Zip Trip Clemson: Tiger Town Tavern

Published: Aug 29, 2024 Duration: 00:04:13 Category: News & Politics

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. OLIVIA: GOOD MORNING, HAPPY FRIENDSHIP. WELCOME BACK TO "7NEWS" ON FINAL ZIP TRIP OF THE SEASON TO CLEMSON. I HAVE CAMERON FERRY THE CO OWNER OF TIGERS TOWN TAVERN WHICH STAPLE IN CLEMSON. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. OLIVIA: IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE YOU'D KNOW. I'VE BEEN LOVELY PLACE. WE'LL GET INTO THAT AFTER TRIVIA WITH OLIVIA. I BEGGED THIS MAN TO COME ON. HE SAID YES. WE'LL PICK HIS BRAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CLEMSON. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. DO YOU THINK YOU'RE READY. >> I'LL TRY. OLIVIA: A MINUTE ON THE CLOCK WITH PRODUCERS. YOU'LL TRY YOUR BEST TO GET ALLOW THE SEVEN QUESTIONS. LET'S GET TO IT. MY FIRST QUESTION. CLEMSON TOOK OVER THE NAME OF CALHOUN FOR WHAT REASON. >> TO SEPARATE THE NEWTOWN AREA FROM CALHOUN AND MOVE IT CLOSER TO THE UNIVERSITY. OLIVIA: SECOND QUESTION. THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF THE CITY OF CLEMSON? >> 18,000 OR SO. OLIVIA: WHAT YEAR DID THE COLLEGE TURN AM I CLEMSON UNIVERSITY? >> 1964. OLIVIA: THE HISTORIC SITES SEVERAL IN CLEMSON. NAME ONE. >> WE HAVE THE CALHOUN MANSION ON CAMPUS. OLIVIA: THE CLEMSON TIGERS THE FOOTBALL TEAM RANKS WHAT IN THE AP POLL. >> 14TH. OLIVIA: DO YOU THINK THEY WILL GO DOWN OR UP. >> UP. WE'LL DO BETTER AFTER SATURDAY. OLIVIA: THE TRASH SCHEDULE MONDAY LABOR DAY. WHAT WILL BE TRASH SCHEDULE BE ON LABOR DAY. >> WORKING. OLIVIA: THE RAILROADS THAT ENCOMPASS. >> THE 12 MILE DUMPS INTO THE KIWI AND PASSES TO THE SENECA AND MARSH CREEK AND TUBE LOU FLOWS IN. OLIVIA: YOU NAMED 20 OF THEM. BONUS QUESTION. FAVORITE PART OF CLEMSON. >> I LOVE IT'S A FAMILY. IT'S CITY HALL -- YOU GO DOWNTOWN. IT'S ALL MOM AND POPS. IT'S FAMILY OWNED. EVEN NEW BAR, ROAR IS FAMILY OWNED. IT'S THE -- IT'S NOT COOKIE CUTTER. DOESN'T LOOK EXACTLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A BUNCH OF FRANCHISE PLACES EVERYWHERE. ALL THE MERCHANDISE STORES ARE LOCAL. YOU KNOW, AND KNICKER BACKERS AND TIGERS SPORTS SHOP AS TO THAT WERE STARTED BY FAMILIES. OLIVIA: PEOPLE WATCHING. TIGERS TOWN TAVERN. >> I STARTED AT TIGERS TOWN TAVERN THE YEAR THE PANTHERS PLAYED AT CLEMSON. PUT MYSELF THROUGH SCHOOL. WORKING. THERE WERE TWO PARTNERS BEFORE ME. STARTED 1970 MY WIFE WORKED THERE BEFORE ME. TWO PARTNERS. ALL OF US STARTED WORKING THE FLOOR AND WORKED OUR WAY UP TO OWNING IT. THE TWO PARTNERS THAT STARTED WERE SLINGING BEER AND CLEANING UP. THEN IT'S TIGERS TOWN, WE'VE -- WE WHEN YOU TURN 21, YOU COME AND GET YOUR FIRST LEGAL DRINK AND YOU GET YOUR FREE T-SHIRT. SEEMS TO BE WILDLY POPULAR. IT'S THE ONLY ADVERTISING WE SPEND AND I BROUGHT SOME SWAG FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM. T-SHIRT FOR YOU. HOPEFULLY RIGHT SIZE AND ICONIC LOGO I THINK ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD. ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS TOWN. OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OUR CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR ARE DOING A PHENOMENONAL JOB WITH HARD DECISIONS. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS DO A GREAT JOB OF PROTECTING US AND SERVICING OUR STUDENTS. AND I LOVE IT HERE. OLIVIA: APPRECIATIVE OF YOU COMING ON THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BE AT WSPA.COM FOR ALL EXTRA INFORMATION ON TIGERS TOWN TAVERN. WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BREAK. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU'RE WATCHING "7NEWS." ♪ ♪.

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