Main Street In Downtown Chester South Carolina -- Then & Now

Two photos taken at the same spot 114 years apart showing Main Street facing north in downtown Chester, South Carolina.

Downtown Chester is located on top of a hill with an excellent view showing Main Street. At the top of the hill, Main Street is situated between the historic Wylie Building on the left and the Confederate Soldiers Monument on the right. At the bottom of the hill between the fork where Main Street separates into York Street & Saluda Street (SC Highway 72) is the historic Bethel United Methodist Church.

Main Street looking north in downtown Chester, South Carolina, 1910.
Photo courtesy of the Chester County Historical Society.

Main Street looking north in downtown Chester, South Carolina, 2024.
Photo taken by this blogger, C.W. Roden.