mast general store: Revitalizing Columbia’s Main Street - 07/25/11 02:57 AM
Columbia SC    
I waited a couple of months for the grand opening hoopla to subside and chose a random Sunday afternoon to visit the new Mast General Store to see how business was going.  Mast moved into the historic Lourie’s Building at 1601 Main Street in late May.  Located at the corner of Main and Taylor Streets in downtown Columbia the building has housed retail operations since 1884.  Columbia is the ninth location for Mast.
 

The store sells traditional mercantile goods ranging from penny candy and bird houses to cast iron skillets and rocking chairs, along with clothing on … (1 comments)

mast general store: Columbia's New Downtown Parking Garage - 06/08/11 10:59 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C.     Construction will soon begin on a six-story downtown parking garage that will supply an additional 530 parking spaces at the corner of Taylor and Sumter streets.  A lighted walkway will lead around the corner to Main Street on the block with the new Mast General Store and The Nickelodeon theater.
The parking garage will also house a new city bus shelter and several bike racks.  An exciting sign of the new times will be the 10 electric vehicle charging stations in the garage.  I hope the designers are planning for the expansion of more charging stations because in the … (1 comments)