From driving horses to drive-thrus: Darlington changed with the times

This undated photo was labeled only “310 Cashua St.” PHOTO COURTESY BRIAN GANDY/DARLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND MUSEUM

Around 1900, the Darlington Fire Department used a horse to pull its equipment. PHOTO COURTESY BRIAN GANDY/DARLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND MUSEUM

East side of the Public Square circa 1910. PHOTO COURTESY BRIAN GANDY/DARLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND MUSEUM

Undated photo labeled “West side, Public Square.” Artist Blue Sky apparently worked from this or a similar photo for the mural. PHOTO COURTESY BRIAN GANDY/HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Allen’s Esso Station, 1954: A very young “employee” helps at the pumps. PHOTO COURTESY BRIAN GANDY/DARLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND MUSEUM

The Southernaire Restaurant sometime in the early 1960s. PHOTO COURTESY BRIAN GANDY/DARLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND MUSEUM