• Products
  • The Book!
  • The Photos
  • Videos
  • Ask A Local
  • Food
  • Cool Places
  • About
  • Contact

Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Market Hall is the striking front end of Charleston City Market, and one of the most visited sites in Charleston. In 1788,  Charles Cotesworth Pinckney gave the land to the City with the stipulation that the land must forever remain in use as a market.

City Market — Market Hall

Market Hall is the striking front end of Charleston City Market, and one of the most visited sites in Charleston. In 1788,  Charles Cotesworth Pinckney gave the land to the City with the stipulation that the land must forever remain in use as a market.

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 […]

Social Profiles

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2025, David R. AvRutick. All rights reserved.