31 January 2016

Live out of your Imagination

Gateway Walk, King St., Charleston, SC   
I always pause to read the featured quote on the gate to the Unitarian Universalist Church entrance to the Gateway Walk on King St. This was struck me a funny for Charleston where we treasure history so.

Here is a complete map to the Gateway Walk which includes some of my favorite spots and more details about the Garden Club's early project.
The Garden Club’s first civic project was the dream of Mrs. C. P. McGowan, president from 1928 to 1930. The Gateway walk, after visiting a peaceful garden in Paris.   Landscape architect Loutrel Briggs designed the original walk which is named for the ten wrought iron gates along its course through the city. Entrance to the Gateway Walk. The walk begins at the gates of St. John’s Lutheran Church on Archdale Street, crosses King Street and Meeting Street, and concludes at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. It opened in 1930 to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the founding of Charleston. The club maintains the walk with proceeds from its fundraising projects.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, that is a great quote and totally ironic for Charleston! But S Covey meant personal history, no doubt. The Unitarians are always thought-provoking; it's sort of their "job."
Cheers from
Diane in snowy-today Denver

William Kendall said...

Quite a quote. A couple of the churches here do that as well.

Charlestonjoan said...

Yes. They have been putting these meaningful quotes up for many years.