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Charleston Time Machine

Charleston Time Machine

Von: Nic Butler Ph.D.
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 Dr. Nic Butler, historian at the Charleston County Public Library, explores the less familiar corners of local history with stories that invite audiences to reflect on the enduring presence of the past in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.All rights reserved Welt
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  • Episode 306: The Genesis of Market Street, 1783–1789

    Episode 306: The Genesis of Market Street, 1783–1789
    Aug 15 2025
    Market Street and its venerable public buildings exemplify the spirit of preservation and resilience in modern Charleston, but forgotten details of the site’s creation in the late eighteenth century shroud a troubled genesis. The city’s broadest thoroughfare was mostly underwater during its early years, and the site’s first edifice sheltered butchers only briefly before a distant political crisis unraveled its legal foundation.
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    26 Min.
  • Episode 305: The Waterfront Markets of Colonial Charleston

    Episode 305: The Waterfront Markets of Colonial Charleston
    Aug 1 2025
    In the spring of 1751, Governor James Glen described the Cooper River as “a kind of floating market,” hosting “numbers of canoes boats and pettyaguas that ply incessantly, bringing down the country produce to town.” In today’s Time Machine, let’s follow those watercraft to a series of market sites along the Charleston waterfront and explore the daily routine of vending fresh victuals during the community’s first century.
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    32 Min.
  • Episode 304: The Rise of Asphalt Roadways in Twentieth-Century Charleston

    Episode 304: The Rise of Asphalt Roadways in Twentieth-Century Charleston
    Jul 11 2025
    Modern travelers across the city and county of Charleston roll across a continuous ribbon of asphalt that facilitates an expanding cycle of population growth and cultural diversity. The roots of this blacktop conveyor belt extend back more than century, when a series of obscure political changes unleashed an unprecedented burst of infrastructure development that literally paved the road to Charleston’s present economic prosperity.
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    27 Min.
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