South of The Border - I Finally Made It After All These Years

South of The Border - I Finally Made It After All These Years - South Carolina Roadside Attraction

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Ай бұрын

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@furmanmackey5479 28 күн бұрын

Back around 1967 or 1968 my Dad took a notion we would visit South of The Border before heading on down to Myrtle Beach from Rock Hill. Maybe Dad picked the wrong day in June, but the place was packed!!! We spent the better part of the day wandering around, riding the various rides and buying souvenirs. We even met the Founder/Owner! I recall standing in line, around 6PM, to get a chance to eat at the restaurant with the sombrero. We finally got back on the road and made it to Myrtle Beach about 10PM, if memory serves, where we checked into one of the now long gone "Splinter Village" motels where we basically crashed and burned until late the next morning when it was already about 100 degrees! I think, in the end, we actually enjoyed South of The Border more than we did the beach. Sadly, it was only after we moved back home to our beloved home state of South Carolina in 2019, that The Lovely Bride and I got the chance to visit South of The Border again only to discover that darn near everything was closed down and/or run down. Seeing your video gave me hope that things are looking up based on the fresh paint and such. Anyway, The Lovely Bride and I are planning on driving down that way from Bennettsville this summer and refreshing our respective childhood memories of a simpler time.

@TimothyFrench 28 күн бұрын

It was definitely the place to stop in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. It was very crowded then, which was the reason for all the restaurants, campgrounds, and motels. Sadly, we only have a beaver called Buc-ee these days.

@furmanmackey5479 28 күн бұрын

@@TimothyFrench Ain't that a sad fact! If it tells you anything, we have passed the Buc-ee numerous times since it opened and still can't come up with a good reason to visit the place. To us it's just an oversized gas station/convenience store. We just don't see the fascination.

@TimothyFrench 28 күн бұрын

I have never been to one myself

@ShesHereForTheMusic 23 күн бұрын

This place has been around for as long as I’ve been born. I remember visiting this place back in 98. Still looks the same. All the family would go down there when I was younger and buy all the fireworks they could. I do enjoy visiting Myrtle Beach that also holds memories as well. Thankyou Timothy for the video.

@TimothyFrench 23 күн бұрын

You’re welcome. I would have loved to have seen the place in the 60s when the rooms were full and the place was crowded. I can remember stopping at these types of motels and running for the pool before my parents had our suitcases in the room. Thanks for posting👍

@KittenBlackheart Күн бұрын

Before there were tablets and cellphones to mess with in the car...we had the license plate game, and Pedros billboards. Its a shame people lost the spark that makes stops like this magical. Thanks for the video! (And hope you picked up some Blenheims ginger ale for the rest of your trip)

@TimothyFrench Күн бұрын

Thank you, i miss them too.

@willbygosh4887 29 күн бұрын

I remember as a kid I would see miles and miles of those signs before Interstate was built.

@TimothyFrench 29 күн бұрын

They definitely had a lot of signs. 👍

@slickbelge 2 күн бұрын

That is a long time to wait to see SOB. Glad you got to it!

@TimothyFrench 2 күн бұрын

You got that right.🤣 I wish I could have seen it as a kid in the 60’s when it was in full swing.

@jbgearhead Ай бұрын

So nice to see this. It sure brought back some real good memories. Our family would stop here on our trip from Md to Florida. As a young kid I just could not wait to get here ! Been many years. Planning to move to NC in a few years. If all goes well I will definitely come to this place once again. Thank you for a wonderful video !

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

You’re welcome. I hope your move goes well. Pedro misses you I’m sure.😀

@91210paige Ай бұрын

Sir you are a trooper. I did the same drove for over 10 years from New England to Myrtle Beach and saw those signs for 100 miles. I stopped once and it was enough for me. Never again. Hopefully it got better.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

You can tell it was once a great place to stop in the early days when those motel rooms were new and filled with families. I bet they could have some awesome classic car conventions there. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

@terrybane6206 Ай бұрын

South Of The Border has changed a lot since I was a kid. By the time my family got to this point we were all too excited about almost being at the beach to take much time to enjoy South Of The Border. I hope you enjoyed your first visit. Thanks Timothy.

@91210paige Ай бұрын

So true. My mind was like Come one were so close why we stopping? Yet it's still away to Myrtle beach from Pedro's.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

It was probably the Buc-ees of its day when it first open. And a lot cooler. Thanks for watching 👍

@91210paige Ай бұрын

They need a large security or Police presence there to make families feel safer.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

I Agree.

@deeplace1571 Ай бұрын

I've never been here. I need to go check it out. Doesn't look as busy as I'd thought it would be.😢

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

People just pass it by these days. But it was the place to be at one time or there would not have been a hotel, campground, and amusement park. I think they should to some type of retro convention there. That would bring in a bunch large crowd and they have plenty of lodging.

