South of the Border memories

[Rob E Dangerously]

from Roadside America:

 

September 2004: Laura Koser, a graduate student at the University of South Carolina, is researching the history of South of the Border for her Master's thesis. She's gathering personal recollections of visitors to the attraction. "Although I'm focusing on the period 1965-2001, any information about SOB from any time throughout its history 1949-2001 would be helpful (in fact, if I ever find anyone old enough to have visited the original beer depot in 1949 who is willing to admit it that would be great!)." Send your memories in by November 30!

 

Her e-mail is [email protected]

 

Here's the Roadside America page for SOTB: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/SCDILsob.html

 

Anything with a giant sombrero tower and a few thousand billboards couldn't be that bad, right? Has anybody else been there?

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I've been there; my biological father's family lives in Charleston, and I passed by it twice a year as a kid. Finally went there as an adult...

 

What does she mean, 1949-2001? Have they closed it down?

[The Amazing Rando]

In my experiences... seeing it is MORE than enough. I have never actually been there though.

[Rob E Dangerously]

What does she mean, 1949-2001? Have they closed it down?

the original owner of the place died in 2001

[kkktookmybabyaway]

I thought we were going to talk about trips to Mexico...