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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

With many Charleston houses fronting right up to the sidewalk, window boxes play a big role as really small front yards. These beautiful ones can be found on Legare Street, where the rest of the yards are pretty big!

A Tiny Front Yard

With many Charleston houses fronting right up to the sidewalk, window boxes play a big role as really small front yards. These beautiful ones can be found on Legare Street, where the rest of the yards are pretty big!

Ask a Local

What’s the deal with the City Market? Were slaves sold there or not?

asks John H., from Seattle, Washington… The City Market is what was called the “Slaves’ Market,” not the “Slaves Market.”  That apostrophe makes all the difference in the world. While a shocking number of humans were sold into slavery in Charleston (a very dark period in the City’s history), they were not sold at what […]

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