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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Restoring the historic structure of Charleston is a crucial, painstaking and sometimes unplanned task. This building on King Street literally went from being a vibrant restaurant one day to closed and requiring stabilization and restoration the next. It's not an insignificant undertaking, and having owners willing to treat their properties with the care and respect they deserve makes Charleston the wonderful place that it is.

Like New, But Old

Restoring and maintaining the historic structure of Charleston is a crucial, painstaking and sometimes unplanned task. This building on King Street literally went from being a vibrant BBQ restaurant (Nick’s BBQ — with a cool neon pig sign) one day to closed and requiring stabilization and restoration the next (no one blamed the pig). It’s not an insignificant undertaking, and having owners willing to treat their properties with the care and respect they deserve makes Charleston the wonderful place that it is.

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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