DT GVL, Downtown Greenville, SC (2026)

05/05/2021

Too much to drink last night? We got you 😎

Let DT GVL be your wingman for everything Greenville 🔥

05/02/2021

Wednesday! 🎉 x x

04/15/2021

Grab one of our Nike hats for those days on the lake, afternoons at the pool, and nights out Downtown this summer ☀️🧢 shop.dtgvl.com

Also side note...the Wednesday night concerts are a move! 🎵

12/25/2020

MERRY CHRISTMAS, DT GVL FAM! 🎄 We hope Santa brought you everything you wanted and that your day is indeed merry & bright 💚❤️

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What was the best present under your tree this year? Ours was sleeping in 😴 Let us know in the comments!

12/23/2020

Two days until Christmas?! The wait is almost over!! To celebrate, here are some fun facts about the two iconic pedestrian bridges in Downtown: the Liberty Bridge and the Eugenia Duke Bridge.

The Liberty Bridge, or as you may know it, the “suspension bridge,” is named for media company the Liberty Corporation. Founded in 1919 by the Hipp family, the Liberty Corporation’s contributions to the Greenville community are memorialized by the bridge. Completed in 2004, the 345-foot structure is suspended by just three primary cable systems and is the only structure of its kind in the US. Replacing the overpass-style Camperdown Bridge, the Liberty Bridge’s completion marked a new era for Greenville’s West End.

The Eugenia Duke Bridge was completed in 2018 and honors one of Greenville’s earliest businesswomen, founder of Duke Sandwich Co. Duke started the business in 1917 out of her kitchen in Downtown Greenville at a time when women didn’t even have the right to vote. More than 100 years later, Duke Sandwiches is still in operation at 1001 Poinsett Highway, and Duke Mayonnaise is a household name.

What are some of your favorite Greenville landmarks? Let us know! 👇🏻

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12/22/2020

(deep breath) ONLY THREE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS, Y’ALL! While we try to keep our cool for the next three days, let’s revisit the life of Shoeless Joe Jackson, with a batting average of .356.

Joseph Jefferson Jackson was born July 16, 1887 in Pickens County, SC, moving with his family shortly after to Brandon Mills on the outskirts of Greenville. Around the age of 6, Jackson began working 12 hour shifts as a mill hand at one of the town’s textile mills to help support his family. Unable to afford an education, Jackson grew up illiterate, an issue which would affect him throughout his life.

At the age of 13 in 1900, Jackson began playing for the mill’s baseball team on Saturdays for $2.50 (equivalent to $77 in 2019), and made a name for himself around town with his hitting abilities. He moved from mill team to mill team in search of better pay, eventually landing a semi-professional baseball position in 1905.

On June 6th, 1908 during a game at Memminger Street Park in Greenville, Jackson removed his cleats to alleviate pain from his blisters. Up to bat, he hit what the papers called the longest homerun seen on Greenville grounds, and as he rounded third and headed for home, an opposing fan caught sight of his stocking-clad feet and shouted, “You Shoeless Joe!” The name stuck, and from then on out he was known as Shoeless Joe Jackson.

During Jackson’s first full MLB season in 1911, he set a number of rookie records- his .408 batting average still stands. In August 1915, Jackson was traded to the Chicago White Sox, and two years later won the American League pennant and the World Series with them. After losing the 1919 World Series, Jackson and seven other White Sox players were accused of accepting $5,000 each to throw the Series in what is now known as the Black Sox scandal. Jackson was banned for life from playing, suspending his career in its prime and ensuring his place in baseball lore.

Since then, much doubt has been cast on Jackson’s guilt. In 2015, the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum petitioned Comissioner Rob Manfred for reinstatement, but the request was denied. Do you think he should have been reinstated? Let us know in the comments!

12/21/2020

To celebrate there only being FOUR DAYS (!!!) until Christmas, we’d like to share with you the story of the Westin Poinsett- Greenville’s only four-diamond hotel.

Designed by notable New York architect William Lee Stoddart (known for various other Beaux-Arts hotels in the southeast), the Westin Poinsett was completed in 1925 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. At twelve stories high, the Westin Poinsett was one of the first skyscrapers in Greenville. Although not immediately successful, manager J Mason Alexander made the hotel one of the most successful and popular in the south by the end of the Depression, and in 1946 the Poinsett was named the best medium-sized hotel in the nation.

However, as automobiles became more popular throughout the 1950s, the hotel began losing business to roadside motels, and began a long, gradual decline. The hotel changed ownership several times throughout the 1970s-80s, but none were able to restore the hotel to its former glory. Finally, the city closed the hotel in January of 1987. But the story doesn’t end there- the election of mayor Knox White in 1995 and his downtown revitalization initiative brought a change of fortune for the Poinsett.

In November of 1997, Steve Dopp and Greg Lennox purchased the hotel and acquired a franchise from Westin Hotels & Resorts. The hotel underwent approximately a $20 million dollar restoration, and officially reopened its doors to the public October 22, 2000. Today, the Westin Poinsett remains a glowing landmark of downtown as the only four-diamond hotel in Greenville.

