Photograph of the I.M. Pearlstine Building (203 East Bay Street), located on the southwest corner of East Bay Street and Street, after the tornado of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Also shows 205 East Bay Street, located on the northwest corner of East Bay and Cumberland. "Bay City" heavy equipment vehicle (excavator?) parked in front of building. Pedestrian and a street worker walking on the sidewalk; repairman on the utility pole on the street corner.
Photograph of a commercial building on a Church Street corner after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Probably located at the corner of Church and North Market Street or South Market Street. Onlookers stand on sidewalk.
Photograph of the I.M. Pearlstine Building on Cumberland Street, located between East Bay and State Street, after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Portion of signage is visible at the right of the photograph, "I.M." and "Budwe[iser]"; signage for "Rex" is also on building (at left). Onlookers stand among the debris on the street.
Businesses located at the northeast corner of East Bay Street and Vernon Street: Milbren's Laundry and Dry Cleaning (334 East Bay Street) and Fort Sumter Paper Co. (336 East Bay Street), since demolished.
256 Meeting Street (William Gayer Carriage Factory) as a Goodyear Tire service center, before rehabilitation with a reconstructed façade. Located at the southeast corner of Meeting Street and Wentworth Street.
Wentworth Street façade of 256 Meeting Street (William Gayer Carriage Factory) when it was a Goodyear Tire service center. Located at the southeast corner of Meeting Street and Wentworth Street.
Four photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street (both color and B&W): Top left (316-320): 316 King Street (316-Rosalie Meyers) and 320 King Street (Evelyn Rubin); Top right (304-308): 304 King Street (Leroy's Jewelry Co.), 306 King Street (China Hall) and 308 King Street (Croghan's Jewel Box/The New Shoe Factory) (color photograph); Bottom left: 306 King Street (China Hall) (color photograph); Bottom right (294-296): 294 King Street (Haverty's) and 296 King Street (Levy's) (B&W photograph).
Four photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street (both color and B&W): Top left: 290 King Street (Annette's Blue Gown) (color photograph); Top right: 286 King Street (Hunley's Drugs) (color photograph); Bottom left (282-284): 282 King Street (Raley's Cafeteria) and 284 King Street (Citizens & Southern National Bank) (B&W photograph); Bottom right: 278 King Street (French Boot Shop) (B&W photograph).
Three B&W photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street: Top left (337-339): 337 King Street (King's Restaurant) and 339 King Street (Fox Hi-Fi); Top right (331-335): 331 King Street, 333 King Street, and 335 King Street (Lesser-Tanenbaum); Bottom left (327-329): 327 King Street (Barton's Candy Card & Gift Shop) and 329 (Gloria Theater).
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street: Top left (340-342): 340 King Street (Charlie Gilik Tailor Shop) and 342 King Street (Dior's Wigs); Top right (334-338): 334 King Street (Elza's), 336 King Street, and 338 King Street; Bottom left (330-334): 330-332 King Street (Clement Furniture Co.) and 334 King Street (Elza's); Bottom right: 330-332 King Street (Clement Furniture Company).
Three B&W photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street: Top left (295-297) 295 King Street (Friedman's) and 297 King Street (National Shirt Shop); Top right: 293 King Street (Hanover); Bottom left (285-287): 285 King Street (Charles Kerrison & Co.) and 287 King Street (Butler's Shoes).
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street: Top left: 270-274 (Walgreens); Top right: 268 (McIntosh's); Bottom left (256-258): 256 King Street (Daisy Bogin) and 258 King Street (Snelgrove's); Bottom right: 254 King Street (Household Finance Co.)
One of four maps of King Street building footprints, hand-colored to designate status. This map illustrates the historical significance of buildings on King Street from Calhoun Street to Columbus Street.
One of four maps of King Street building footprints, hand-colored to designate status. This map illustrates area conditions of buildings on King Street from Calhoun Street to Columbus Street.
One of four maps of King Street building footprints, hand-colored to designate status. This map illustrates the historical significance of buildings on King Street from Calhoun Street to Queen Street.
One of four maps of King Street building footprints, hand-colored to designate status. This map illustrates proposed reuses of buildings on King Street from Calhoun Street to Queen Street.
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street: Top left (368-370): 368 King Street (Club 400) (demolished for parking lot) and 270 King Street (World Finance Corp.); Top right: 362-364 King Street (Kaybee); Bottom left (354-356): 354 King Street and 356 King Street (White House Grocery); Bottom right (344-348): 344 King Street (Clark Clothier), 346 King Street, and 348 King Street (American Arcade - American Mortgage Co.)
