I grew up in City View and played all sports at neighboring Monaghan, in Greenville, SC. Great memories!!!
Growing up I played church ball for Jerry Compton. Do you remember him, or my Dad's basketball teammate Ward Williams?Played in Dunean.
My dad joined military to get off the mill hill in Pendleton, SC, so I grew up all over and played a lot of DYA sports, but I had/have relatives on some of those hills in Upstate who worked in mills all their live.
I have a cousin who blames mill for causing his mom's death from breathing in whatever cotton or fiber dust it is they dealt with.
One of those mill hills I remember in Anderson is now mostly a slum. I used to think the neighborhood was so poor they couldn't afford real street names, so you had M Street and L street, etc. We'd go up there a couple times a year to visit. Depressing place.
Whitney mills and Beaumont mill in Spartanburg were my stomping grounds. All sports were Y-leagues to us in the 70's. I had a great-great uncle that played with Shoeless Joe when he was in the mill leagues.
Another Monaghan Y kid here. I remember playing for a guy named Fig Newton. As I grew older I could hit a ball out in left and on top of the house across the street. Nobody ever hit one to center. It must have been 800 feet. Same in right. We would go to the Y as soon as it opened and stay until they ran us out. Didn't matter what we were playing as long as we were playing there. We would go to one kids house for lunch one day and another the next day. We thought we were the richest kids in the world. Ended up years later playing softball on that field too. Lots of great memories associated with that Y.
Freddie...that was probably Brushy Creek (every river basin in the upstate has a "Brushy Creek"). It forms the northern border of Dunean (ran behind the outfield fence at the old Henry Athletic Field. Textile League sluggers would hit 'em over the fence & into that creek). Crosses Allen St./ Green Avenue not far from where the Coffee Pot & Clay Bros. Drug Store used to be. Same creek you then see crossing under Mills Avenue at the old Mills Mill Bldg. Again at the low point under West Faris Road, between Augusta Rd. & Grove Rd. (near Gvl Mem. Hosp.- runs by Chanticleer Golf Course after crossing W. Faris). Takes on several other creeks then crosses I-85 not too far south of Augusta Rd. Goes under Augusta Rd. right at the I-85 bridge. Empties into the Reedy just downstream from the sewer plant.
Growing up I played church ball for Jerry Compton. Do you remember him, or my Dad's basketball teammate Ward Williams?Played in Dunean.
I have two sets of cousins, one set grew up in City View and played a lot of ball and another set lived in Monaghan and played a lot of ball in the YMCA at Monaghan.
I grew up near (about 3 blocks) West Greenville and me and my buds would just go around beating the heck out of anyone we didn't like. Just kidding.
Another Monaghan Y kid here. I remember playing for a guy named Fig Newton. As I grew older I could hit a ball out in left and on top of the house across the street. Nobody ever hit one to center. It must have been 800 feet. Same in right. We would go to the Y as soon as it opened and stay until they ran us out. Didn't matter what we were playing as long as we were playing there. We would go to one kids house for lunch one day and another the next day. We thought we were the richest kids in the world. Ended up years later playing softball on that field too. Lots of great memories associated with that Y.
My dad joined military to get off the mill hill in Pendleton, SC, so I grew up all over and played a lot of DYA sports, but I had/have relatives on some of those hills in Upstate who worked in mills all their live.
I have a cousin who blames mill for causing his mom's death from breathing in whatever cotton or fiber dust it is they dealt with.
One of those mill hills I remember in Anderson is now mostly a slum. I used to think the neighborhood was so poor they couldn't afford real street names, so you had M Street and L street, etc. We'd go up there a couple times a year to visit. Depressing place.
Growing up I played church ball for Jerry Compton. Do you remember him, or my Dad's basketball teammate Ward Williams?
I played for Fig Newton, Ken Pittman and Speedy Landreth. Those men taught me a lot at a time when I sure needed to be taught.
They sure taught more than baseball or basketball. They taught life and responsibility and friendship.
I think you and I might have either played together or against each other at some time. I am 65, went to Cone elementary, then Monaview Middle and Carolina High before USC. I played ball with the Harbin brothers among others. I think I remember a Keith Stevens coaching at the Y. I Lived off of Cedar Lane Rd. Knights grocery, Taylors store for pinball. I remember sneaking in to the Cedar Lane drive in to watch movies I should not have seen. Later graduated to the Poinsett Drive in back row where on Sunday morning there were enough beer cans to build a Toyota and enough rubbers to put tires on one.
They sure taught more than baseball or basketball. They taught life and responsibility and friendship.
I think you and I might have either played together or against each other at some time. I am 65, went to Cone elementary, then Monaview Middle and Carolina High before USC. I played ball with the Harbin brothers among others. I think I remember a Keith Stevens coaching at the Y. I Lived off of Cedar Lane Rd. Knights grocery, Taylors store for pinball. I remember sneaking in to the Cedar Lane drive in to watch movies I should not have seen. Later graduated to the Poinsett Drive in back row where on Sunday morning there were enough beer cans to build a Toyota and enough rubbers to put tires on one.
Poe Mill was so poor there was a trailer park next to it called "Paradise Trailer Park". Some of you folks probably remember it.
Kenny and I were in the same class all through Elementary school. One of my best friends.I played ball with Booger. Not Hanky.
I played church ball for Lee Road Methodist. Most of our games in the early 70's were at Dunean. On one end of the court, the stage was very close to the court. If you shot from the baseline, you might hit the overhang from the stage.
My sister Frankie went to Carolina, she is also 65.They sure taught more than baseball or basketball. They taught life and responsibility and friendship.
I think you and I might have either played together or against each other at some time. I am 65, went to Cone elementary, then Monaview Middle and Carolina High before USC. I played ball with the Harbin brothers among others. I think I remember a Keith Stevens coaching at the Y. I Lived off of Cedar Lane Rd. Knights grocery, Taylors store for pinball. I remember sneaking in to the Cedar Lane drive in to watch movies I should not have seen. Later graduated to the Poinsett Drive in back row where on Sunday morning there were enough beer cans to build a Toyota and enough rubbers to put tires on one.
Kenny and I were in the same class all through Elementary school. One of my best friends.
My old stomping grounds were the Apalache and Victor Mill areas. Grew up near Apalache and played a lot of ball at the ballpark at Victor Mill and the YMCA right beside it. Also played some pick-up basketball games over iat the Sunnyside Recreation area. At that time you could ride your bike anywhere in Greer. Great times.Yes, I was raised in the Greer Mill Area and played all sports but, June Raines was my baseball coach as well as basketball coach at the Greer Mill YMCA.. Those were the days