Category: Photos - Page 163 - Glimpses of Charleston

Name Calling

The south side of Broad Street in Charleston, SC... anchored by the Old Exchange Building.

If you were walking down the south side of Broad Street in Charleston, pictured here, you could justifiably be told you were an SOB.

Rainbow Row

One of the most popular sights in Charleston, SC, Rainbow Row is the longest group of Georgian row houses in the US. It consists of 13 very colorful houses of East Bay Street.

Dueler’s Alley

Philadelphia Alley in Charleston is also know as “Dueler’s Alley” — reflecting its previous popularity as a site for settling matters of honor.

Charleston Windows

A beautiful example of the wonderful windows in Charleston, SC

A beautiful example of the wonderful windows in Charleston… these are on Queen Street.

Can You Say “Charleston?”

Ironwork, flowers, masonry and stucco wall, piazzas on a Charleston single house… there only one place in the world like this. And more specifically, this can be found on King Street.

Holy City Steeple

Charleston is known as a city of steeples (one of the reasons it's called the Holy City). St Philips is one of the most iconic.

St. Philip’s steeple is one of the iconic steeples in the Holy City skyline.

When the Confederate Jasmine blooms in Charleston, SC the whole city becomes bathed in wonderful scent. The white flowers add another layer of beauty to the city as well. When you look at the flowers you can see why this type of jasmine is also known as Star Jasmine.

Rainbow Row

The longest cluster of Georgian houses in the United States, Rainbow Row is an iconic Charleston image with their Caribbean color scheme. One of the popular myths regarding the colors is that they were painted that way so that drunken sailors would be more easily able to find the house in which they were bunking. The true story is that in 1931 Dorothy Haskell Porcher Legge purchased a number of the houses to restore them and selected the Caribbeans colors… and other neighboring owners eventually followed her lead and created the “rainbow.”

Pastel Charleston

Charleston, SC is known as one of the most colorful cities in the world. It's not hard to see why.

Charleston is known as one of the most colorful cities in the world. It’s not hard to see why. This corner of Tradd and East Bay Streets was at one of the corners of the original walled city, and the remains of the original wall are under the ground just across the street.

Essence of Charleston

Water, pluff mud, sun and the peninsula... all things that make Charleston, SC what it is.

Water, pluff mud, the profile of the Lowcountry and the sun… all components of what makes Charleston Charleston. What’s your favorite part?