Zip Trip: History of Spartanburg

Zip Trip: History of Spartanburg

History of Spartanburg (WSPA)— Plans were drawn, construction began, and a ball field now occupies what was once an empty lot in downtown Spartanburg. For city leaders, getting another baseball team wasn’t a straightforward path. "I grew up going to the Phillies games in the early '80s and '90s and thought, what if we could bring baseball back to families in downtown Spartanburg?" CEO of The Johnson Group, Geordy Johnson, said. Bringing a ne…