Completed in 1924, the Montgomery Building was a 10-story skyscraper built with Chicago skeletal frame construction and designed by the firm of Lockwood, Greene & Co., which also designed many upstate textile mills. The home of Capt. John H. Montgomery, founder of Spartan Mills, once stood here, and Montgomery’s sons developed the property as high-rise office space. Many companies associated with Spartanburg’s textile industry maintained offices in the building. In addition to office space, it housed a theater and radio station. The theater, first known as The Montgomery and later as The Carolina, was used for live performances and later for motion pictures. In 1956, Elvis Presley performed there. The theater closed in the 1970s. The building was also home to Spartanburg’s first commercial radio station, WSPA, which began broadcasting as an AM station in 1930 with studios on the top floor.