A Charleston single house (also called “half house”) is a form of house found in Charleston, South Carolina. The house is well-suited to long, narrow lots which were laid out in early Charleston.
A single house has its narrow side (often two- or three-bays wide) with a gable end along the street and a longer side (often five-bays) running perpendicular to the street (Wikipedia).
This style house is so popular around Charleston new developments have been designed around the ‘half house’.
This was a quick snap shot with many of the settings completely wrong. I like the plant, so I darkened the edges and hoped for the best.
I’m sure a hundred people have told me what type of flower this is… it doesn’t stick, and now I don’t even try. Flower works just fine.
A day before hurricane Irma Charleston, South Carolina, started the familiar ritual.
We are a town of visitors and southern hospitality still rules, even while the doors are being sand bagged against the water.
The doors remained open. Not only were there tourist still in some hotels, people evacuating from Florida came in. Which considering we are a peninsula, on the ocean, with a history of floods, surprised me.
However, later in the day things were getting buttoned up.
The fire department closed up everything they could, I think they’ve been here before. All the plywood is marked where it is to be attached. At least someone saved some from last time.
These photographs were taken the day before the storm. Now, a day after, I’m not sure how much some of these little rows of sand bags worked.
I’ll need to wait until the water goes back out into the harbor to check the results.
You can be sure the winds have taken this away.
A place I need to visit now that Irma has left town.
The roads may be closed for a few days but a friend and I have started planning already
A rare site when the bridge is empty. However, hurricane Irma was nearby so that might have helped.
Proposals and weddings are common here, we have shot proposals here.
This bridge has been around for many years, and many hurricanes. If it was damaged in the storm any repairs will be fairly quick. It’s an institution in Charleston.
Every forecast shows the storms moved west. But really, has a weather person ever been wrong ?
Charleston has been known to get a little extra water once in a while.
From our black and white site.
