701 Whaley: Originally the Mill Store, turned into the community center (basically
an extension of people’s living rooms where they would gather every night) and
then to the Y
The whole community acted as an independent entity from the
city… self-contained- all the money stayed in the community.
Questions on the zoning of 701. Need to look up the what the property is
zoned for.
3 million dollars back in tax credits from the renovation
sold to Sherwin Williams. Richard does
not receive the tax credits until the renovation is complete and paid for and
then must see if the project qualifies.
The renovation has been a huge catalyst in the revival of
the community.
Look up book “The world until yesterday” which gets to the
root of how we make decisions based on human relationships.
Mill was shut down in 1986… verify.
Olympia and Granby were active right up to the end of
textile production in America.
Residents never had to leave community.
There were bans on selling alcohol in the community.
Community had its own dairy industry where cows would graze
by the river.
Based on New Urbanist Principles, the mill village was the
essence of how a community should be.
Neighborhoods were preserved by neglect… no one wanted to
get involved with restoring the area and therefore the neighborhoods stayed
intact… until there was economic incentive for historic preservation.
Most houses are duplexes with connecting doors for larger
families to occupy the whole house.
Neighborhood was added to the historic registry in 1993.
City of Columbia protection added recently – much more
protective of much less (only facades protected). - Only over Granby neighborhood, not Olympia
The history and recognition of the community was preserved
through the rehab of the mills
Fugitive dust let to rerouting of trucks
Extent of how much can be mined from quarry is not an issue
of depth but rather the cost of pumping out water to go deeper
The area is wanting single families to buy and establish themselves
in the neighborhood but most houses are rentals now and Bob Johnson doesn’t
think that the desire for single families will happen.
Right now the quarry goes to about 400 ft below sea level
but they have a permit for 800 ft below sea level.
Surrounding area is about 240 ft above sea
level – verify.
This is the largest Vulcan Quarry in SC.
2000-2006 3.5 million tons were mined per year, last year
was 1.4 million tons
Yesterday alone, 10,000 tons mined.
Bob talked a lot about the fall line and the hardness of
rock (25-30 on hardness test)
There’s probably 15-20 more years of production left at this
quarry.
The have a reclamation plan in place which involves letting
the water rise. There was a plan put in
the paper… still trying to find that.
Other quarries have turned into golf course / waste dump /
housing and lake / park / wildlife habitat
First step of a quarry is stripping the dirt then drilling
and blasting – 50 ft bench
Look up McCook quarry in Chicago.
Underground quarry in Lexington, KY
Vulcan is inspected twice a year
Look up Vulcan Quarry in Atlanta - see my other post about this.
There is an exhibit at the state museum on mining and the
history of the quarry.
River pathways could extend all the way to the Congaree Park
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