Philadelphia Alley, Charleston, SC
I am learning my way around the Daily Photo community. Each month a theme day topic is announced and participants from all over the globe are encouraged to submit related pictures from their town. The theme for February is Paths & Passageways.
The little alleyways around Charleston are favorites of mine so my first theme day entry is of Philadelphia Alley, the shady pathway between Queen and Cumberland.
Philadelphia Alley
Originally named “Cow Alley” then renamed to “Philadelphia Street” and later changed to “Philadelphia Alley.” Originally named Kinloch Court but in 1810 changed to Philadelphia by William Johnson who owned much of the property in the vicinity. He had been sent to Philadelphia as a prisoner during Revolutionary War and named the street in admiration of Philadelphia.
I'm thinking his prison experience wasn't too bad if he came home and named a street after it.
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17 comments:
This is a lovely path, too pretty to be called an alley.
I really like this photo and the story behind it.
my Memories
I wrote in my Memories blog about the roads of my youth and how they were to travel in the winter time.
Passages are plentiful here, but the ones I see most often are outside the Toucan :-)
I love this one...the light is incredible
I need to come down to Charleston one day and pay you a visit so you can show me some of these little hidden jewel areas that I seem to miss on every visit! :)
Excellent scene you captured!!
This is beautiful. Gorgeous soft pink on the wall, those lovely cobbles, all that green. Idyllic and such a lovely choice for today's theme.
I love the cobblestones too...and the ferns, which I have never seen in an alley before.
Hi Joan, thank you for visiting my blog and taking the time to comment. I have had a nice time browsing through yours ... the photos are gorgeous. Charleston is a place I would love to visit one day. :-)
I would never have guessed that this was in Charleston . . . makes me want to go there and visit. What an interesting shaped doorway.
slim: of course - you must visit Charleston. We have all kinds of secrets here.
Kitty: Thanks for dropping by. It's been a pleasure seeing all the pictures from different cities.
becomingkate: It is such a shady spot. Unusual for here as well.
Jilly, burstmode, jarart, Abraham: Thank you!
Macroartinnature: I am such a fan of yours any compliment from you leaves me smiling.
What a beautiful, shady pathway! And I love that doorway too. Happy Theme Day!
what a fascinating alley
A very pretty alley. I like the story.
Quite a mysterious passage...a colorful history of the name too. Happy theme day!
Always liked this photo, it is mysterious and quaint. Sally
What a charming alley and a great shot of it.
Thanks folks! How lovely to come home to all these comments.
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