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Aikens, South Carolina: 1938 Police Station Archway

When Aikens bulldozed its 1938 police station it left the bricks standing that framed the front door. Now a weird 2-D photo op.

Address:
The Alley SW, Aikens, SC
Directions:
Downtown, at the intersection of pedestrian-only Bee Lane and The Alley SW. In the center of a block bordered by US-78, Laurens and Newberry Sts SW, and Park Ave. SW.
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Police station entrance remnant.

1938 Aikens Police Station Archway

Pillars and entrance are all that the remains of the 1938 Aikens police station, now standing in a renovated commercial district.

[Lou, 09/17/2019]

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