Charleston Photos

[Spartan]

Indeed. Excellent photos!

[Neo]

Excellent photos! I just booked a weekend getaway for August. Will be good to spend some time in Charleston and get more acquanted with the city!

[Charleston native]

Loved your photos of Charleston, "Native"... The new bridge looks impressive! What does it look like in the night? Too bad, the Grace & Pearman will soon be history; they, too, look impressive in your pics.

It's been years since I've been to Charleston. Just how many marinas are there now on the Ashley and why so many???

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Thanks, glad you liked them! I finally got to drive and walk on the new bridge this past weekend. The view is amazing, and the bridge is great. I have one disappointment, though: the bridge tower lights were turned off! I was expecting to see the towers lit up at night, they were completely black. Leave it to the fricking environmentalists to save every sea turtle from thinking the bridge would be sunlight.

Anyway, to answer your question, there are now about 4 marinas on the Ashley. The new condo complex has their own marina, and the city marina and Ripley Light have added more slips. They're actually marketing a real estate concept which is quite unique: it combines the ownership of a condo, but the owner actually owns a slip for a permanent home for the boat. If you go to the Post and Courier's website, an ad can usually be seen in the middle of the page. The boat slip market is hot since real estate values for condos and houses are so high.

[Rufus]

Though not from Charleston or South Carolina, but its northern sibling, I still find Charleston to be one of my favorite Carolina cities. Are there any up close pics of King Street or Charleston Place. I have heard that it is one of the more fashionable areas. Any info on this?

[Spartan]

Yes! On the 1st page, 1st post- the second and third pics form the top oare of King St. It is a very fasionable place. Usually pretty packed. It is definately one of the most unique shopping districts in America

[Neo]

So my girlfriend and I went to Charleston this past weekend and here is some of what we saw:

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[Spartan]

Excellent pics! Too bad about the rain.

These are exellent. You need to publish them or something.

[Neo]

Thanks Spartan! This was the first run with my new camera. I got rid of my Sony and purchased a nikon D100 with a couple of lenses so I took it to Charleston and put it to good use, haha!

[ROBTEX]

Great photos - thanks for posting!

I had lunch at Poogan's Porch years ago...glad to know it's still there!

[Charles Pearson]

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Superb work!!! Enjoyed the show...

[Charles Pearson]

So my girlfriend and I went to Charleston this past weekend and here is some of what we saw:

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Favorite shots of your outstanding work...so much to see in the ironworks & red-brick house, a Spanish moss covered tree in an overgrown cemetary; I could gaze an eternity at views of Charleston spires & rooftops set against the harbor ...

[Spartan]

I went to Chucktown the other day. I took a few photos. I was there to visit some friends, not the city, so most of these were taken as we drove around. Enjoy.

Demolition over the Meeting St. Exit.

Meeting St Looking South at either Columbus St or Mary St

King & Calhoun looking south down King

King looking south

Market St.

A weird Bank of America

Ashely River Bridge (westbound)

I am not sure which street this is. Possibly Wentworth St.

Rainbow Row

East Bay St

US Customs House

Columbus St.

Old Bridges from the new one

New one. There is a guy walking if you look really hard

I was going for the artistic thing like Neo, but mine only makes you dizzy.

[Spartan]

Here are some of Charleston's "skyline." Some are a little blurry.

[Charles Pearson]

I went to Chucktown the other day. I took a few photos. I was there to visit some friends, not the city, so most of these were taken as we drove around. Enjoy.

King & Calhoun looking south down King

King looking south

Market St.

Ashely River Bridge (westbound)

Columbus St.

Old Bridges from the new one

New one. There is a guy walking if you look really hard

So graceful does Charleston shine...Your Columbus St. pic was most fascinating with a tall Port Crane & new Bridge in the backdrop...How tall is that Crane? It's tall & slim & dominates the skyline impressively the way SUTRO Tower, the communications & tallest structure of San Francisco, rises into the often rolling white fog on top of Twins Peaks in the afternoon...

[Spartan]

I'd say the crane is a good 200 - 250 feet. I can't be sure though. If you look in the second to last picture, it is at least as tall as the old bridges.

[MikesLogic]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

I especially love the ones looking up at the new towers as you drive under them. I took one the other day when the sky was extremely clear and have been using it as my desktop background since.

Was hanging out the window of my friends car as we drove under the towers for this shot.

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[Spartan]

That looks great. I hope you don't mind, but I am going to use that as my desktop as well

[Neo]

Great Spartan! I can't get enough of Charleston! Lot of love for that place!

[Charles Pearson]

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If not for a zillion little & not so little things to do today, I would hop aboard any plane bound for Charleston. All these beautiful soaring new pics of The Ravenel have encouraged me, a diehard lover of Charleston's colorful history & architecture, to "come see my favorite of towns/places south of Manhattan Island" soome 3,000 miles from my transplanted home in San Francisco since 1983 when I left South Carolina for the West via a Charleston EasternAirlines flight....

[Charleston native]

Here are some of Charleston's "skyline." Some are a little blurry.

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Great pics, Spartan...absolutely fantastic! This is probably my most favorite of the skyline shots. This pic was taken from the James Island Expressway, right? Do I know my hometown or what?

The other DT pictures were great as well.

[Spartan]

You got it. That is my favorite view of DT, sinc e it shows that the modernside of Charleston does indeed exist. The view from the other side is equally impressive though.

[Donny James]

I am not sure which street this is. Possibly Wentworth St.

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Thats Rutledge, Spartan. Thats Rutledge Avenue going towards Colonial Lake.

[ironchapman]

Here's a newly uploaded one of me standing by the Morris Island Lighthosue when I went up there a couple of years ago:

As a lighthouse fanatic, I am quite concerned about this lighthouse's safety. I have several souvenirs of it saying "Save the Light" and so on.

I also keep very detailed notes on the decay of the lighthouse as seen from my photos.

[ZachariahDaMan]

Nice picture, you weren't 50 feet away though haha