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The market we called the “Little Pig” on Broad Street kept me in food Silver’s and Woolworth’s on King had every gadget or amenity or shoelace I could require. The city met my needs, such as they were. I was living atop the Dock Street Theatre without a car, but that was okay. Lacking air conditioning, we sat on porches, fanned ourselves, and flicked ashes from our cigarettes into plants.

Those left behind gathered each evening in a variety of downtown apartments that were large and dim, with painted floors that slanted, Indian print spreads on the beds, and stains like Rorschach tests on the ceilings. Many of my friends had, like me, just finished college some had moved others had full-time jobs. When summer of 1975 set in, there was no telling what autumn would bring. Julian standing with four of his siblings on the steps of their North Shore Drive home Julian Thomas Buxton Jr., for whom the James Island Creek bridge is named The Brooks Motel and Restaurant at the corner of Morris and Felix streetsĪuthor Julian Buxton as a 15-year-old in his boatĭr. Wilhelmenia Geddis, who was the first African American to own a licensed day care in Charleston. The soda fountain at the pharmacy with Miss Linda behind the counterĪnice’s mother, Mrs. The Old Village home of author Ann Thrash’s aunt June 15,1975: the day the USS Yorktown arrived in Charleston Harbor

Marshall’s dad, Neil, drives the family on front beach jaunts in their Willys jeep. The Marshall-Harrill gang poses for posterity. The Vanderhorst house was gated after development began. Wild pigs root for some front beach real estate.

With dad/step-dad Neil at Captain Sam’s InletĪuthor Edward Marshall’s stepmother, Lynn, stands ready to catch crabs with her extended brood. Edwards in the early 1970s while serving the South Carolina Senate Jennet on stage in The Taming of the Shrew for the re-opening of the Dock Street Theatre The Dock Street Theatre, which reopened with air conditioning in 1975Ĭlippings from the ongoing “Folly Beach Strangler” news story Edwards at the State of the State Address

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Its companion festival, Piccolo Spoleto, features free and low-cost offerings from local and regional artists.The Dock Street Theatre on Church Street, where Harlan lived that summer in a third-floor apartment Running from Memorial Day weekend through early June, Spoleto includes over 150 performances including dance, opera, theater, and jazz in venues throughout the city. Spoleto Festival US/Piccolo Spoleto: Founded in 1977 by composer Gian Carlo Menotti, Spoleto is the city's largest and most popular annual event.There are also food tents and an extensive artist market. High Water Fest: Curated by local band Shovels & Rope, this two-day musical event at Riverfront Park in North Charleston features live performances from the likes of Leon Bridges, Jason Isbell, Brittany Howard, and Wilco as well as up-and-coming artists.Charleston Wine + Food: This March event is one of the South's biggest and best food festivals with food and drink tasting tents, chef demonstrations, intimate dinner parties, classes on wine, food trends, and more.Southeastern Wildlife Expo More than 40,000 attendees flocks to this three-day event in February, which features sporting and food demonstrations, conversation education, lectures, fine art, and other activities dedicated to nature and wildlife.

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