I remember going as a young girl age 16..and they had a glass bottom boat you could ride...you looked down and could see the fish of the lake... the boat went slowly so you could enjoy this... me and my Dad loved this part of our visit ...

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.

Stumbled upon your channel not too long ago; it’s been nice to watch your videos of these small towns in NC. Fixing on going here today for a quick day trip. So being able to have a quick overview is nice… 👍🏻

I am like faison nort carolina

Never EVER go to that small crooked as town RUN away if you want to live

IGA use to be a Piggly Wiggly right??

These videos are interesting and very helpful. I'm looking to move to the area and it's good to see what it really looks like without any hype or sales pitch.

This my hometown!!!!

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

I live here and love everything

wow this dump is still there i stopped there in 1967

Thank you sir

Well done Timothy........as usual.

Proctorville, NC, a beautiful, peaceful place, is well known for being a tight-knit community that looks out for one another, making it an incredibly safe, kind, and enjoyable place to live. Proctorville was settled around 1870 and incorporated in 1913, being named for railway promoter Edward Knox Proctor, Jr. A white clapboard building, which originally operated as a hot dog stand by Mr. Harry Lewis, for many years, was converted for use as the town's first library in the early 1930s by Mr. Lewis's grandfather, W.R. Surles, who owned the building and the land on which it sat. On account of the small size of the structure, only one person (or two if small children) could use the library at a time. Children would wait in line for their turn in the library. A more permanent brick structure replaced the former hot dog stand during the 1950s and was named the W.R. Surles Memorial Library, as Surles bequeathed to Proctorville the money and land to build the structure. The W.R. Surles Memorial Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The library has long been maintained and operated by volunteers from the Proctorville Book Club and is a popular destination for many town folk.

I worked recycling the mill for a summer in the mid to late 90s. I’ll never forget prying 10 by 4 inch boards up and stacking them for the crane to pull over the wall. It was a coming of age experience.

my car just got stolen

Thank you Timothy. I've never been there or heard of Proctorville.

Another one of those once upon a time towns. But the people probably like the quiet rural atmosphere!

I'm sure it's on your list...but Abbeville SC would be a great town to visit.

Never been to Orrum, I live in Rockingham NC

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.

Beware of the very rough roads in SC.Your video shows some of the thousands of roads that needs paving so bad here in SC...DOT is slacking at it's worst.

It's a Cuban restaurant not a post office Hehe

Fantastic place

"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.....

This sweet town is very calm . Very clean and here to sit for of course coming makes the peoples give peace . Sunny a weather aswell so one town aswell to be l used to want ❤❤❤❤

I.have never been to north carolina . But for now l only see from.video . Really %100 perfect furthermore north carolina aswell the population more not is crowd . Happy a town . My country turkey from where Greeting ❤❤❤❤

Are we stupid video of a sign

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 !

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

Funny thing about that 'Confederate " It is NOT a Confederate soldier. It is a Yankee soldier. There was a mix-up on the delivery for two town's statues. Yes, it is a Conderate memorial, but with a Yankee statue.

Breeden's Grocery is about the only thriving business on Broad Street. Not much at all on Main Street, except CLOSED businesses. Give you an idea: Rick Hendrick (Car Giant/ NASCAR team owner) had his first dealership here, and sold it. Hugh McColl, native of Bennettsville, founder of Bank Of America, has NEVER had a branch here.

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

I bet the woke crowd would love this place!

A LOT OF MEMORIES!❤

Did you eat at The Hot Dog Cafe while you were in Lyman? It has rave reviews.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Thanks for sharing

I live around there :D

Did you go to Radio Shack ? It's across the street from McDonalds.

Like the wide open road. Nice driving out in the country.

That was such a nice ride through the countryside. Oh, what a joyous occasion. Thanks, Mr. French!