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Hasell Street: 1902
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 3:24pm.
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Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1902. "Residences on Hasell Street." WHJ's Street View cam, a few yards upstream from this earlier view. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
Charleston "Single Houses"
Submitted by edgreenberg on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 2:27pm.
These are pretty unique buildings, native to Charleston. They are called "Single Houses" because they are only one room wide. One goes from room to room via the balcony.
http://www.buildinghomegarden.com/charleston-house.html
We enjoyed seeing these during our tour of Charleston this past Autumn.
Root 66
Submitted by Hawk777 on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 12:16pm.
It's just strange really to see trees in the street.
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Submitted by timeandagainphoto on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 9:15pm.
Below is the same view from July of 2010.
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