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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Gateway Walk

The Gateway Walk in Charleston was created in 1930 and links several historic walkways and cemeteries in downtown Charleston. Designed by the famed landscape architect Loutrel Briggs, it was established to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Garden Club of Charleston. To this day it is maintained by the Garden Club.

This section, from King Street to the Unitarian Church graveyard and Archdale Street, is my favorite “cut-through” in the city.

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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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