• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

SC Picture Project

The purpose of the South Carolina Picture Project is to celebrate the beauty of the Palmetto State while preserving some of its vanishing landscapes.

  • FIND A LANDMARK
    • BY CITY
    • BY COUNTY
    • BY CATEGORY
    • BYGONE LANDMARKS
  • ADD IMAGES
  • VOLUNTEERS
  • SPONSORS
  • DONATE
  • Subscribe!

Broad Street

SC PICTURE PROJECT 2 Comments

SC Picture Project / Charleston County / Broad Street

This beautiful sunset view of downtown Charleston was taken on Broad Street. Historic St Michael’s Church can be seen in the background. St Michael’s is the oldest church structure in Charleston. A small wooden church originally stood here in the 1680s, and was one of the first churches in the new settlement of Charles Town. About 40 years later the parish had grown too large, and a more spacious one was built down the road. The parishioners began worshiping at the new church, and the cornerstone for St Michaels church was then laid down where the old wooden one once stood.

St. Michaels Church

Jim Hasapis of Charleston, 2018 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Construction on St Michael’s was completed in 1761. The church is perhaps best known for its beautiful chiming bells and 18th-century clock tower.

Broad Street is the main business center of downtown Charleston, and many successful lawyers, bankers, shop owners, and realtors are located here. The well-known street divides the historic area in half, but among natives, it has another more humorous meaning. In the past, those who lived South of Broad street were nicknamed “SOBs,” and those Slighty North of Broad street were jokingly called “SNOBs!”

Charleston's Broad Street in Snow

Kim Howard of Murrells Inlet, 2018 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Angela Easterby-Smith of James Island took the picture below in December 2007, after having a terrible day at work. She says that “on my way home that evening, I was greeted by the most amazing sunset I have ever seen! It was so breathtaking that I pulled over, got out of my car and was thankful that I happened to have my camera with me that day! Although the photo shows the beautiful colors of the sunset – it still does not do justice to how incredible the view was! I knew I wasn’t the only one admiring it as I saw many other drivers pulled over, staring at the sky.”

This image is copyrighted. You may not use it without written consent.

See a video of St Michael’s chiming bells.

Please Donate

We’d like thank everyone who generously supports the South Carolina Picture Project. You provide us with the inspiration and financial support we need to keep doing what we do. Every reader contribution, big or small, is so valuable. If you have enjoyed this page or found it helpful, please pitch in. Even donation helps – and it only takes a minute. Thank you!

Support the SC Picture Project!

$ 15.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $15.00

Related posts:

Waterfront Park PineapplePineapple Fountain Bethel Methodist CharlestonBethel United Methodist Denmark Vesey HouseDenmark Vesey House St. JohannesSt. Johannes Lutheran Church German Fire Company Chalmers StreetGerman Fire Steam Engine Company

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Dianne Funk says

    July 8, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    Is Broad Street one way or two way from East Bay Street to Lockwood Drive?

    Reply
    • SCIWAY says

      July 9, 2013 at 3:48 PM

      Hi Dianne! Broad Street goes in both directions.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

FIND A LANDMARK

Your Email Here

Help Keep This Site Online

We depend on the support of today’s readers to document South Carolina’s historic landmarks for future generations. Please help us continue this important work by making a donation below.

$ 15.00
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

Donation Total: $15.00

Recent Posts

  • Strand Theater
  • Camden Depot
  • Charleston City Marina
  • Secession Hill
  • Faris Store

Our Sponsor

Footer

ABOUT US

We are a federally-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to preserve the history of South Carolina’s historic, natural, and cultural landmarks before they are lost to time. This website serves as a permanent digital archive of over 2,300 South Carolina landmarks – and counting. Learn more about our work.

CONTACT US

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a quick email at share@scpictureproject.org.

If you are looking for permission to use a photo, please reach out directly to the photographer listed in the image’s credit. If there is no link, contact us and we will do our best to help.

SIGN UP

Subscribe here to receive the “SC Photo of the Week” in your inbox! Each Tuesday, we highlight a different South Carolina landmark. Emails include the landmark’s history, its location and a map, and of course, incredible photos!

South Carolina Picture Project © 2021 · All Rights Reserved