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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Four Post Alley

Officially known as Gadsden’s Alley, this little cut-through between Elliot Street and Broad Street was commonly known as Four Post Alley. It was closed by the city in 1919, but you can still see this part — and a cool hand-painted “Four Post Alley” on the wall of one of the buildings — on the Elliot Street side.

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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