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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Vendue Range

Once one of the centers for trade in antebellum in Charleston, SC, Vendue Range is now home to little shops, boutique hotels and offices.

Once one of the centers for trade in antebellum in Charleston, Vendue Range is now home to little shops, boutique hotels and offices.

Charleston Crepe Myrtles

The longest blooming plant in Charleston, the Crepe Myrtle, looks pretty dead this time of year. Nice cobblestones though.

The longest blooming plant in Charleston, the Crepe Myrtle, looks pretty dead this time of year. Nice cobblestones and house though.

Downton Alley

This alley in downtown Charleston, SC is one block long and glowing in the late afternoon sunlight.

Bedons Alley, glowing here in the late afternoon sun, is just one block long and full some some really beautiful houses.

Magnificent Camellia

The camellias are in full bloom in Charleston, SC. This is a magnificent one.

The camellias are in full bloom in Charleston, SC. This magnificent one is in my yard.

Good Morning Charleston!

The sun rising over Charleston Harbor, as seen from the High Battery.

A beautiful sunrise over Charleston Harbor, as seen from the High Battery.

High Battery Shadows

The early morning rising sun casts dramatic shadows across the High Battery in Charleston, SC.

The early morning rising sun casts dramatic shadows across the High Battery.

Columns to the Sun

The remains of the old Charleston Museum provide a dramatic foreground for the rising sun in Charleston, SC.

The remains of the old Charleston Museum at Cannon Park provide a dramatic foreground for the rising sun. The old museum was burned down in a fire and the columns are the only reminder that it was once at that site.

Guardians of the Galaxy… Well, Tradd Street

These stone lions are on magnificently on guard on Tradd Street in Charleston, SC

These stone lions are on magnificently on guard  on Tradd Street.

Another Week’s End

The sunset as seen from the Low Battery in Charleston, SC, along the Ashley River.

Celebrating the end of another work week with a beautiful Charleston sunset. The view from the Low Battery along the Ashley River is a wonderful one.

Charleston Traffic Jam

A traffic jam in Charleston can take many forms. Here's one created by a horse drawn carriage.

Heading towards Market Hall, on Market Street, this horse drawn carriage creates a bit of a traffic jam. #CharlestonProblems.

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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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