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street, including 213 King and 215 King, demolished for the construction of Majestic Square: Top left (211-215): 211-213 King (Palmetto Hotel) and 215 King Street (Stephan's); Top right: 197 King Street; Bottom left 193-197: 193 King Street (Colonial Antique Shop), 195 King Street, and 197 King Street; Bottom right (191-197): 191 King Street (Birlant Antiques), 193 King Street, 195 King Street, 197 King Street.
Three B&W photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street, demolished for the construction of Majestic Square: Top left: 223 King Street (Ocean Grill); Top right: 221 King Street (photograph is missing); Bottom left (219-223): 219 King Street (Rice Bros.), 221 King Street, and 223 King Street (Ocean Grill); Bottom right (217-219): 217 King Street and 219 King Street (Rice Bros.).
Two B&W photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street, both demolished for the construction of Charleston Place: Left (224-226): 224 King Street and 226 King Street (Ritz Hotel); Right: 222 King Street (Copa Lounge) (northeast corner of King and Market).
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street: Top left (178-184): 178 King Street (W.K. Prause Co.), 180 King Street, 182 King Street, and 184 King Street; Top right: 174 King Street; Bottom left: 164 King Street (Charleston Library Society) [labeled 168 on album page]; Bottom right (160-162): 160 King Street and 162 King Street.
Four color photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street: Top left: 235 King Street (Interiors); Top right: 233 King Street; Bottom left: 231 King Street (The Tiki); Bottom right: 229 King Street (Old Towne Restaurant)
Three B&W photographs and one color photograph of buildings on the west side of King Street: Top left (319-325): 319 King Street (Bob Ellis Shoe Store), 321 King Street, 323 King Street (LeRoy's Jewelry Co.), and 325 King Street (Thom McAn); Top right: 315 King Street (Jean Meyers); Bottom left: 309-311 King Street (color photograph); Bottom right: 297 King Street (National Shirt Shop) (Arcade Theater sign on corner of building).
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street: Top left: 381 King Street (Felder's Rexall Drugs); Top right (367-369): 367 (Convertino's One Hour Cleaning) and 369 King Street (Lesser's Credit Jewelers); Bottom left (369-371): 369 King Street (Lesser's Credit Jewelers) and upper left portion of 371 King Street; Bottom right (341-343): 341 King Street (C.W. Kessler's) and 343 King Street (Askew's Clothiers).
Two B&W photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street: Left (159-161): 159 King Street (Hildebrands) and 161 King Street; Right (201-203): 201 King Street (Castanes Grocery) and 203 King Street (later demolished for the construction of Victoria Center).
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street: Top left: 273 King Street (Mary Jane Shoe Store); Top right (263-267): 263 King Street (Legerton's), 265 King Street (Scottie Stores), and 267 King Street (Warner's); Bottom left (251-253): 251 King Street (Adams and Ortmann) and -253 King Street; Bottom right (243-245): 243 King Street (Siegling's) and 245 King Street (Silver 5 & 10 & 1.00 Store).
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street: Top left (188-200): 188 King Street (Installment Finance Co. Loans), 190 King Street, and 192-200 King Street (Hoffman House); Top right (188-190): Edge of 188 King Street (Installment Finance Co. Loans) and 190 King Street (Home Appliances and Service Co.); Bottom left: 188 King Street (Installment Finance Co.); Bottom right (184-186): 184 King Street (Dinty Moore's) and 186 King Street.
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street: Top left: 220 King Street (Dumas); Top right: 218 King Street (Sharnoff's Uniform Shop); Bottom left (212-218): 212 King Street, 214 King Street (Fabric Center), 216 King Street, and edge of 218 King Street; Bottom right (208-214): 208 King Street (Gatlin Opticians), 212 King Street (La Scaltro Antiques), and 214 King Street (Fabric Center).
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the west side of King Street: Top left (181-183): 181 King Street (Jack Patla Antiques) and 183 King Street (The Art Shop); Top right (175-179): 175 King Street, 177 King Street, and 179 King Street (Fralix & Sons); Bottom left (169-173): 169 King Street (R.M. McGillivray's) and 171-173 King Street; Bottom right (165-169); 165 King Street and 169 King Street (R.M. McGillivray's).