@BassPlayerKeithHallPhotography Ай бұрын

Fantastic place

@91210paige Ай бұрын

Good job! It would be nice if the state put some real money into the place and made it a place everyone wanted to stop at.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

I agree. Those rooms probably fill up during their motorcross event so they should probably try adding other types of rallies like retro cars and classic camper rallies. Or any others that would like the retro feel of the place. This would make it more of a destination than a stop.

@91210paige Ай бұрын

Yes with people being able to Fly into MB it's probably lost 90% of it's customer base.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

I agree. And people driving in are not as worn out from travel as they use to be with air conditioning in their cars and the big chains located at every exit these days. But it must of been a fun oasis for those early travelers.

@nlpnt Ай бұрын

Cheap airfare did a lot of places like this in. Killed off the NY/New England-to-Florida traffic and the people going from the Research Triangle area to Myrtle Beach'll only stop for a few minutes and grab lunch at most.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

I think you’re right. 👍

@richardnone5644 29 күн бұрын

wow this dump is still there i stopped there in 1967

@douglasaburto6063 Ай бұрын

A LOT OF MEMORIES!❤

@bcdeaton777 Ай бұрын

South of the Border is Awesome. I Love That place. You did a great review of it.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

Thank you. I hope they can get more customers and freshen things up a bit. Those Buc-ees stops are popping up all over the place like a bunch of wet gremlins and they stay packed.

@bcdeaton777 Ай бұрын

@@TimothyFrench I know I stopped by there three years ago on my way back from Florida and it's a shame that it's not busier. I remember me and my best childhood friends and their families stopped there back around 1976 and that place was rockin. It really is a shame because it is such a cool little place. I told my wife I really don't know how they stay in business but I sure am glad that they are hanging in there.

@rachelbey7008 Ай бұрын

Not very lively. What time of day is this? Thanks Timothy for the walk

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

It was almost 11:00 a.m. I don’t think many people stop anymore, which is a shame. It is so much cooler than those Buc-ees that are popping up everywhere.

@91210paige Ай бұрын

In all honesty it was probably tainted since I had been traveling for many hours and it just didn't seem very safe when I was there.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

I think they do need to keep more security on the property to keep people with bad intentions away.

@kennethstuckey7823 Ай бұрын

"REV at the Border," you finally made it, Timothy! South of the Border! 🤣🤣 That place has been a true hot mess for decades, beginning in the early to mid 1990s! 😩😩 It now certainly is the land that time forgot! They start advertising it on large, colorful Mexico-driven, corney billboards with "Pedro" hundreds of times beginning around Richmond, VA area on I-95 and ending upon your flabbergasted arrival at South of the Border in Hamer SC. Many a person's mouth has dropped wide open in disappointment, amusement, and shock when they've finally arrived there and began to see/experience the place's "unique" offerings and tackyness. Talk about false advertisement. However, the place seems to be a popular place for some, as many newly married couples still honeymoon there and couples have been doing so since the 1960s. Go figure, right? In the 1960s, South of the Border was a much larger place that was very nice, well-kept, and extremely popular and busy all the time. Back then, it was the largest employer in Dillion County, SC, employing well over 700++ people. But, I digress.....

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

I wish it could go back to its glory days. Hate I missed it as a kid of the 60s

@bestinupstate Ай бұрын

I agree. We went in 1981...saw the signs all the way down the highway...all excited to go - finally got there - and everyone was super disappointed. If they would live up to their advertising, they would a worldwide destination. I'm sorry Timothy...I love your videos...but this place is lame and has been for decades. They should either get a bulldozer or get a huge loan, redo the entire place adding lots of family attractions such as a home made ice cream shop, batting cages, bumper boats, climbing walls, miniature golf, bouncy houses, go-carts, water slides, a skating rink...things for a family to do - and enjoy themselves - more than sitting on a dinosaur and taking a selfie. Lame. It's no wonder no one ever stops anymore. Everyone in America is onto their false advertising. They need to check out places like Sonny's Place in Somers Connecticut. He's got it going on.

@TimothyFrench Ай бұрын

@bestinupstate I agree. It’s nothing like it used to to be. Hopefully they will open the rides and use some of your ideas. Thanks for posting 👍

@z95m Ай бұрын

I bet the woke crowd would love this place!

@ShesHereForTheMusic 23 күн бұрын

Have you actually ever been there ? It’s the opposite who mostly goes there to buy the fireworks. When your neighbors out in the boondocks are firing them off at 3 am on July 7 for no reason remember that’s where they got their fireworks from. 😂

@frankgrabasse4642 10 күн бұрын

Living in constant fear of woke? Too much fox news?