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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Church Street Glow

The setting sun in Charleston, SC, lights up this beautiful building which is one of the St. Philips Church outlying buildings.

The setting sun lights up this beautiful building, which is part of the St. Philips Church complex on Church Street.

Fence and Fountain

This fence and fountain in Charleston, SC, are in the front of the Hollings Judicial Center on Meeting Street.

This fence and fountain in Charleston are in the front of the Hollings Judicial Center on Meeting Street.

Fixer Upper

This unusual Charleston, SC house could use a little TLC, but has beautiful bones and is located right in the middle of the South of Broad neighborhood.

This unusual Charleston house could use a little TLC, but has beautiful bones and is located right in the middle of the South of Broad neighborhood on Tradd Street. Interestingly, two of the rooms are used as a B&B.

Low Tide

The views from the peninsula of Charleston, SC are beautiful. This is along the Ashley River from the City Marina.

The views from the peninsula of Charleston are beautiful. This is along the Ashley River, as seen from the Marina Variety Store Restaurant at the City Marina.

Just Another Charleston House

People travel from all over the world to see the houses of Charleston, SC. This is just another one.

People travel from all over the world to see the houses of Charleston. This one is on lower King Street.

Gorgeous Gates

There are gorgeous iron gates all over Charleston, SC. This beautiful set can be found on King Street.

There are gorgeous iron gates all over Charleston. This beautiful set can be found on King Street.

Charleston Guinea Fowl

No one knows where they came from, but one day guinea fowl appeared on Lamboll Street in downtown Charleston, SC. This day they took a stroll around the block to South Battery.

No one knows where they came from, but one day guinea fowl  appeared on Lamboll Street in downtown Charleston. This day, along with a chick, they took a stroll around the block to South Battery.

Powder Magazine

The Powder Magazine is the oldest public building in South Carolina, built in 1713. It was built to store the city's supply of gunpowder.

The Powder Magazine is the oldest  public building in South Carolina,  dating from 1713. Located on Cumberland Street, it was built to store the city’s supply of gunpowder.

Reflections of Charleston

Th reflection of St. Michael's Church in Charleston, SC, caught in the rear window of a van on Meeting Street.

Th reflection of St. Michael’s Church caught in the rear window of a van on Meeting Street.

House and Fence

This beautiful antebellum Greek Revival style house and its accompanying fence can be found on Limehouse Street in Charleston, SC.

This beautiful antebellum Greek Revival style house and its accompanying fence can be found on Limehouse Street in Charleston. When the original seawall used to run just in front of this property, the view would have been very different than it is today (as it is now two and a half blocks from the Ashley River).

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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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