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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

With the positioning of many Charleston houses right up to the sidewalk (particularly, the sideways facing Charleston single houses), window boxes often replace having a front yard -- and they are generally treated with the same loving care.

Window Boxes

With the positioning of many Charleston houses right up to the sidewalk (particularly, the sideways facing Charleston single houses), window boxes often replace having a front yard — and they are generally treated with the same loving care.

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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