End of an era

The canopies that covered the Welcome Center as well as the small office space there have come down at the entrance of Bob Jones University. It took sometime for the backhoe to weaken one of the pillars so that the structure would fall, but shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, the pillar gave up and the canopy quickly followed.

Here you can see the first successful strike.

There she blows!

The deed is done. Now on to bigger and better things.

I'm sure there are some who are sad to see it go. However, most people I know are excited to see a new entrance come. Some have viewed the old entrance as "Checkpoint Charlie." As I stood by the intersection taking these pictures a resident stopped and expressed how glad they were that the entrance was being updated.

Already, before the new entrance is built, the change is having a positive effect.