Trees in bloom through time

Charleston 1863–2022 42 photos of this spot

42 photographs taken at the same spot in Charleston, spanning 1863–2022 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

City Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, appears in this 1863 photograph, taken during the American Civil War while the city was under Union naval blockade and repeated bombardment as a Confederate stronghold.

City Hall, Charleston, South Carolina 1863 City Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, appears in this 1863 photograph, taken during the American Civil War while the city was under Union naval blockade and repeated bombardment as a Confederate stronghold.

The Battery and Charleston harbor from the second floor piazza of the Edmondston-Alston House, Charleston, SC 2007 Charleston harbor and the Battery, seen from the second-floor piazza of the Edmondston-Alston House on East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. The Battery is a historic waterfront promenade lined with antebellum mansions overlooking the harbor entrance.

Charleston St. Michael's Church 2010 St. Michael's Church in Charleston, South Carolina, photographed in 2010. Completed in 1761, it is one of the oldest surviving religious buildings in the city.

Squirrels playing hide-n-go seek 2010 Squirrels in a park setting in Charleston, South Carolina, a coastal city whose historic district is noted for its 18th- and 19th-century architecture.

Trees in bloom 2010 Trees in bloom in Charleston, South Carolina, a city whose mild climate and historic gardens have long made springtime flowering a local attraction.

The Edmondston-Alston House, 21 East Battery, Charleston, SC - Visitors wait for the house museum to open 2012 Visitors wait outside the Edmondston-Alston House at 21 East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, for the historic house museum to open, photographed in 2012. Built in 1825 overlooking Charleston Harbor, the house is furnished to reflect its 19th-century owners.

The Edmondston-Alston House, 21 East Battery, Charleston, SC - Visitors on a carriage tour get an earful from their guide 2012 Photographed in 2012, this image shows the Edmondston-Alston House at 21 East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, an 1825 residence overlooking Charleston Harbor that is now a house museum, as a horse-drawn carriage tour passes by.

Portico and double staircase, 37 King Street (1910), Charleston, SC 2013 A portico and double staircase mark the entrance to 37 King Street in Charleston, South Carolina, a residence built in 1910 along the city's historic King Street corridor.

Joseph Verree House (c.1767), 47 Church Street, Charleston, SC 2013 The Joseph Verree House at 47 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina, was built around 1767 and stands among the colonial-era residences preserved along Church Street.

Blake Tenements 2013 The Blake Tenements, a row of historic townhouses in Charleston, South Carolina, were built by the Blake family and survive among the city's eighteenth-century commercial buildings.

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Charleston, South Carolina, April 2014 The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina is pictured in April 2014. The federal building sits in the city's historic district, one of the oldest urban centers in the United States.

101 Meeting Street 2014 A building at 101 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, a city whose historic district preserves a dense concentration of colonial and antebellum architecture.

100 Meeting Street - SE corner 2015 A Greek Revival building with a columned portico stands at the corner of Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, enclosed by a wrought-iron fence, in this photograph from 2015.

Charleston, SC, USA 2016 Another view of Meeting and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina, the intersection known as the Four Corners of Law, photographed in 2016.

Charleston, SC, USA 2016 A street scene in Charleston, South Carolina, photographed in 2016. Charleston's historic district retains much of its 18th- and 19th-century architecture.

Charleston, SC, USA 2016 A street corner at Meeting and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina, near the cluster of civic buildings known as the Four Corners of Law. Photographed in 2016.

Saint Michaels church (charleston) 2016 St. Michael's Church in Charleston, South Carolina, built between 1751 and 1761 and considered the city's oldest surviving church building, photographed in 2016.

Tower of St. Michael's Church, Charleston 2017 The steeple of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, photographed in 2017. Completed in 1761, it is the oldest surviving church building in the city, and its tall white tower has historically served as a landmark for ships entering the harbor.

Charleston City Hall, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 Charleston City Hall, completed in 1801 on Broad Street in the city's French Quarter, is pictured in this 2019 photograph of South Carolina's historic port city.

