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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Charleston Harbor Sunrise

A beautiful sunrise over Charleston Harbor illuminates Waterfront Park, as well as Castle Pinckney and Fort Sumter.

A beautiful sunrise over Charleston Harbor illuminates Waterfront Park, as well as Castle Pinckney and Fort Sumter in the distance.

Sunny Rainbow

A bench in the middle of Rainbow Row in Charleston, SC is a lovely spot to sit on a beautiful fall day.

A bench in the middle of Rainbow Row is a lovely spot to sit on a beautiful fall day.

Philadelphia Freedom

Philadelphia Alley in Charleston, SC is a beautiful spot. Also known as "Dueler's Alley" for its bloody past, today it is a wonderful cut-through.

Philadelphia Alley is a beautiful spot. Also known as “Dueler’s Alley” for its bloody past, today it is a wonderful cut-through. This is the end that opens on to Queen Street.

Back To The Future

This fairly modern looking scene is actually behind one of the grand houses on the front Battery in Charleston. A wonderful combination of traditional and modern.

This fairly modern looking scene is actually behind one of the grand houses on the front Battery.  A wonderful combination of traditional and modern.

Charleston Sunset

A beautiful sunset along the Low Battery in Charleston, SC.

A beautiful sunset along the Low Battery.

The Citadel

The Military College of South Carolina in the late afternoon sun.

The Military College of South Carolina in the late afternoon sun.

The Belvedere

The Belvedere is a grand house on Rutledge Avenue in Charleston, SC that has been converted into a B&B. Beautiful.

The Belvedere is a grand house on Rutledge Avenue (at Queen Street) that has been converted into a B&B. Beautiful.

Ahhh, Charleston!

One of the wonderful combination of flower-boxes, doors and shutters on a colonial era building in Charleston, SC.

One of the most wonderful combination of flower-boxes, doors and shutters on a colonial era building in Charleston. You can find it on Queen Street.

Good Morning Charleston

The sun rises above Charleston Harbor, illuminating Waterfront Park and its beautiful Pineapple Fountain.

The sun rises above Charleston Harbor, illuminating Waterfront Park and its beautiful Pineapple Fountain.

Starring Role

The star on top of the Sergeant Jasper Building in Charleston, SC is wonderfully illuminated by the sun rising over the peninsula.

The star on top of the Sergeant Jasper building is wonderfully illuminated by the sun rising over the peninsula.

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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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