When was your first stay at the Westin Poinsett? Let us know! 👇🏻

📷: The Westin Poinsett, Greenville Historical Society

12/20/2020

Only FIVE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!! If you’re still looking for a unique gift for the Greenvillian (yes that’s what we’re called, we looked it up) in your life, check out the five merch items we have available at the link in our bio:

1. Nike x DT GVL Hat: $25
2. DT GVL Neck Gaiter: $10
3. Experience DT GVL Pocket Tee: $20
4. Classic DT GVL Pocket Tee: $15
5. Experience DT GVL Hoodie: $35 (additional colors available)

What other merch items do you want to see in our store? Drop us a line below! 👇🏻

12/19/2020

We hope you’ve been good this year, because there’s only SIX MORE DAYS to get on Santa’s nice list! Greenville has made it onto more than a few “nice lists” over the years, but don’t take our word for it- here are six of the many accolades our city has been awarded over the years.

- This past year may be one we’re all ready to forget, but being named the 6th best small city in the nation by Condé Nast is one thing we’ll be glad to remember!
- Sherman’s Travel also listed the Swamp Rabbit Trail as the 10th best running route in America this year, but for the less athletic among us we can confirm it’s just as beautiful on a stroll!
- Greenville was ranked 10th best place to live by Livability in 2019! Based on firsthand experience, we’d say it’s #1...but we might be a little biased 😉
- In 2016, Xome ranked Greenville the 2nd best city to start a business. We agree- we couldn’t have chosen a better community to help launch our app than the one right here in Greenville 💚
- In 2016, Southern Living also named the TD Saturday Market the 21st best farmers market in the south! We can’t wait for it to re-open in May.
- Of course, this list wouldn’t be complete without our city’s most recent accolade: being named the friendliest city in the nation by Condé Nast! No surprise there, the DT GVL fam is always at the ready with a smile and a helping hand.

To learn more about our city’s statistics and rankings, check out the “City Stats” feature in the DT GVL app! What’s your favorite part about living in Greenville? Let us know👇🏻

12/18/2020

That’s right folks...only SEVEN DAYS UNTIL SANTA IS HERE!! To help pass the time and enjoy the sunshine after a long week of rain, check out these seven city gardens:

1. Falls Park on the Reedy is Greenville’s largest public garden, with 32 acres of greenery to explore.
2. Pedrick’s Garden at Falls Park is the newest addition to the park, completed in 2014. The sunflower-themed garden can be found along Vardy Creek behind the West End Market.
3. The whimsical Children’s Garden, designed to enrich children’s intelligence and creativity, can be found at Linky Stone Park along the Reedy River.
4. The Rock Quarry Garden is actually a historic granite quarry dating back to before the Civil War that has since been adopted by the Greenville Garden club. You can find it at 200 McDaniel Ave, and be sure to bring a camera! The site is a popular location for outdoor photography.
5. The gardens of the Kilgore-Lewis House include a wildflower garden, a sensory garden featuring plant descriptions in Braille, a flowing spring, a pond, and a wide variety of both native and ornamental plants. The house itself, built in 1832 at 560 N Academy St, is open to the public Monday-Friday 10am-2pm.
6. The Shaw Garden boasts a collection of hybrid roses and can be found at 300 E Camperdown Way. Peak blooming times are May and September, so mark your calendars for 2021!
7. The Sue Simpson garden, named after Greenville’s first City Councilwoman, features annual flowers at 200 E Camperdown Way.

Which Greenville garden is your favorite place to spend an afternoon? Let us know! 👇🏻

📷: Visit Greenville SC, City of Greenville, Kidding Around Greenville, SC Picture Project, Ken Lewis via Google, Yelp

12/17/2020

On this eighth day before Christmas, we’d like to share with you the story of the Greenville Eight.

By 1959, library systems in Columbia and Spartanburg had been successfully integrated, but the libraries in Greenville County remained segregated. Jesse Jackson, a freshman in college at the time, returned home to the city that year for Christmas break. While working on a research paper during his visit, he required a book from the whites-only branch of the library, but was denied access. A few months later in March of 1960, twenty black high school students entered the whites-only branch of the library, and officials closed the entire library system in response. On July 14th, Jackson and five others made another attempt to protest the library system’s segregation but were dispersed when threatened with arrest. Two days later, Jackson, along with high school students Dorris Wright, Hattie Smith Wright, Elaine Means, Willie Joe Wright, Benjamin Downs, Margaree Seawright Crosby, Joan Mattison Daniel were arrested for entering the whites-only library and using its facilities. The first black lawyer in Greenville, Donald J. Sampson, filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Greenville, prompting them to close the library system once again. After grievances from citizens throughout the city, the library system was reopened to all Greenville citizens on September 19th, and charges against the protestors were eventually dropped. The Greenville Eight were essential in the desegregation of our city’s library system and we’re honored to share their story with all of you today.

12/16/2020

🗣NINE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS, Y’ALL!!

And what better way to mark the occasion than by taking a moment to appreciate the nine mice you’ve probably seen around Main Street! Father Marvin, Mother Maggie, Marvin Jr, Marcley, Millie, Mitch, Melissa, Aunt Mifflin and Uncle Miles were the creation of Jim Ryan for his high school senior project at Christ Church Episcopal School back in 2000. Local artist Zan Wells sculpted the mice, and later illustrated the book about the tiny residents of Main St written by Linda Kelly. All proceeds from mice-related memorabilia go to support Greenville charities, too!

When was the first time you found all the mice on main? Let us know in the comments! 👇🏻

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