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In this historic photograph of Coffee Street at Five Points you can see on the far left the rear portion of Myers-Arnold. The Five Points Service Station is nestled in a small corner next to Myers-Arnold. The entrance to the station is through a bay that projected from the facade. Tollison’s Barber Shop is to the right of the station. The building with the castellated roofline is divided into two stores. The Home Furnishings Company is on the left; and to the right is the Piedmont Pawn Shop. On the far right at the corner of Coffee and Main Streets is W.T. Grant’s.
[From “Remembering Greenville: Photographs from the Coxe Collection,” by Jeffrey R. Willis]
The renovated public space, Piazza Bergamo, is located at what was Five Points. The $4 million renovation created an active public open space complete with water features, comfortable seating, shade structures and trees, and outdoor dining opportunities. The city worked with Civitas on the design and planning of the Piazza. The Myers-Arnold Building now houses Mast General Store. The service station is gone, but the buildings containing the barbershop, Home Furnishing Company and the Piedmont Pawn shop remain and are home to Sassafras Southern Bistro restaurant.
