When it came to style in the 1940s, no one held a candle to Babe Paley
Charleston newcomers once turned to “Strangers Guides” for information about the city
During World War II, many a young person found love in an unlikely place: the Joseph Manigault House.
On the evening of January 29, 1940, King Street’s Gloria Theatre was humming with excitement.
Samuel F. B. Morse (yes, that Morse) was once Charleston’s most fashionable portraitist
The charming tradition behind Ashley Hall's 93-year-old Christmas Play
The Albert Sottile House’s cedar tree is decked annually with Christmas lights
It was anchors aweigh on November 18, 1936, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt waved good-bye to the crowd gathered on...
Celebrating the famed writer’s arrival on Sullivan’s Island
When downtown temps became too sweltering to bear, locals might even join vacationers at the magnificent New Brighton...
What did the term "August Ladies" mean a century ago?
“The Whip” (pictured here circa-1937) at “Folly’s Playground,” a beachfront amusement park nestled between the Atlantic...
Take a dip into swimwear history via six retro suits
Alicia Rhett returned to her home on Tradd Street after filming to focus on her artwork, particularly portrait...
While Charleston is a thriving, energetic, and modern metropolis, the city has retained its past like no other in the...
In the 1700s, locals flocked to alfresco concerts in The Orange Garden
One of Charleston’s well-known retailers, M. Dumas & Sons, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
Robert Marks kicked off a career in writing randy novels with 1971’s The Trembling of a Leaf
Freida Sokol and Howard Ozment of WTMA radio station model merchandise from Berlin’s Clothing circa 1957
Historic Charleston Foundation’s Festival of Houses & Gardens celebrates its 70th season
Well before the area north of downtown’s Morrison Drive became home to such hip establishments as Edmund’s Oast, Lewis...
In the last year of the 19th century, from February 6 to 14, the Lowcountry resembled this idyllic snowy scene, having...
On January 1, 1882, Mayor William A. Courtenay created the Charleston Fire Department
In this photograph, taken on Christmas Eve 1937, pedestrians are beckoned by lower King’s window displays
Famed Swedish songstress Jenny Lind performed in Charleston during the Christmas of 1850
In this circa-1945 photograph, WAVES Specialists 3rd class Nora Scott and Virginia Chenoweth are at work in the control...
In 1936, modern masterpieces from the collection of Solomon and Irene Guggenheim debuted at the Gibbes
Rembering Henry and Blanche Holloway, the hermits of Goat Island
Looking back at early Lowcountry hurricanes
