The High Battery, one of the great places to stroll in Charleston, was originally built as a seawall to protect the land on the peninsula from water intrusion.
Early Morning High Battery
Early Morning Pineapple
The pineapple fountain in Waterfront Park is a favorite spot for many. Appropriately, the pineapple is a symbol of welcome and hospitability. Traditionally that was expressed two ways –1) the fruit would be used as a centerpiece at the dining table for parties (sharing of friendship), and 2) a fresh pineapple would be places on a gate post or speared on a fence to indicate someone had returned home or were receiving guests.
French Huguenot Church
The French Protestant (Huguenot) Church on Church Street is unusual, not just because it is pink, but because once a year they give a nod to their long and rich history by conducting a service completely in French.
Brick and Iron
This cool door surrounded by brick is on Stolls Alley, which is named after a blacksmith (Justinus Stoll) who lived and worked there in mid-1700’s.
One Plus One
Some cold colors on the Ashley River by White Point Garden. It is a well known Charleston fact that the Ashley River and the Cooper River join together to for the Atlantic Ocean.
Meeting Street
This house, built between 1850 and 1860 on Meeting Street, is right up the street from White Point Garden.
The Johnsons of Queen Street
This stretch of Queen Street dates back to 1802 and is/was known as Johnson’s Row, after the father/son team who created it. The Johnsons were pretty impressive people. The elder was a successful in business and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Junior went to Princeton, became a judge and became the Speaker of the SC House. He was later appointed to the US Supreme Court by Thomas Jefferson.
No Bull
The beautiful antebellum Isaac Jenkins Mikell House (circa 1853) on Rutledge Avenue is well known for a variety of reasons (including that it was the public library for many years and more recently has been on the TV show Southern Charm). Its Corinthian columns capitals are carved from cypress wood and are ornamented with rams heads. No bull.
Before the Dawn
A view from inside White Point Garden before the dawn. The canon, called a “columbiad,” was originally situated in Fort Sumter during the Civil War — and now aims in its direction.
Queen Street Beauty
This window box is on an 1805 tenement on Queen Street. Badly damaged by the Federal bombardment during the Civil War, it required extensive repairs after the war. It looks pretty good today!