Overbrook (Greenville, South Carolina)
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Overbrook is a neighborhood in Greenville, South Carolina
. It is a neighborhood built in 1913 upon expansion of the trolley line that was extended into the area three years earlier. Bungalow
homes were built in this area from 1913 to 1924. Developed by the Woodside brothers, who had made their fortunes managing the Woodside Cotton Mill, at one point the largest textile
plant in the World.
The trolley, called "The Toonerville Trolley", remained popular and continued despite the switch to bus transportation in 1928.
Its ZIP code
is 29607.
The neighborhood is bordered by Pleasantburg Drive to the west, East North Street to the south, Stone Avenue to the east, and Laurens Road to the north. Interstate 385
runs through this neighborhood at Exits 40B and 42.
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
. It is a neighborhood built in 1913 upon expansion of the trolley line that was extended into the area three years earlier. Bungalow
Bungalow
A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...
homes were built in this area from 1913 to 1924. Developed by the Woodside brothers, who had made their fortunes managing the Woodside Cotton Mill, at one point the largest textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
plant in the World.
The trolley, called "The Toonerville Trolley", remained popular and continued despite the switch to bus transportation in 1928.
Its ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 29607.
The neighborhood is bordered by Pleasantburg Drive to the west, East North Street to the south, Stone Avenue to the east, and Laurens Road to the north. Interstate 385
Interstate 385
Interstate 385 starts where it meets the Interstate 26, near Clinton and heads in a northwest direction where it ends with exit 42, near downtown Greenville. After exit 42, I-385 turns into Business Spur 385 that then promptly ends at U.S. 29 near the Bi-Lo Center in downtown Greenville. It is one...
runs through this neighborhood at Exits 40B and 42.