Here's a C&P of my post from the other thread. Mostly about the downtown area, but that's where I spent most of my time then:

Luther's
Submitted by Lisa2 on Sat, 2007-08-18 21:10

scnative wrote:
Anybody here old enough to remember "Aunt Daisy" at Luther's?

I don't remember Aunt Daisy, but I do remember Harold Pringle. When I first met Harold he was making ice cream on the dock out behind Luther's. He only made it once or twice a week when the Savannah boat brought ice from Georgia. Harold was later confined to a wheelchair and was a fixture around downtown.

Ed Allen of EMS fame worked at Luther's during his high school years, followed by a succession of other high-acheiving young men, such as Earl Richardson, Mike Allen and Ron Jacobs.

Every good Beaufortonian should remember Jule Long and Albert Ogletree running Luther's, their daughters cheerleaders at BHS and water skiing in the Water Festival. Never will forget the Ogletree girls (twins Toni & Bunny) cruising around Beaufort in that '59 Chevy convertible! I sure was envious!!

No one has mentioned Green's Drug Store, where Deals is now located. Ol' Doc Green was a mean old curmudgeon. Don't know how he did any business. I used to love to go in and sit at the fountain and order a Cherry Coke. They had one of those black marble counters and the stools that spun around. I'd get about half way finished with my Coke and Doc Green would come by with the ever present cigar hanging from his lips and say: "finish that up and get the hell out if your not buying anything else!"

Remember when Coca-Cola was bottled at the corner of Carteret and Port Republic....right beside the Post Office? Mr. McDaniel ran the place. You could watch the bottling process through the front windows.

How about Morrall Funeral Home. Ran it out of the back of the furniture store. Right across the street was Montcalm's Al's STeak House. Always ate lunch there after church.

Speaking of funeral homes, the first Copeland Funeral Home was housed in what is now the Rhett House Inn on Craven St. Run by Curt, his father-in-law Cecil Reames and Asa Godowns. I bet the Harrisons don't publicize that!

Paul Taylor sold new Dodges on Carteret where Furniture Warehouse is now. Johnny Horne sold Fords on Bay near the bridge. Lonnie Mulligan sold Texaco gas and Firestone tires on Carteret right across from Von Harten Motors (Chrysler/PLymouth/DeSoto) and Myrt's Beauty Shop and beside Elbert Sweat's Coastal Chevrolet. Rogers had the Pontiac/Cadillac dealership "way out of town" about where K-Mart is now. On down the highway where Parks is now was Mazie Terhune's International dealership for tractors and pickup trucks.

Ben Fox, Angus Fordham, Bobby Hirsch and his Mom, Rosenthal's, Schein's, Martin's Mens Shop, Mickey's Bootery, Mr. Hiers at Modern Jewelers, Old man Bowers at the Barber Shop by the theatre, Doc and Lila Hutchinson selling eyeglasses, SCE&G, United Telephone, Rebel's Grill.....all on Bay St. Go around the corner and get the best hamburger or hot dog from Pappy's....... How about the Busy Bee Cafe on Bay Street run by Mr. & Mrs. Gus Frank? There's one you won't hear about from the comeyas!

I remember big Dexter Thomas at the small loan office, Pete Fordham, Mark Fordham, Duncan & Zeb at Fordham's Hardware, Bart Fordham across the street selling appliances, and of course Lipsitz selling Levis and Red Goose shoes.

How about Hollingsworth's barber shop next to the Verdier building? And Anderson's barber shop in the show window of Lipsitz?

I remember John Griffin at the Sinclair station, Mr. Hall at the Esso, and Mr. Hiers at the Gulf....all downtown.

I remember Hymie Lipsitz dentist office at Bay & Carteret and Sam Koutroulakis on down the street upstairs over Rosenthal's I believe.

I remember the "Beaufort Mafia" sitting around the same table every day at Harry's. Jack Pollitzer, Leroy Keyserling, Lolly Lipton, Bobby Hirsch, Sheriff McTeer & others.

How about Lucille Culp (recently deceased) at Palmetto Studios? There was some kind of Masonic Lodge in the building above Fox Jewelers, right next to Luther's. Always mysterious....I didn't know the secret handshake.

Later on there was the grumpy Mrs. Sutker at United 5&10, Mayor Monroe Key managed Edwards 5& dime, assisted by Harold Lee & Willie Speaks. The cantankerous Mr. Hryharrow shuffled around in Wallace & Danner, the congenial and always gentlemanly Meyer Schein stood guard across the street in Scheins.

I remember Mr. Isdal at Kinghorn Insurance on Bay St., followed by Wyatt Pringle and Mr. Harley. Jimmy Thomas ran First Federal of Beaufort. Who can forget Buck King and Willie Scheper at the Peoples Bank? Earl Pickle did a great job at S.C. Federal.

Everyone seems to remember the Breeze theater, but who remembers a little further back? Mr. W.D. Reid showed open-air movies on the empty lot at the corner Bay & Charles on Friday and Saturday nights. It was, I believe 50cents and you brought your own chair. This lot was later the site of Bay Motors run by Johnny & Jim Lawson and is now the bank parking lot. Across the street from the used car lot was Mr. Ingleright's gas company and the rental apartments above. I believe Rosa Lee's Beauty Shop was next to the gas company. Near Dr. Lipsitz office was the city police station. Before that the police "station" was a slightly larger than phone booth size affair in the alley way beside Wallace & Danner (now Bay St. Jewelers).

I remember the A&P at the corner of Charles & Port Republic. Juggy Hudson cutting meat. Mr. Reeves working in produce. Forrest Jones sold me my first window air contioner out of a little shop on Port Republic, next to the rear entrance to Edwards.

And who can forget Mr. Richardson at Tom's shoe repair and Prince Richardson next door cutting hair?

Around on Scotts St. was the Deer family running the Western Auto and of course the Greyhound Bus station featuring the infamous Terminal Grill.

One block back from Port Republic on West St. was Mark Furniture. Ernest & Rose always helpful.

On down Charles a ways was big Carl Hendricks, Sr. and his furniture store. I furnished a whole house from his store for about $1500. I paid him $5 a week for about 6 or 7 years!

Don't forget about the old wooden community center on Carteret where the library is now. Some fun times there with dancing, courting & sparkin' and such.

Hey, I remember a lot of stuff! Those were the good ol' days.

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I wasn't born until the '60s.

I remember much of the above, and we didn,t get here untill August of 1959.

Most memoriable was sitting in the apartment at the back of the old Log Cabin (later The Yankee, still called Jimmies Tavern at the time for legal reasons, as Gracie came blowing through. The transformiers blowing up and the trees comming down and the doghouse on the building blowing off. But the eye gave time for quick repairs.

Also all the small Log Cabins on the Congress street side of the Block

Gracie also changed the face of downtown, I may need help here, The docks that where behind the Bay street business destroyed, later making it easier for the Waterfront Park.

The Clock in the Breeze Theatre, kids playing on the Bluff, haven'y seen that in years. The fellow in the wagon pulled by a mule, later noted in The Great Santini.

Rose Mark is still around with her family having two furniture stores. Some of the others mention in the first comment are still around.

I can't remember his real name, but Tutti Fruitti leading the bands during the parades. He is still around around.

We can go on and on. I am stopping here since that is as far as I can remember from the 50's.

I love reading about "the good ol' days". I liked looking at the various pictures in downtown businesses of what the area looked like back in the day.

I recognize a lot of those family names. Even know a couple of the families. But I can't offer up any memories till the 90's. I'll get back to ya if the blog makes it that far.