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At one time the first two blocks of College Street were home to four automobile dealerships and could be considered Greenville's new "Motor Mile."

In addition to the taller and more elaborate buildings constructed on Main Street in downtown Greenville, there were many smaller and architecturally significant commercial buildings on the cross streets. One of these was the Cunningham Building, which was constructed in 1925 on the northeast corner of East Coffee and Spring streets

The Carolina Supply Company was organized in 1899 by a group of businessmen that included T. S. Inglesby, Francis Joseph Pelzer, and his namesake, Francis Joseph Pelzer Cogswell.

The dominance of the textile industry in the early years of the 20th century gave Greenville's leaders some cause for concern. A welcome source of diversification came in 1917 with the founding of the Balentine Packing Company.