Charleston Streetlights
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11/18/2015 06:10PM
Streetlights
For over 300 years, first gaslights and then electric lamps have been an important decorative element of Charleston's streetscape. Below is a sampling of photographs from around the Historic District:
ON RIGHT: One of a pair of streetside entranceway lamps at the S.C. Society Hall
among the largest and most ornate lamps in the city
127 King St.
lamps and arches create a visual counterpoint
the reconstructed hotel features original detailing
a unique and unusual light fixture
lamps on the Indigo Inn
an entranceway lamp at Grace Church
a lone, working gaslamp on an ivy-covered wall in Lodge Alley
gaslamps and windows
vines surround the lamp over the entrance to Gateway Walk
period fixtures frame the entrance to one of the city's oldest homes
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