Black-and-white photograph of the east side of Meeting Street looking south to from Market Street down to Cumberland Street. Shows 182 Meeting Street (First Citizens Bank), 172 Meeting Street, and other buildings since demolished.
Photograph of the ruins of a building on King Street after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938. Shows the debris of a completely demolished structure and the damaged roof of the neighboring building. Based on newspaper accounts, this is probably the site of the Rectory of the Church of the Sacred Heart at King and Huger Streets. Three men stand on the sidewalk facing the debris; other men are standing on a pile of debris.
Looking east on Market Street after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the Market Sheds in ruins. A damaged car is parked along side of the debris. The Old Church of the Redeemer can be seen in the background.
Photograph of the Timrod Hotel [ca. 101 Meeting Street], after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. View of the hotel looking north on Meeting Street (southeast elevation). Infantry patrolmen stand on sidewalk by a car. Signage for Byars Drug Store is on the south elevation. [Note: The hotel was later demolished in the 1960s.]
Photograph of the Timrod Hotel [ca. 101 Meeting Street], after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. East elevation. Men are sitting on the second story piazza ledge. Men stand on the sidewalk by a truck that is carrying debris. [Note: The hotel was later demolished in the 1960s.]
Looking northwest on Market Street from the U.S. Custom House on East Bay Street, after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing damaged and ruined Market Sheds. Also shows the damaged buildings on North Market Street. Onlookers and cars are in the street. Partial view of ca. 225 East Bay Street (now gone) is on the left.
Photograph of the Sing Lee Laundry (133 King Street) after the tornadoes of September 29, 1938, showing the damage done to the building. Signs for the Robbins Bros. Circus (on Sept. 26) are posted in the windows.
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 the west side of King Street below Market Street, starting from the southwest corner of King Street and Market Street. South Carolina Federal Savings & Loan (221 King Street) in foreground. Also shown are 219 King Street, 217 King Street, 215 King Street, and 213 King Street. (Currently the site of Majestic Square.)