St. Michael's Episcopal Church, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 St. Michael's Episcopal Church, completed in 1761 and among the oldest surviving church buildings in Charleston, is pictured in this 2019 photograph.

US Post Office and Courthouse, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse on Broad Street, a federal building in Charleston's historic French Quarter, is shown in this 2019 photograph of South Carolina's oldest city.

US Post Office and Courthouse, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 The federal Post Office and Courthouse building on Broad Street appears again in this 2019 photograph of Charleston's historic French Quarter district.

Washington Square, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 Washington Square, a public park within Charleston's French Quarter historic district, is pictured in this 2019 photograph of the South Carolina city.

100 Meeting - south facade 2019 This is the south facade of a building on Meeting Street, one of the historic thoroughfares running through Charleston's French Quarter toward the Four Corners of Law.

Broad Street, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 Broad Street runs through Charleston's historic French Quarter and crosses Meeting Street at the intersection known as the Four Corners of Law, a name coined in the 1930s for the civic, religious, and legal institutions on its four corners.

Washington Light Infantry Memorial, Washington Square, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 This memorial in Washington Square honors the Washington Light Infantry, a Charleston militia and social organization founded in 1807 and among the oldest of its kind still active in the United States.

Charleston County Court House, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 This is the Charleston County Courthouse, completed in 1792 and designed by James Hoban, the architect who went on to design the White House using a related design.

Washington Square, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 This is Washington Square, a compact green space in Charleston's French Quarter that sits close to the city's Four Corners of Law and includes a monument to a local militia unit.

St. Michael's Episcopal Church, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 This is St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Charleston's French Quarter, constructed in the 1750s by order of the South Carolina Assembly and now a National Historic Landmark.

Broad Street, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 Broad Street is one of the oldest streets in Charleston, South Carolina, and forms part of the Four Corners of Law, where City Hall, a courthouse, a federal building, and a church stand on each corner.

US Post Office and Courthouse, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 The US Post Office and Courthouse at the intersection of Meeting and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina, an area sometimes called the Four Corners of Law for its cluster of federal, state, city, and church buildings. Photographed in 2019.

Washington Light Infantry Memorial, Washington Square, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 The Washington Light Infantry Memorial stands in Washington Square in Charleston's French Quarter, commemorating a local militia unit organized in 1807 that remains active as a social organization today.

Charleston County Court House, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 Charleston County Court House, in the historic French Quarter of Charleston, South Carolina, incorporates sections dating to the 1750s, making it one of the oldest public buildings still in use in the United States. This photograph was taken in 2019.

US Post Office and Courthouse, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 The US Post Office and Courthouse in Charleston's French Quarter serves as a federal building in one of the city's oldest historic districts. This photograph was taken in 2019.

Charleston City Hall, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 Charleston City Hall, located in the French Quarter near the intersection known as the Four Corners of Law, has served as the seat of city government since the early nineteenth century. This photograph was taken in 2019.

Charleston City Hall, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 This is Charleston City Hall in South Carolina, part of the historic Four Corners of Law intersection, where it has housed the city's municipal offices since the early 1800s.

Charleston City Hall, French Quarter, Charleston, SC 2019 Charleston's City Hall, built in the early nineteenth century, stands at the well-known Four Corners of Law and continues to serve as the seat of the city's government.

100 Broad Street 2020 The building at 100 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, photographed in 2020. Broad Street has been a central artery of the city since the colonial period, historically dividing its civic and mercantile districts.

80 Broad in 2021 2021 This photograph shows 80 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, part of the city's historic district known for its 18th- and 19th-century architecture.

88 Broad - NE corner 2021 The northeast corner of the building at 88 Broad Street, within Charleston, South Carolina's historic downtown core, an area of the city long associated with its civic and legal institutions.

80 Broad in 2022 2022 A building at 100 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, photographed in 2022. Broad Street runs through Charleston's historic district, lined with civic and commercial buildings dating back to the colonial and antebellum eras.

Mendel Rivers monument 2022 A monument to L. Mendel Rivers in Charleston, South Carolina, photographed in 2022. Rivers was a long-serving U.S. congressman from South Carolina who chaired the House Armed Services Committee in the 1960s.