A local's eye view
The “Pink Palace” glowing in the early morning sun.
Legend has it that the owner of this house on East Battery Street picked this color scheme because it reminded him of healthy teeth and gums. Not surprisingly, he was a dentist. No longer a private home, you can stay there as it is now a B&B (The Palmer Home).
A view of the High Battery not usually seen.
Even the gateposts in Charleston burst into bloom! And check out the beautiful flowering camellia as well.
The setting sun provides a wonderful glow on a beautiful row of houses on Limehouse Street. The porches on these houses are not piazzas — which are found on the sides of Charleston single houses. All piazzas are porches, but not all porches are piazzas!
As the sun drops in the Charleston sky, it creates wonderful silhouettes — in this case, of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Cathedral is located in Broad Street and has one of the many steeples that give Charleston the nickname of the “Holy City.”
The sun rising behind the High Battery. An inspiring morning view.
The Charleston Library Society, founded in 1748, is the third oldest subscription library in the United States (after only the Library Company of Philadelphia (founded 1731 by Benjamin Franklin) and the Redwood Library and Athenaeum of Newport, Rhode Island (1747). It has been at its current location at 164 King Street since 1914.
Despite the rather wintry feel to this photo, it was taken while the temperature was about 65 degrees!
With the internet service down this morning (thanks Comcast!), Glimpses needed to find some temporary office space. The free Wi-Fi in Waterfront Park makes this a pretty great place to be working on a beautiful morning.
This cannon was found under the house at the corner of Tradd and Greenhill Streets after it was last sold. It’s the real deal, as the owners had it authenticated. While I’m not sure how old it is, it must just have been stored there as the house was built in 1894. Charleston is full of interesting things no matter where you look!