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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The "Round" Holiday Inn guards the southern entrance to the Charleston peninsula along the banks of the Ashley River. Beautiful at sunset, in 2018 it was named the ugliest building in South Carolina -- this was not received well by many!

Round Holiday Inn

The “Round” Holiday Inn guards the southern entrance to the Charleston peninsula along the banks of the Ashley River. Beautiful at sunset, in 2018 it was named the ugliest building in South Carolina — this was not received well by many!

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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