301 Redirect

We’ve had one of our amazing interns scouring the city for historic information about 301 King. So far, we’ve dug up multiple photos of the general area; though we’re still searching for the holy grail of a confirmed direct shot of our building. The above photo is particularly interesting as it shows our old home on King & Wentworth (the cupola in the upper-left corner) as well as a King Street that apparently went one-way north.

Thanks to the Seamar building team history report, and our good friends at 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 documentations:

1858 Approximate year built
1859 – 1883 W.H. Boring (imports of segars)
1879 – 1883 Thomas G. Vince (dry goods and retail)
1884 – 1889 Tine Ware and Tin Shop
1890 – 1898 JA LePrince House Furnishings
1899 – 1917 Robert Teskey (groceries), W.D. Clarke, The Photographer
1918 – 19(31-37) Clarke’s Studio, American Meat Market
1938 – 1939 The Clarke Studio, Dixie Food Market, Claude S. Latimer (dentist)
1940 – 1949 Taylor’s Men’s Wear
1950 – 1967 Taylor’s Mens’s Wear, Freeman Charleston Shoes Inc.
1968 – 1972 Taylor’s Men’s Wear, Century Realty Company
1973 – 1991 Karl Karesh Men’s Wear
1992 – 1993 Simple Charleston Gifts, The RSVP Shop, Made To Measure Shirts
1994 – 1995 The RSVP Shop
1996 – 1999 Grannies Goodies

and now in the 21st century…

2000 – 2007 Cumberland’s (music club/bar/restaurant), Grannies Goodies
2008 Apple (first floor)
2009 Blue Ion (second floor)