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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

These beautiful plantings are next to the Dock Street Theatre. The building which the theater has occupied since 1935 was built in 1809 as the Planter's Hotel. It was repurposed into a theater after falling into disrepair following the Civil War and was going to be demolished. 

Plantings at the Planter’s

These beautiful plantings are next to the Dock Street Theatre. The building which the theater has occupied since 1935 was built in 1809 as the Planter’s Hotel. It was repurposed into a theater after falling into disrepair following the Civil War and was going to be demolished.

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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