Editing Greenville, South Carolina (section)

===20th century===
[[File:Greenville - North Main street 01.jpg|left|thumb|North Main Street Postcard, {{circa|1903}}]]
[[File:GreenvilleSC1910.jpg|left|thumb|Main Street around 1910]]
During World War I, Greenville served as a training camp center for US Army recruits. After World War I commercial activity expanded with new movie theaters and department stores. The Mansion House was demolished and replaced with the [[Poinsett Hotel]] in 1925.<ref name="The History of Greenville"/> The [[Great Depression]] hurt the economy of Greenville forcing mills to lay off workers. Furman University and the Greenville Women's College also struggled in the crippling economy forcing them to merge in 1933. The [[Textile workers strike (1934)|Textile Workers Strike of 1934]] had a major impact in the city and surrounding mill towns, and the [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] subdued the strike. The [[New Deal]] established [[Sirrine Stadium]] and a new [[Greenville Technical Charter High School|Greenville High School]]. The [[Donaldson Air Force Base|Greenville Army Air Base]] was established in 1942 during World War II contributing to the further growth of Greenville.<ref name="The History of Greenville"/>

After the war, a [[1946 Greenville propane explosion|November 19, 1946, propane explosion]] left 6 dead and over 150 injured. The explosion involved a tank containing about {{convert|3,500|USgal|m3}} of [[propane]] and could be heard from [[Gaffney, South Carolina|Gaffney]], {{convert|50|mi}} away.

[[File:Greenville Main Post Office 2017.jpg|thumb|Greenville Main US Post Office]]
On February 16, 1947, [[The lynching of Willie Earle|Willie Earle]], a black man accused of stabbing a cab driver, was taken from his jail cell by a mob of mostly taxi drivers and [[Lynching|murdered]]. Thirty-one white men were jointly tried for the crime; most of the accused signed confessions, many of them naming Roosevelt Carlos Hurd as the lynch mob leader and the person who ultimately killed Earle with the shotgun. On May 21, 1947, a jury of 12 white men returned verdicts of not guilty for every defendant.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VjYMCAAAQBAJ&q=willie+earle+greenville&pg=PT116|title=The Palmetto State: The Making of South Carolina|first1=Jack|last1=Bass|first2=W. Scott|last2=Poole|date=June 5, 2012|publisher=Univ of South Carolina Press|isbn=9781611171327|access-date=April 12, 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="Moredock">{{cite news |last1=Moredock |first1=Will |title=The Good Fight: The Last Lynching |url=https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/the-good-fight-zwnj-the-last-lynching/Content?oid=1108264 |access-date=November 3, 2018 |work=Charleston City Paper |date=February 14, 2007 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034246/https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/the-good-fight-zwnj-the-last-lynching/Content?oid=1108264 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After World War II, Greenville's economy surged with the establishment of new stores and the expansion of the city limits. Furman University doubled its student population and moved to a new location. Higher education facilities such as [[Bob Jones University]] in 1947 and [[Greenville Technical College]] in 1962 were established in Greenville. The [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport]] was established in nearby [[Greer, South Carolina|Greer]] in 1962. The 1966 construction of the [[Landmark Building (Greenville, South Carolina)|Landmark Building]] added what remains the city's tallest building.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 7, 2022 |title=Local investors purchase Landmark Building |url=https://gsabusiness.com/news/real-estate-commercial/82287/ |access-date=October 16, 2023 |website=GSA Business Report |language=en |first=Ross |last=Norton }}</ref> Greenville's economy waned in the 1970s, leaving a void due to the flight of many retailers. Mayor Max Heller then began a revitalization with the [[Greenville County Museum of Art]] and the Hughes Main Library. Main Street was then converted into a two-lane road lined with trees and sidewalks. With a 1978 federal grant, a convention center and hotel were built, bringing business back to the area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Max Heller Collection: Biography|url=http://library.furman.edu/specialcollections/southcarolina/heller_biography.htm|website=furman.edu|publisher=Furman|access-date=October 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121090106/http://library.furman.edu/specialcollections/southcarolina/heller_biography.htm|archive-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After a succession of several mayors in the early 1980s, [[Bill Workman]] was elected in 1983 and made economic development a priority.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94998257/mayor-elect-targets-economic-development/ |title=Mayor-elect targets economic development |date=June 13, 1983 |work=[[The Greenville News]] |first=Claudette |last=James |access-date=February 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com }}</ref> He and the chamber of commerce convinced [[Michelin]] to move its North America headquarters to Greenville in 1984. Tens of other companies also moved to Greenville in following years, including pulp and paper business [[Bowater]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |title=S.C. Luring Corporate Headquarters – Columbia Hopes to Match the Upstate's Success in Enticing Companies to Relocate Their Home Offices |date=March 29, 1993 |work=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]] |location=Columbia, SC |first=Fred |last=Monk |page=1 |via=[[NewsBank]] }}</ref> The [[Greenville Municipal Stadium]] was constructed in 1984.<ref>{{cite news |title=Strike 2? Unlike Other Cities, Charlotte Lukewarm to New Ballpark |date=April 10, 1986 |work=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |publication-place=NC |first=Jim |last=Morrill |page=1A |via=[[NewsBank]] }}</ref> The city acted as developer for the West End Market project, which later brought an arts and entertainment district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saveourgateways.com/HowGreenville.php |title=How Greenville, South Carolina, Brought Downtown Back |date=Spring 2008 |work=Real Estate Review |first1=Nancy P. |last1=Whitworth |first2=Mary Douglas |last2=Neal |access-date=January 29, 2022 |via=saveourgateways.com }}</ref>

In 1990, the [[Peace Center]] arts venue opened in [[Downtown Greenville, South Carolina|downtown Greenville]]. In 1994, BMW opened its first manufacturing plant outside Germany between Greenville and Spartanburg. [[Knox H. White|Knox White]] became mayor in 1995. In 1998, [[Bon Secours Wellness Arena]] replaced [[Greenville Memorial Auditorium]] as an entertainment arena. The Poinsett Hotel was renovated in the late 1990s with Poinsett Plaza at its entryway, and the Camperdown Bridge that had crossed Reedy Falls for four decades was removed and replaced with a renovated [[Falls Park on the Reedy|Falls Park]].<ref name="glimpses"/>