The restaurant explosion in Charleston has repurposed defunct buildings, revived ill-used corners and seduced a number of entrepreneurs “from off.” Across the street from the Harris Teeter supermarket on East Bay, for instance, Jesse Sandole - whose family opened the Nantucket fish market in 1978 - has made a success with the whitewashed brick 167 Raw. A mix of newlyweds, girlfriends in colorful blouses and office mates out for after-work stress relievers crowd s the open -air space to drink in the unobstructed sky and its riot of color as the sun goes down. Order an Aperol spritzer at the Rooftop bar at the Vendue hotel: $9, views of the harbor and the church spires that pock the skyline included. In a city hugged by rivers, there are surprisingly few places to raise a glass by the water. Legare Street is pronounced “La Gree,” Hasel l is “Hazel.” Get a map and get lost on purpose. ” Some street names, such as Longitude Lane, Savage Street and South Battery, read like Gothic poetry, while others will teach the local tongue. But you can just wander around the southern tip of the peninsula on your own to see the densely packed, incredibly well -preserved showcase of American history and architecture: Federal, Greek Revival, rowhouses, 18th -century wrought-iron boot scrapers on the sidewalk and second-story porches (piazzas, in common parlance) o n many a wooden “single house. The Preservation Society of Charleston ’s annual fall Tour of Homes and the Historic Charleston Foundation’s spring Festival of Houses and Gardens grant entree to private drawing rooms and pruned azalea bushes. Walking in Charleston is one of life’s great pleasures, like an oyster roast or England in bloom.
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