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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Unitarian

The Unitarian Church, located on Archdale Street, is the oldest Unitarian church in the South and the second oldest church building in Charleston.

Just Another House

When walking around the South of Broad neighborhood, there are just a few eye-catching houses. You can find this one on Lamboll Street.

Lake Level

In order to help combat flooding from storms, the city now has the ability to drop the level of Colonial Lake — so that it acts as a catch basin for excess water. With Tropical Storm Elsa perhaps heading this way, the water levels are now far below the norm.

Market Mural

You can find this beautiful mural adorning one of the City Market sheds.

Shades of Pink

There sure is a lot of pink going on here in Marion Square. The largest amount is found on the Old Citadel Building in the back — which in 1829 was built for the South Carolina State Arsenal. It eventually housed what became The Citadel (the military college of SC).

Patriotic Sword Gate

The house behind the wonderful Sword Gate on Legare Street was built before 1810 and went through a number of iterations. One of its owners was the daughter of Robert Todd Lincoln, also known as Abraham Lincoln’s oldest son.

Early Light

The early morning sun lighting up St. Michael’s Church and the Federal Building — half of the famous Four Corners of Law. Among the many interesting pieces of St. Michael’s history, it is the oldest church structure in Charleston — with its cornerstone being laid in 1752 and opening for services in 1761.

Fort Sumter House

The Fort Sumter House, formerly the Fort Sumter Hotel, at 1 King Street across from White Point Garden, is the tallest building south of Broad Street. In its history some pretty interesting people have stayed or lived there. In 1941, John F. Kennedy, while an ensign in the Navy, was one of those people — and is believed to have had a torrid affair with Inga Arvad, a Nazi spy. Interestingly, once that was discovered, JFK was shipped off to the Pacific and took command of PT-109… and the rest is history.

Magnolia

The huge white flower on the Magnolia tree is truly iconic.

A Bit of Italy

This handsome garden can be found on Montagu Street. The Italian Cypress trees on the left make a wonderful border.

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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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