West Ashley Flashback — The Bridges That Built West Ashley
For centuries, crossing the Ashley River has shaped the communities on both shores On October 5, 1955, the creosote tanker “Fort Fetterman” struck the Ashley River Memorial Bridge, destroying the western draw span. Folks living in St. Andrew’s Parish had become quite...
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West Ashley Wanderer — Lions, Tigers & Bears! Oh, My!
Birds, rabbits and elephants, too by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I’ve accumulated a few of artist Lisa Shimko’s whimsical paintings over the years - bears wearing crowns and scarves, great blue herons and colorful painted buntings. While she has a broad range of...
West Ashley Flashback — The Storied Life of Leon Feldman
West Ashley icon lived a long life filled with devotion to family, Judaism, community service, friends, golf, Duke basketball, and a lifelong poker game Leon Feldman lived to be 102 years old. He had the stories to go along with this lifetime, and he loved to share...
West Ashley Wanderer — Roadside Wonders & Quirky Collections
Dr. Sock Monkey makes his way to the Sock Monkey Museum by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer I check Atlas Obscura for unusual sights before any travel. My love language is, “Did you want me to stop so you can get a picture?” South Carolina has generously served up...
West Ashley Flashback — A Reason to Rejoice
St. Andrew’s Parish celebrated the infrastructure achievement of bringing water West of the Ashley Part 4 of 4 installment on how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish The hooray moment came on Feb. 23, 1943 when the contract was signed with the Charleston...
West Ashely Wanderer — Googly Eyes Make Everything Better
Unmasked West Ashley’s very own “Googly-eye Bandit” by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer A couple of times a week, I get a message with a picture asking, “Did you do this?” At least once a month, someone says, “You left an eyeball in my car.” We don’t have the statues...
West Ashley Flashback — A Parrish Under Pressure
The battle for water during West Ashley’s wartime boom This is the third installment in a four-part series on how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish. On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States became totally committed to World War II....
West Ashley Wanderer — A Flash From the Past
An old-timey photoshoot at Café Charlotte with friends, old and new by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer Wandering into our new European style cafe — Café Charlotte on Orleans Road, I spotted the vintage cash register, telephone and newsstand, and immediately had an...
West Ashley Flashback — More Than a Drop in the Bucket
Part 2 of 4 about how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish This is the second installment in a four-part series on how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish. In the 1939 edition of The Year Book Charleston S.C., which is a record of the annual official business...
Stichin’ ‘N Bitchin’
Local knitting collective sews together a community of like-minded folks by Joan Perry | Contributing Writer When I was 14, I sat on a verandah in the hills of northeast India next to a lady who was nimbly working magic with a crochet hook and a ball of yarn. She...
Part 1 of 4 about how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish This is the first of a four-part series that was published seven years ago. Knowing how water was brought to St. Andrew’s Parish reminds us that just a few people tackled a monumental task in a war fraught...
