Art on the River Stroll along Greenville's Reedy River and you're bound to experience art in action. The Art Crossing Studios, nestled in the lower level of Riverplace, house twenty or so artists and offer a great variety of art in every medium. If the weather is nice, you'll see us outside painting, drawing or sculpting. Otherwise, you'll find us inside, creating new works of art. Feel free to open the door and take a closer look. That's why we're here. Hours The studios are open from 11 to 5 Tuesday thru Saturday. When daylight savings time is in effect the hours are extended to 6 PM. Many of the studios participate in First Fridays and are open the first Friday of each month from 6 to 9. You will find artists working in their studios at other times. Feel free to come in anytime we’re open. Years Ago The “Swamp Rabbit” was a railroad that went through more abandonments, lawsuits and name changes than there were letters in its name. Originally chartered as the Caroline, Knoxville & Western Railway in 1888 to build a line from Augusta, Ga., to Knoxville, Tn., to bring cheaper coal to the city, only a short route was developed. Approximately fifteen miles of track were laid along the swamp borders of the Saluda from Greenville to River Falls before funds were depleted. The railway’s second-hand rolling stock carried gravel, cordwood, coops of chickens, dynamite for Wing’s Quarry and the occasional passengers. It was a friendly little railroad. Its one train could be flagged down for boarding anywhere along its route and it operated on an informal time schedule. Charles David wrote in 1926, “It left when it was good and ready, and made no rash promises as to when it would arrive.” Today The old supports the new. The concrete piers that form an integral part of the dam at RiverPlace, in Greenville’s West End, are the remnants of the train trestle, demolished in 1990, which the “Swamp Rabbit” had used to cross the Reedy River. Today, in a vibrant and eye-pleasing setting, restaurants and retail shops abound and on the west bank of the Reedy River an art colony has been established. Known as Art Crossing, the colony has more than a dozen studios in which artists can be observed at work. There Greenvillians and visitors to their city interact with the artists to create art on many levels. Visit today. Experience the extraordinary