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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful alley, Longitude Lane, was created in 1788. It was developed to cut through some larger blocks of land, thereby opening them up for future development. Today, from East Bay a car can make it about halfway through, and then if you want to get to Church Street, you have to be on foot.

Longitude Lane

This beautiful alley, Longitude Lane, was created in 1788. It was developed to cut through some larger blocks of land, thereby opening them up for future development. Today, from East Bay a car can make it about halfway through, and then if you want to get to Church Street, you have to be on foot.

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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