Charleston - pics from this summer

LSyd · October 28th, 2012, 12:37 PM

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the inspiration for BOA Atlanta?

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tennreb · October 29th, 2012, 11:24 PM

This is my 'hood. An interesting fact about the church steeple in pic #27 is that it is brand new. When the church was built 150 years ago, they couldn't afford the steeple. It was recently designed and completed for a cost of $6 million. The unusual design is due to the fact that the church was built out of Connecticut brownstone, which is very unusual for the South, and for good reason. Brownstone does not hold up well in the Southern heat and humidity (and expensive to ship down). The church building could not support a standard steeple's weight, so it was designed out of copper mesh. Yet, it fits in quite well in the historic district.

b4z · February 14th, 2013, 12:17 AM

Pic30. The blue/grey wooden house on the left is the oldest wood structure in charleston. Very Early 1700s.

***desertpunk*** · February 14th, 2013, 12:41 AM

Insanely good pics!

King St. may have been 'mallified' but I still see glimmers of good old fashioned grit.

February 14th, 2013, 12:41 AM	#4
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,633 Likes (Received): 1360	Insanely good pics! King St. may have been 'mallified' but I still see glimmers of good old fashioned grit. __________________ We are floating in space...

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October 29th, 2012, 11:24 PM	#2
tennreb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 289 Likes (Received): 5	This is my 'hood. An interesting fact about the church steeple in pic #27 is that it is brand new. When the church was built 150 years ago, they couldn't afford the steeple. It was recently designed and completed for a cost of $6 million. The unusual design is due to the fact that the church was built out of Connecticut brownstone, which is very unusual for the South, and for good reason. Brownstone does not hold up well in the Southern heat and humidity (and expensive to ship down). The church building could not support a standard steeple's weight, so it was designed out of copper mesh. Yet, it fits in quite well in the historic district.

February 14th, 2013, 12:17 AM	#3
b4z Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 35 Likes (Received): 1	Pic30. The blue/grey wooden house on the left is the oldest wood structure in charleston. Very Early 1700s.