04 January 2014

After the Fire - Georgetown, S.C.

Georgetown, S.C.
Seven historic riverfront buildings burned down in Georgetown at the end of September. I'd driven through since then but last weekend was the first time I walked by and saw first hand the terrible loss they suffered. These pictures are taken from the waterfront boardwalk.

New York Times: After Downtown Fire

Georgetown is a lovely town and I hope their downtown can bounce back from this disaster. It is the perfect day trip from Charleston and still a good place to visit.
Georgetown, S.C.


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12 comments:

  1. Marcheline2:02 PM

    Geez. How awful.

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  2. Marcheline2:33 PM

    P.S. Here's a Charleston local for you: http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/03/showbiz/alicia-rhett-dies/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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    1. Charlestonjoan10:08 AM

      Yes. She was beautiful, wasn't she? Sounded like a classy lady as well.

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  3. Rick4:29 PM

    I love d that area. Was so sorry when I heard about. Certainly hope they are able to restore it.

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    1. Charlestonjoan10:09 AM

      I hope so too. It will be interesting to see how they build in that spot. I like Georgetown.

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  4. Lowandslow6:16 PM

    Sad to lose that history and architecture.

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    1. Charlestonjoan10:09 AM

      Right, Will never be able to build like that again.

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  5. Jack8:54 PM

    This is a sad sight to see. I hope they are able to recover. Sometimes disasters like this provide the impetus for something even better than what was there before.

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    1. Charlestonjoan10:10 AM

      They will. Still it will be a challenge and I am sure will take time to figure out.

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  6. Kate6:46 AM

    Wow! This was some devastation! Thanks for the link which described it and the town's history so well. Let us know occasionally how things are going for the residences and
    businesses that were displaced by the fire. On New Year's Day a Minneapolis building was destroyed by fire, leaving two people dead and 16 injured. It wasn't the kind of historical building your describe but a store front and 12 apartments above that were homes to Somali immigrants who already have suffered too much turmoil in their lives. The community is rallying around them, but it must be difficult. My hope is that both communities, your Georgetown and this immigrant community, will be able to flourish again.

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    1. Charlestonjoan10:10 AM

      I haven't heard how this one started. It was always a worry for me when I lived in a big old wooden house. I feel for your folks. What a terrible thing.

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  7. William Kendall9:18 PM

    Very sad to see...

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