Four B&W photographs of buildings on the east side of King Street, including some that were demolished for the construction of Charleston Place: Top left (244-246): 244 Coastal Finance Loans and 246 King Street (The Linen Shop) demolished; Top right: 238-242 King Street (J.C. Penney Company) ? demolished; Bottom left (226-230): 226 King Street (Ritz [Hotel]), 228 King Street (Little Town), and 230 King Street demolished; Bottom right: 316 King Street (Rosalie Meyers) [labeled 318 on album page].
Black-and-white photograph of 190-194 Meeting Street, street (west) elevation. 190 Meeting Street [112 North Market] is located at the northeast corner of Meeting and Market Streets. 190 Meeting Street (Hornik Dry Goods & Ready-to-Wear / M. Hornik & Co.) and 194 Meeting Street formerly was the Regular Veterans Association Post 479 building. Front of Market Hall at left.
Black-and-white photograph of 207 Meeting Street, street (front) elevation before its demolition for the construction of Charleston Place (formerly known as Charleston Center). (At the time of this photograph, Its neighbor at 205 Meeting Street had already been demolished.)
Black-and-white photograph of the west side of the 170 block of Meeting Street, looking south from the corner of Market Street. Shows Parson's Gulf Station (181-183 Meeting), Madren Paint Company (177 Meeting Street, 173 Meeting Street, and the Golden Eagle Motor Inn. (Currently the site of the Wells Fargo Banking Center.)
Black-and-white photograph of 248 King Street, street (front) elevation. Appears to be part of C.B. Prentiss Carpets Draperies Linoleum next door (250 King), formerly My Shop women's clothing store.
Black-and-white photograph of 245-247 King Street, street (front) elevation, showing the northwest corner of King Street and Beaufain Street, Silver's 5 & 10 & 1.00 Store.
Black-and-white photograph of the view northwest from the corner of Market and Meeting Streets to the northwest corner of Meeting and Market. Columns and stairs to Market Hall in foreground.
Black-and-white photograph of the view north from the intersection of Meeting Street and Market Street. Madren Paint Co. (177 Meeting) at left; First Citizens Bank (182 Meeting), Market Hall, and 112 North Market at right.
Black-and-white photograph of 92 Hasell Street [also known as 94 Hasell Street], the side entrance to Kerrison's Department Store, street (front) elevation. (The Kerrison's Building is an L-shaped building at 260 King).
Black-and-white photograph of the view of the east side of King Street, looking south from Market Street, from 220 King Street to about 186 King Street. Shows 220 King, 218 King, 216 King, 214 King, 212 King, 210 King, 208 King, 206 King, 204 King, 202 King, 200 King, 188 King, 186 King.
Black-and-white photograph of 243 (Siegling Music House), showing the corner of King Street and Beaufain Street. Signage on building for "Books" and "Book Basement."
Black-and-white photograph of 219 Meeting Street (Mari Anne [restaurant]), 221 Meeting Street, street (front) elevation. Portions of adjacent buildings on either side, 217 Meeting Street (Wolper Shoe Co.) and 223 Meeting Street (Clair's Lucky Dollar Grocery Store) also in view.
Black-and-white photograph of 238-242 King Street (previously the Hotel Calhoun) and 244 King Street (Annette Sandburg Antiques), street (front) elevation. Now the site of Charleston Place. Street sign for the intersection of Beaufain and King in foreground.
Black-and-white photograph of the view north on Meeting Street toward Market Street, from the 135 Meeting (Gibbes Art Gallery) and 141 Meeting (Charleston Gas Light Co. Building) at left.
Black-and-white photograph of 196 Meeting Street, showing the southeast corner of Meeting Street and Hayne Street (left) and 190-194 Meeting (right). Sign for the business across the street in upper left of photo, Dixie [Shoe Company] (211 Meeting).
Black-and-white photograph of the view west across what was the location of Belk Department Store (232 King Street) and parking lot, now the site of Charleston Place (formerly known as Charleston Center). Shows the buildings on the west side of King Street on the 225 block: Riviera Theater (225 King), 229 King, 231 King, 233 King, 235 King, 237 King, and 239 King. Southeast elevation of 238-242 King Street at mid-right of photo.
Black-and-white photograph of the view east from the corner of King Street and Market Street toward Meeting Street, across what was the location of Belk Department Store and parking lot, now the site of Charleston Place (formerly known as Charleston Center). Also in view are the rear elevations of Meeting Street buildings and the Meeting Street elevation of the Arnold-Hornik Building (112 North Market).
