Of all the many Charleston postcards I've seen in my lifetime,  this is my favorite.  The photo was taken at the turn of the century and then hand colored.  I scanned and cleaned-up the card and through the magic of todays computers,  produced the image you see here.  I wont bore you with details of the photo,  other than to say that the building on the right is still being used as a library,  and all of the buildings on the left are still standing on Capitol Street. The building with the NuWay sign is long gone and the bank building that took it's place is now there... except it's no longer a bank business.  Hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

This is a very rare photo (not postcard) of Luna Parks roller-coaster around 1918. 
Notice the men are dressed in suits. Luna Park was located near what is today
Park Ave and the Blvd. The streets wind and curve to this very day due to Luna Park.

While the photo itself is not exceptional, the fact that someone in 1918 took the shot IS! 

I cant recall EVER seeing an amateur photograph of this park, and the odd location
of this shot makes it that much more puzzling.

* These wonderful photos are courtesy of Sherry Hill of Charleston

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