Today David Boatwright, artist and master muralist, painted an exterior sign for 301 King. We decided to leave the back exterior “as is”…..with layers of paint, old Karesh Men’s Wear sign and graffiti….as a bit of tribute to what’s been there before. The new Blue Ion addition wraps around the corner. Hopefully it will wear […]
Thanks to our good friends at Seamar Construction and Historic Charleston, here is a list of the most recent tenants of 301 King, as found in the Old Codgers' Charleston Address Book, 1900-1999 and other ye olde publications.
A shot of what will be the front entrance for Blue Ion HQ....from an alley right off of Liberty Street. The old mural for Hart Schaffner & Marx is pretty sweet. It's peeling and in bad shape, so we'll need to see what we do with it.
Here's a map and a few photos to help you place the new place. Sorry for the dated imagery....they don't show the new College of Charleston facility right behind us....we'll update with some new aerials as soon as we can get up in the air or Google updates their shots from street or space.
Friday, January 22, 2010
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