Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Immortals

The house on Legare Street where you can find these beautiful flower boxes was built around 1835. In the 1890's, it was rented byt Capt. Thomas Pinckney. Pinckney was best known for being one of the "Immortal Six Hundred," who were Confederate officers that were captured and help prisoner during the Civil War. They were intentionally starved and 46 died as a result. They were "immortalized" because they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the United States, despite being put under such duress.

The house on Legare Street where you can find these beautiful flower boxes was built around 1835. In the 1890’s, it was rented byt Capt. Thomas Pinckney. Pinckney was best known for being one of the “Immortal Six Hundred,” who were Confederate officers that were captured and help prisoner during the Civil War. They were intentionally starved and 46 died as a result. They were “immortalized” because they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the United States, despite being put under such duress.

Blooming Graveyard

The church graveyards in downtown Charleston are beautiful and fascinating places. The flashes of color shared by early blossoms make the Circular Congregational Church's even more amazing.

The church graveyards in downtown Charleston are beautiful and fascinating places. The flashes of color shared by early blossoms make the Circular Congregational Church’s even more amazing.

Birlant

Geo. C. Birlant & Co. was founded in 1922 and has been at the same location on King Street since 1932. While known as a seller of antiques, they also create the Charleston Battery Bench -- whose dark green slates and beautiful cast ironwork can be found all over the city and in private gardens. (Glimpses has no connection to the company, apart from having a bench at home.)

Geo. C. Birlant & Co. was founded in 1922 and has been at the same location on King Street since 1932. While known as a seller of antiques, they also create the Charleston Battery Bench — whose dark green slates and beautiful cast ironwork can be found all over the city and in private gardens. (Glimpses has no connection to the company, apart from having a bench at home.)

Blue

You can find this handsome 100 year old house at the corner of South Battery and Limehouse Street. The blue on the door is unusual to find used this way in Charleston.

You can find this handsome 100 year old house at the corner of South Battery and Limehouse Street. The blue on the door is unusual to find used this way in Charleston.

Pretty Porches

A row of pretty porches on Limehouse Street. Charleston is known for the houses having "piazzas," but as these are on the fronts on the houses, they are just porches. A piazza is a type of porch, but not all porches are piazzas.

A row of pretty porches on Limehouse Street. Charleston is known for the houses having “piazzas,” but as these are on the fronts on the houses, they are just porches. A piazza is a type of porch, but not all porches are piazzas.