West Ashley Flashback — Piecing Together the Tidbits
Sometimes you have to go back to the start and fill in the blanks Many stories of the modern history of St. Andrew’s Parish, as the area transitioned from an agrarian culture to a suburban community, have developed from just a few sentences in a conversation. Some are...
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Pedalling Back in Time
Photograph of bicycle ignites memories of a West Ashley aren’t familiar with I think that is my bicycle in front of the Avondale Pharmacy in that picture in your paper.” That was the message left at the West Of Free Press office by Bobby Owens. The referenced...
Know Your History
West Ashley History Series kicks off this month at Hurd/St. Andrew’s Regional Library Last year local historian and author Donna Jacobs was invited to do a lecture at the Cynthia Hurd/St. Andrew’s Regional Library in West Ashley. She was then approached about the...
Picture Perfect
Time for the Obligatory Back-To-School Photo I’m standing in the Starbucks line in South Windermere scrolling through Facebook looking at all of the “obligatory first day of school pictures.” I find myself vacillating between “OMG I can’t believe that they have gotten...
The Roots of His Optimism
West Ashley teen Caleb Smith wins 2018 Optimist International Oratorical World title It truly has left me speechless. I cannot express enough how much of an accomplishment this was to my family and I,” says West Ashley resident Caleb Smith. Ironic that someone who...
If These Walls Could Talk
The Wall home in Magnolia was a hub of community activity If the walls of The Wall home on Anita Drive in the Magnolia neighborhood could talk there would be stories, and lots of them, for Lucy Ann Simpson (nee) Wall is known for her ability to craft a story with all...
An Elk’s Life
West Ashley Elks Lodge is raising money to “adopt” Clark the Elk at Charles Towne Landing A few of years ago folks in the upstate started spotting a large elk bull roaming the woods, golf courses, streets, and even their neighborhoods. Folks nicknamed him the...
West Ashley Flashback
House that Radio Built The “House that Radio Built” is a popular story that has been passed down from several original residents of Avondale about one particular home on Oakdale in the neighborhood of Avondale. The details of the story were elaborated upon in a...
Mailing It In
The History of the post office in St. Andrew’s Parish
West Ashley Flashback
The hooray moment came 75 years ago. On Feb. 23, 1943 the contract was signed with the Charleston Constructors. The March 13, 1943 edition of The Charleston Evening Post reported that: “The Charleston Constructors have ordered materials for construction of a water...
