Charleston, SC of Yesteryear: Take a Journey Back in Time – 35 Remarkable Images
Broad Street, Circa 1910
With so much rich history and heritage, we often get swept away in distinguished past of Charleston. The historic society, carriage tours, walking tours and preserved buildings continue to keep our past as alive as our ghosts. Yet, sometimes a visual image paints a picture so much more vivid than even our own imaginations and the stories we share.
Take a step back in time with us and enjoy these visual images of Charleston past. Some are haunting; some soothing, but all with provide you with a piece of the way life in Charleston used to be.
136 Church Street – Circa 1880
Flower Seller from 1939 – Photo by National Geographic
Two locals on a stoop in 1962
Tradd Street – Circa 1910
Joseph Aiken House – Circa 1880
St. Michael’s Church – Circa – 1910
Aftermath of 1938 Tornado hitting Charleston, SC
Newspaper Article – Circa 1885
Snow on The Battery in 1899
Cumberland Street – Circa 1865
Broad and Meeting Streets 1865
City Market – 1939
W.T. Grant Building, Circa 1950s
Confederate Currency
Stoll’s Alley – Circa 1880
Berkeley County, 1939 – B.W. Muir Photographer
Jenkins Orphanage Band – North Charleston 1914
St. Michael’s Church 1865
56 Beaufain Street
Near Francis Marion National Park, 1939 – Photographer B.W. Muir
Post Earthquake – Broad Street 1886
Shrimp Peddler and cat – Circa 1930’s
Mosquito Fleet, Charleston – 1940
Soldier Portrait – Professional Photo
Spring 1861 – Confederate Soldiers
Courtenay School, 1926
Portrait taken in 1917
1906 Postcard
Portrait taken between 1947-1949
Philadelphia Street, 1866
Early Battery Park
Cadets, 1891
The Heyward-Washington House 1923
Tent City Charleston – 1886 – Post Earthquake
We hope you enjoyed this journey down memory lane.
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The streets my father ,his father and his fathers father walked on ,went to school sent there children to school. And all the places that they worked , . i do not know what to say ,Its a great city that people love and care about. Charleston gets in your spirit and becomes a part of you . there,s a warm feeling about the city and places you see ,the old buildings cobble street . Offer a feeling of romance one enjoys just walking the streets at night .you can feel the city breath just like you feel your lovers breath. I could go on and on about the city that I love and that has loved me back.About the people that i grew up with who I know feels like I do. One walks the streets and takes on this warm loving feeling I do not know what it is It just is.Carol
Great! As a person who grew up in Charleston (live in Nashville now) it is wonderful to look pictures of where my grandfather (Patrick Carter) more than likely walked and visited as part o his life. Would you have any pictures of 220 and 224 Calhoun Street from the 1940- 50 tie frame.
Thanks again Carol…Bill Carter
Bill, We would we be happy to do a little research and see if we can uncover any archived photos that meet your requested criteria. Mark
Bill, This is a list of folders archived from the Charleston Historic Foundation that may assist – http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/contributing-institution/historic-charleston-foundation
I love seeing the old pictures of Charleston, as it brings back such wonderful memories of when we lived on Church st and St Michael’s Alley … just recall my sisters and I playing hide and seek, and all the friendly people … my uncle took pictures as he lived in Charleston from the late 30s until his death in 2002 … thanks for sharing
I remember the fish carts the shrimp carts & the veggie carts & the ice man delivering ice for the “ice box”. So many good memories being raised in Charleston. West End Dairy delivering milk & leaving it outside by the door. Kids playing kick the can & other games outside. We were always safe outside. Those were the “good ole days” gone forever. I still love my Charleston & always will.
I found a West End Dairy Milk Bottle in the Cooper River. Any idea how long West End Dairy operated?
I did as well a couple years back. It is in great condition. Just got the barnacles off of it yesterday.
Thanks for sharing, Celeste .
Thanks for sharing.
I also grew up in Charleston. It was nothing to walk from San Souci Street, where we lived and also my Grandmother Maggie Atkins West Cooke- to the battery on a summer day. We would spend lots of time playing at Hampton Park, family picnics and also concerts at the gazebo in the park. . We would sometimes take in a baseball game and I would meet my girlfriends during the summer and take advantage of the clay courts for tennis at the Citadel- when their classes were not in session. Life was simpler then and wonderful memories for ever- it was nothing to walk all over the streets of Charleston- a city were one always felt safe- a time gone by.
My Grandfather, John Henry West worked on Grace Memorial Bridge- and he also died while working on the bridge.
Charleston is always home to me raised in the down town historical section
of city seeings old pictures just take you to the safe worry free era
I was born in North Charleston, but grew up in the city of Charleston. Left There when I was about 15. I often wished I had never left, Charleston is such a beautiful city. I’ve been told that by many people I have met in my life time.
Thanks for those pictures, some of the streets I remember. I loved going on field trips as a child, we used to do walking tours. I miss it there and I intend to go back real soon.
LINCOLN Theatre Cashier Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA 1930 IS WHERE MY GRANDMOTHER WORKED AS A CASHIER HER NAME WAS BERNICE ELLIOTT