King Street, in Charleston.
Here are more than a few photos of Charleston. There are none of the city’s beautiful civic buildings on this post. Instead, I’ve tried to reveal the breadth of ornamental elegance in all of its 50 shades of great, from west of King to south of Broad. Toward the start are shots taken west of King, including a small neighborhood by Andrew Gould and George Holt. There are some dilapidated houses whose condition arises from a sensible policy of Mayor Riley’s against teardowns. Eventually they’ll be restored. There are a couple shots of the incredible campus of the College of Charleston, then we wander down south of Broad, where the livin’ is easy – even if it’s tough to find a grocery. Then some shots of commercial architecture, mostly on King. At the end is a video shot from a pedicab heading down King. Please enjoy.
About David Brussat
This blog was begun in 2009 as a feature of the Providence Journal, where I was on the editorial board and wrote a weekly column of architecture criticism for three decades. Architecture Here and There fights the style wars for classical architecture and against modern architecture, no holds barred.
History Press asked me to write and in August 2017 published my first book, "Lost Providence." I am now writing my second book.
My freelance writing on architecture and other topics addresses issues of design and culture locally and globally.
I am a member of the board of the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, which bestowed an Arthur Ross Award on me in 2002.
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Wonderful photos David. Thank you. Makes me lorn for one of my new favorite cities.
Paddy Steinschneider
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Love the article
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Riley’s been mayor for quite awhile. I always liked the man even though…..well, you know.
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David, you continue to be a great architectural photographer. I fondly remember your photo collection at the ProJo. Your posting is timely, given that the working class folks apparently tend to congregate in nearby North Charleston. A lot of the buildings you show seem to be the classic gentrification of wealthy people who can afford to have bricked streets, beautiful gardens, restored mansions (and white police departments). Did you see any people of color living in these neighborhoods?
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I saw few people of color, Rick, and none sitting out on their porches sipping mint juleps and reeking of ownership, but I would not consider my experience definitive.
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