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

Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Ironwork and the Daughters of the Confederacy

These fantastic cast ironwork railings lead up to the front of Market Hall at the end of the City Market in Charleston.  This building is one of the great examples of Greek Revival architecture in the city.

At the top of the stairs  is the United Daughters of the Confederacy Museum, where you can find all sorts of relics of the Confederate States of America.

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.