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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This classic Charleston scene on Atlantic Street is in front of a house that was built in 1890 -- one of two identical ones that replaced a larger house that had been destroyed in an earthquake.

Flowery Front

This classic Charleston scene on Atlantic Street is in front of a house that was built in 1890 — one of two identical ones that replaced a larger house that had been destroyed in an earthquake.

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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