{"id":40270,"date":"2025-08-26T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/spartanburg-residents-rally-to-save-iconic-downtown-clock-tower\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:00:49","slug":"spartanburg-residents-rally-to-save-iconic-downtown-clock-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/spartanburg-residents-rally-to-save-iconic-downtown-clock-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Spartanburg Residents Rally to Save Iconic Downtown Clock Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geOSfwPg274?cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Tensions are rising in Spartanburg as city leaders consider relocating the city\u2019s iconic downtown clock tower to make way for a new streetscaping project, hotel, and mixed-use development. The clock tower, located in Morgan Square, has long been considered a historic landmark by residents\u2014many of whom are now pushing back against the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent city council meeting, supporters of the \u201cSave the Clock Tower\u201d movement voiced concerns about losing a key piece of Spartanburg\u2019s identity. Some are citing the South Carolina Heritage Act, hoping it could block the relocation. City officials have suggested preserving the clock, bell, and donor plaques in a government building, but for many locals, that\u2019s not enough.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Reported by Julia Keener | WSPA 7 News<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd70\ufe0f Location: Morgan Square, Spartanburg SC<br \/>\n\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Public opinion remains divided as the council weighs options<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions are rising in Spartanburg as city leaders consider relocating the city\u2019s iconic downtown clock tower to make<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upstate-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}