If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Avoid South of The Border in South Carolina
Hi,
I see a few threads here about this topic, but many are too old to reply to. My family just returned from our first road trip down the coast to Florida. We normally fly, but decided to drive to see the area. While I had read about it in a book before leaving, I am nothing less than floored by South of the Border. Of course, we saw the 100's of billboards on 95 which made you think you were approaching something on the scale of Six Flags. We were STUNNED when we pulled in to see one of the most run down places we had EVER set foot in. Every building was run down (some even missing pieces of exterior walls) the gift shop was overpriced and dirty, the men's bathroom was so horrid and smelled so bad I left as soon as I walked in and employees were smoking while scooping ice cream in the ice cream parlour! With the amount of money they must spend on billboards, you'd think they invest a chunk of change in modernizing the facilities and cleaning the darn place up. While they may have no say, one would think South Carolina's elected officials or tourist counsel would be livid that South of The Border was the first impression most people received of South Carolina and would try and do something to get the owners to fix it. Yuk! |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Avoid South of The Border in South Carolina
On 04/08/2004 10:54 AM Ryan wrote:
Hi, I see a few threads here about this topic, but many are too old to reply to. My family just returned from our first road trip down the coast to Florida. We normally fly, but decided to drive to see the area. While I had read about it in a book before leaving, I am nothing less than floored by South of the Border. Of course, we saw the 100's of billboards on 95 which made you think you were approaching something on the scale of Six Flags. We were STUNNED when we pulled in to see one of the most run down places we had EVER set foot in. Every building was run down (some even missing pieces of exterior walls) the gift shop was overpriced and dirty, the men's bathroom was so horrid and smelled so bad I left as soon as I walked in and employees were smoking while scooping ice cream in the ice cream parlour! With the amount of money they must spend on billboards, you'd think they invest a chunk of change in modernizing the facilities and cleaning the darn place up. While they may have no say, one would think South Carolina's elected officials or tourist counsel would be livid that South of The Border was the first impression most people received of South Carolina and would try and do something to get the owners to fix it. Yuk! South of The Border is not Six Flags. It is a piece of tacky roadside Americana. To upgrade or clean it would ruin South of The Border's cache. As for food service workers smoking cigarettes, well, you haven't been to The South where Tobacco is still King. People smoke in church services. -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Avoid South of The Border in South Carolina
We were STUNNED when we pulled in to see one of the most run down
places we had EVER set foot in. Yeah. It was nicer in the Sixties. They roped you in, though! |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Avoid South of The Border in South Carolina
|
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Avoid South of The Border in South Carolina
"Von" wrote in message om... (Ryan) wrote in message . com... Hi, I see a few threads here about this topic, but many are too old to reply to. My family just returned from our first road trip down the coast to Florida. We normally fly, but decided to drive to see the area. While I had read about it in a book before leaving, I am nothing less than floored by South of the Border. It's called a tourist trap. It was very nice in the early 70's but is indeed a dump nowadays. In general, highway billboards for 200 miles should be enough of a warning - there is also Wall Drug in South Dakota and Yeehaw Junction along the Florida Turnpike, for example. Wall Drug was an answer in Trivial Pursuit (what sign in above the clock on the east wall of the Amsterdam train station or something like that). Chris |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Avoid South of The Border in South Carolina
"Ryan" wrote in message
om... We were STUNNED when we pulled in to see one of the most run down places we had EVER set foot in. Every building was run down (some even missing pieces of exterior walls) the gift shop was overpriced and dirty, the men's bathroom was so horrid and smelled so bad I left as soon as I walked in and employees were smoking while scooping ice cream in the ice cream parlour! The attraction of South of the Border, to me, was that I could buy fireworks there. I would take orders from friends. I didn't think that it was overpriced, and the restrooms were fine. I should say that this was in 1969; things may have changed since then. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Travel Warning: Violent Street Crime In England Skyrockets! Higher Than Russia or South Africa! Avoid! | Ken CleanAir-System | Europe | 53 | June 21st, 2004 01:51 PM |
Travelling to Rio | Jason Martz | Latin America | 90 | March 29th, 2004 01:02 PM |
Australia 3 Adfunk Internet Solutions Article | Jehad Internet | Australia & New Zealand | 0 | February 3rd, 2004 11:20 PM |
South of the Border | RVerDon | USA & Canada | 10 | October 2nd, 2003 03:12 AM |
South Carolina beach house in October? | Troy Cauble | USA & Canada | 0 | September 16th, 2003 08:18 PM |