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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This wonderful spring scene on Rutledge Avenue is set in front of a house that was built in 1850 by a transplanted New Englander, James Taylor. While sharing the name, he was not inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 -- that was this James Taylor, who had Carolina in his mind (NC, but close enough).

Sweet Baby James

This wonderful spring scene on Rutledge Avenue is set in front of a house that was built in 1850 by a transplanted New Englander, James Taylor. While sharing the name, he was not inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 — that was this James Taylor, who had Carolina in his mind (NC, but close enough).

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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