The photos below are what we saw.
The side streets still had
cobblestones for paving.
This court building was one of
the very few new buildings in the area.
This home was very, very nice.
Note the detail in the columns
and wood work.
I cringe at the maintenance
burden of the wood on the upper decks.
The architecture of this
building was detailed, but not consistent with others in the
neighborhood.
Another church on Meeting
Street.
Note the details in the
columns.
These are standard single
family homes.
Quite large.
This was one of the few brick
buildings on the street.
Meeting Street ended at the
confluence of the rivers called "The Battery" due to the
cannons. This is an old civil war-style mortar.
The Ashley river provided
boating opportunities for the locals.
One of several statues in
Battery Park.
More statues and cannons.
Huge house: 3
stories, 3 fireplaces right on the water.
Also a large house with an even
larger yard.
Another large
home with the ever-present horse carriage tours.
There were many awesome homes
next to the water.
We came upon this odd
fountain. We were told that the pineapple was the local
symbol of hospitality.
I did not realize that
Charleston was a port-of-call for the cruise ships, but I guess
it is true.
Another more modern fountain in
the waterfront park.
We headed uptown for lunch and
then walked past the customs house.
Returning to our hotel, we passed
this vintage Land Rover parked in an alley.
Even the side streets had big
churches.
Our path took us past the fire
house and inside we spotted this vintage equipment.
An old steam-powered pumper unit.
The unit was in seemingly good
repair but I doubt that it was serviceable.
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