A local's eye view
While the morning sun is caught in the top of one of the towers of the Cooper River Bridge, the bottom of each towers is surrounded by a one acre sized island of rocks. The purpose of the island is to cause a ship that might head towards a tower to ground itself before crashing into it.
The house to which this handsome window and flower box is on Tradd Street and dates back to 1740. It was the home of the 5th postmaster of Charleston. And in keeping with the tradition of the time, the front room of the house was used as the post office.
This narrow walkway to the front door of 3 Meeting Street is easy to miss. But, as narrow as it may be, when you come out of the walkway and turn right you will be by White Point Garden and all its airy beauty.
This beautiful spring scene is at the corner of Lamboll and King Streets.
The wisteria in Charleston is beautiful this year. You can find this batch on Water Street. Its house was built by Nathaniel Ingraham, a seaman who served with John Paul Johns (well, known for saying, “I have not yet begun to fight.”) on the famous Bon Homme Richard.
You can find these beautiful flower baskets on King Street. The house was built before 1739 and is one of the oldest remaining Charleston single houses.
This photo is a re-creation of the cover show of the Glimpses of Charleston book! It’s so beautiful in the spring.
This wisteria puts on a show every year. The house it adorns was built c. 1800-1806 on Meeting Street. In 1824, it’s owners hosted the Marquis de Lafayette (a hero of both the American and French Revolutions), on his revisit to the United States.
This cool structure is actually the last reminder of the old Cooper River Bridges. It used to support the roadway, but is now more a standalone piece of art. You can find it next to the East Bay onramp to the new bridge.
The Magwood-Moreland House on South Battery. Built c. 1825, it rests of a foundation of palmetto logs, which has given it the flexibility to weather earthquakes and hurricanes better than it might otherwise have.