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.

Giraffe Update

Here is an update on the destruction of the BJU "giraffe." I had a friend capture the frame from the Web cam that is trained on the front entrance at BJU. It is a moment in history! There are already people asking for small pieces of the pylon.


The Greenville News and WYFF interviewed Dr. Bob Jones III. I thought he had some neat things to say. WYFF will probably be limited to a few seconds of the interview, but The Greenville News captured the interview on video and will be putting it up on greenvilleonline.com.

A landmark is coming down

If you happen to drive by the campus at Bob Jones University today at 10 AM, you will get to see the construction workers start taking down the "pylon" (affectionately known as the "giraffe") in preparation for a new sign and welcome center. If you watch WYFF tonight, you may also see my bald head as I explain what is going to be going in its place. It really is going to majorly change the front view of campus - in a good way!