Black-and-white photograph of 85 Hasell Street (Mary Hawkins [dress shop]), street (front) elevation. To its left is an arched entry connecting 83 Hasell to 85, with the sign "Lion's Head." Building was demolished for the Hasell Street entry to Charleston Place and its parking garage.
Black-and-white photograph of 87 Hasell Street (Original Art by Local Artists), street (front) elevation showing alleyway and buildings to the east, now the Hasell Street entry to Charleston Place and its parking garage.
Black-and-white photograph of 83 Hasell Street, street (front) elevation, conjoined with the north elevation of 235 Meeting Street. (Currently the site adjacent to the Hasell Street entrance to Charleston Place.)
Black-and-white photograph of the east side of the 240 block of Meeting Street, from a parking lot at the corner of Meeting and Hasell Streets and showing 246 Meeting Street (Anderson Electric Co.). 248 Meeting, 250 Meeting, and 252 Meeting. Southwest elevations of 66 Hasell Street and 64 Hasell Street visible at right. (246-250 Meeting is currently a parking lot.)
Black-and-white photograph of the northwest elevation of 235 Meeting Street. Shows the corner of Meeting and Hasell Streets and the north elevation of the building that extends west on Hasell Street. "Picture Framing" signage over window. Also shows neighboring buildings to the south in the view down Meeting. (Currently the site of Sticky Fingers Restaurant.)
Black-and-white photograph 231 Meeting Street (Copa), 233 Meeting Street, and 235 Meeting Street, street (front) elevation. Shows the southwest corner of Meeting Street and Hasell Street, Kerrison's building in background.
View looking east on Market Street from the junction of King Street and Market, showing the parking lot where Belk Department Store once was (left) and 220 King Street (Blue Knight Gallery) (right) down to Market Hall (distance). Meeting Street elevation of the Arnold-Hornik Building (112 North Market) also in distance. "Sold" sign on fence surrounding the lot, which is now the site of Charleston Place / Charleston Center.
Black-and-white photograph of the view south on King Street from Wentworth Street, showing 270 King (Shahid's Furniture City) (left) and 273 King Street (right) down to approximately 240 King. Diana Shops (264 King) and Kerrison's building (260 King) also in view.
Black-and-white photograph of the view looking north across what was the location of Belk Department Store and parking lot (232 King Street), now the site of Charleston Place (formerly known as Charleston Center). Shows the southeast elevation of 238-242 King Street.
Black-and-white photograph of the view north on Meeting Street toward Market Street, from the Golden Eagle Motor Inn. Madren Paint Co. (177 Meeting) also in view.
Black-and-white photograph of the view east on Market Street from near the intersection of Archdale Street. Market Hall in the distance. Goodyear building at left; 40 Archdale Street at right.
Black-and-white photograph of 232 Meeting Street (Western Union), located at the southeast corner of Meeting Street and Hasell Street. (Currently the site of FIG restaurant.)
Black-and-white photograph of the view north on King Street showing the east side of King Street from 190 King Street (Home Appliance & Service Co.). Kerrison's building in background.
Black-and-white photograph of the east side of the 250 block of King Street, looking north from Hasell Street, starting at 254 King Street, showing 256 King Street, 258 King Street, 260 King Street, and beyond.
Black-and-white photograph of the west side of the 250 block of King Street, looking north, starting at 253 King Street, and showing 255 King Street, 257 King Street, 259 King Street, 265 King Street, and beyond.
Black-and-white photograph of 254 King Street (Moses Levy Building), southwest corner of building. Signage on building for HFC Loans / Household Finance. Located at the northeast corner of Meeting Street and Hasell Street.
Black-and-white photograph of 252 King Street, street (front) elevation, showing the southeast corner of King Street and Hasell Street. Signage on building for The Connoisseur Shop Interior Design Antiques.
Black-and-white photograph of 220 King Street (Nathan Hart Building), street (front) elevation, with signage for Blue Knight Gallery. Also shows view of street corner (Market Street and King Street).
Black-and-white photograph of the view from the parking lot of First Citizens Bank (182 Meeting) to the northwest corner of Meeting and Market. South elevation of Market Hall at right.
Black-and-white photograph of the view south on King Street from 260 King Street (Kerrison's building) down to approximately 240 King. Snelgrove’s dress shop (258 King) and Daisy Bogin dress shop (256 King), and the corner of Hasell Street are also in view.
Black-and-white photograph of the view north on King Street showing the east side of King Street from 190 King Street (right) and 191 King Street (left). Kerrison's building in the background.
