1325 Park Street
Former Pearson’s Funeral Home
During the Jim Crow era Columbia developed a thriving African-American community north of Gervais Street within the Vista district. Featuring many commercial enterprises, offices, and attractions, this area often was referred to as the city’s Black Downtown. Pearson’s Funeral Home, shown here in the 1930s, was one of the district’s highly successful businesses for five decades.
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Former Pearson’s Funeral Home, 2018. Historic Columbia collection
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Pearson's Funeral Home, 1920s. Image courtesy Richard Samuel Roberts Collection, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia
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Postcard for Pearson's Funeral Home, 1920s. Image courtesy Dave Sennema
