#south charleston

[unteriors]

3rd Avenue, South Charleston, West Virginia.

[d-michl-lowe]

He Pulled Me In

My wife, Alicia was working in the two-year-old Sunday School room this past Sunday. Normally, that means I am on my own for the main service. I will either sit with friends, my mom and dad, or alone in the back. This Sunday, though, I was in a bad mood. I had a cloud hanging over my head that was causing me some severe melancholy. Over the summer, our church goes from their normal two services…

[deadmotelsusa]

You asked for more motel revivals so I'll share one of my current favorites: the Starlight Motor Inn of Charleston, South Carolina.

Originally opened as the Host of America Motel in 1961, this two-story modular motel is comprised of stackable, pre-built, and fully furnished units originally produced on an assembly line in Thomson, Georgia, likely making it the first of its kind in the country. The motel survived for decades and went through a name change to the Star of America Motel. In 2007, it was on the verge of death. The city of Charleston deemed it hazardous due to fire and building code violations. It reopened briefly before closing down again in 2018. 

Now called the Starlight Motor Inn, this motel was been lovingly restored with help of lead architectural historian Brittany Lavelle Tulla, who in 2019 was able to convince the city to take the property off of its list of condemned sites. In 2020, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the motel features 51 retro vintage-style guest rooms, a pool and cocktail lounge. The infrastructure and original midcentury design remain intact with minimal alteration. 

[lowcountry-gothic]

Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina. Photos by Brandon Coffey.

[illustratus]

Charleston: Over the Rooftops in 1870 by John Stobart

[alliluyevas]

Was engaging in my favorite hobby of Curating Lists (specifically in this case of the states I have visited and the ones I have yet to visit) and was wondering…which state would you all most like to visit that you haven’t been to yet and what city/area/site would you want to go there for?

[hillwoodhouse]

[alwaysbewoke]

[alainaxavenue]

Daughters of Evelyn - now available on Apple Books, Kindle, and Barnes & Noble!

Immerse yourself in a tale that beautifully blends our rich Gullah-Geechee culture with supernatural fantasy, creating a unique and mesmerizing experience.

This short story serves as a prequel to our novel series, set in the enchanting city of Charleston, SC.

Check it out, share with friends, and leave a review—your feedback means the world to us.

Thank you. 🤍

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[unteriors]

Poplar Ridge Road, North Charleston, South Carolina.

[1lifeinspired]

Charming Homes of Charleston - Southern Hospitality

[henk-heijmans]

Woman and child on the beach, Charleston, South Carolina, 1947 - by Toni Frissell (1907 - 1988), American

[hyakinthou-naos]

This is a long shot at best - but are any of the blog’s followers/visitors currently residing in South Carolina? I will be moving there in a little over a month and would love to be able to build some in person community 💜

[lowcountry-gothic]

Great egret on a rainy day in Charleston. Photos by Kim Graham.

[d0nt-blinkk]

summa summa 🌴☀️

[kemetic-dreams]

Historians from Southern Illinois University in the Africana Studies Department documented about 20 title words from the Kikongo language are in the Gullah language. These title words indicate continued African traditions in Hoodoo and conjure. The title words are spiritual in meaning. In Central Africa, spiritual priests and spiritual healers are called Nganga. 

In the South Carolina Lowcountry among Gullah people a male conjurer is called Nganga. Some Kikongo words have a "N" or "M" in the beginning of the word. However, when Bantu-Kongo people were enslaved in South Carolina the letters N and M were dropped from some of the title names. For example, in Central Africa the word to refer to spiritual mothers is Mama Mbondo. In the South Carolina Lowcountry in African American communities the word for a spiritual mother is Mama Bondo. In addition during slavery, it was documented there was a Kikongo speaking slave community in Charleston, South Carolina