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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This cool door can be found on Stolls Alley -- which was once referred to as Pilot's Alley, as the ship pilots would cut through there from Church Street to get to the harbor wharves.

Alley Door

This cool door can be found on Stolls Alley — which was once referred to as Pilot’s Alley, as the ship pilots would cut through there from Church Street to get to the harbor wharves.

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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