Tag: urban history
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FROM THE ARCHIVE #1 — The Lonely White Walker (2012)
Going through old folders tonight, I found The Lonely White Walker—a Walking Dead fanfic I wrote back in 2012—and I was honestly stunned to realize people had reviewed it. Not just clicked on it… actually read it, followed it chapter to chapter, left thoughtful comments, waited for updates. I had forgotten that entirely. And honestly,…
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Seen / Unseen Greenville: The Map Beneath the Map
Welcome to The Map Beneath the Map- a historical branch of Seen / Unseen Greenville exploring the older layers underneath modern Greenville When most people think about Greenville, they think about the version they can immediately see. Falls Park. Main Street. The bridge. The restaurants. The polished downtown that shows up in tourism campaigns and…
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Seen / Unseen Greenville: The Hidden Origins of Segregation
What It Looked Like Up Close Growing up, I lived in the Augusta Road area near the Cleveland Street YMCA. Just a few blocks away was Nicholtown—what people would have called “the Black side of town.” It wasn’t far. Close enough to walk. Close enough that people moved through both areas every day. But it…
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Seen / Unseen Greenville: How Greenville Got Its Name
The The Simpsons takes place in a fictional town called Springfield. The name was chosen for a simple reason: there are so many Springfields across the United States that it could feel like anywhere. In that sense, Greenville isn’t all that different. There are Greenvilles in multiple states—North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, and beyond. The name…
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Seen/Unseen Greenville: This Place Has Never Been One Thing
Welcome to Seen / Unseen Greenville This blog will still have all kinds of posts. Politics, family, recovery, culture, whatever life puts in front of me. That part isn’t changing. But I wanted to mark a new direction I’m excited about. I’ve lived in Greenville most of my life, and like a lot of people,…
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