Greyhound Bus Station, 1200 Blanding Street, Columbia, Richland County, SC. Surveyed as HABS SC,40-COLUM,16-, with a 249-word written history.
“The Greyhound Bus Station is Columbia's finest example of Art Moderne architecture, emphasising the use of new materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, and "Vitrolite" glass panels, and with extensive use of streamlining.”
Written record, HABS SC,40-COLUM,16- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS SC,40-COLUM,16- · the record runs 249 words · one of 36 surveyed structures published for this county.
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The Greyhound Bus Station is Columbia's finest example of Art Moderne architecture, emphasising the use of new materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, and "Vitrolite" glass panels, and with extensive use of streamlining. Its exterior features include blue and ivory "Vitrolite" glass panels and an aluminum marquee trimmed with stainless steel bands and aluminum greyhounds at each end. A vertical streamlined sign is centered above the marquee with a running greyhound and the words "Greyhound Bus Depot" in neon. Its interior features include terrazzo floors and "Prestwood" wainscotting. The bus station was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the Department of the Interior on November 17, but was not listed due to owner objection.
Source of Information; National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form Compiler: J, Tracy Power South Carolina Department of Archives and History May 2, ADDENDUM TO HABS No.
Greyhound Bus Station
Blanding Street Columbia Richland County South Carolina XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF COLOR TRANSPARENCIES HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, DC
| Columbia, South Carolina | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Richland County, South Carolina | 110 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Columbia building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsley Hall Mansion | HABS SC,40-COLUM,3- | 6,575 words | |
| South Carolina State House | HABS SC,40-COLUM,9- | 6,142 words | |
| Lunatic Asylum | HABS SC,40-COLUM,7- | 3,500 words | |
| South Carolina Memorial Garden | HALS SC-9 | 2,379 words | |
| Fort Jackson | HABS SC,40-COLUM.V,2A- | 1,689 words | |
| Crawford-Clarkson House | HABS SC,40-COLUM,4- | 1,611 words | |
| DeBruhl-Marshall House | HABS SC,40-COLUM,1- | 1,064 words | |
| Central National Bank | HABS SC,40-COLUM,8- | 1,058 words | |
| First Baptist Church | HABS SC,40-COLUM,5- | 1,054 words | |
| Fort Jackson | HABS SC,40-COLUM.V,2B- | 906 words | |
| Fort Jackson | HABS SC,40-COLUM.V,2C- | 866 words | |
| Governor's Mansion | HALS SC-10 | 815 words | |
| Millwood (Ruins) | HABS SC,40-COLUM.V,1- | 582 words | |
| Richard O'Neal | HABS SC,40-COLUM,6- | 491 words | |
| Ensor-Keenan Barn & Carriage House | HABS SC,40-COLUM,11A- | 388 words | |
| University of South Carolina | HABS SC,40-COLUM,2A- | 373 words | |
| Allen University | HABS SC,40-COLUM,10A- | 334 words | |
| Columbia Canal & Power Plant | HAER SC,40-COLUM,18- | 299 words | |
| Consolidated Building | HABS SC,40-COLUM,15- | 261 words | |
| First Presbyterian Church | HABS SC,40-COLUM,12- | 258 words | |
| Fisher-Bachman House | HABS SC,40-COLUM,13- | 251 words | |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | HABS SC,40-COLUM,14- | 220 words | |
| Palmetto Building | HABS SC,40-COLUM,17- | 218 words | |
| Gervais Street Bridge | HAER SC,40-COLUM,19- | 181 words |
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