Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Certainly I would be glad to be corrected in this matter. To be honest, I saw the Main Entrance earlier in the day and saw the "Daughter of Confederacy" and felt no less un-ease. I know it's all part of our history and heritage. I know this strides far off into politic and history and I shall not continue to post. Nevertheless, the rush of un-easiness that I felt was genuine, for whatever it's worth. On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 6:35 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > It looks like you tried to inset the url as a picture. This will get you > there. > > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20150602-Scanned-1007.jpg > > In the South, we're burdened by our history; please don't increase the load > by misconception. > > > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > I get a "Not Found' for you link. > > It is called Market Street because there was always a market there - > > selling produce and meat. Slaves were never bought and sold from the > > Market Pavilion. It is now a mall selling souvenirs to tourists. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Market_%28Charleston,_South_Carolina%29 > > > > There is a an old slave market in Charleston but it is on Chalmers Street > > and it is not nearly as large as the old slave market in Boston. > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 6:23 AM, Richard Man <richard at > > richardmanphoto.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > I was in Charleston, SC to do my Transformations:Cosplay project. With > > one > > > afternoon free, I visited Charleston and then met up with my friend in > > > town. While walking, I mentioned that like many cities, e.g. Boston's > > > Faneuil Hall, or San Francisco's Piers, that they have kept some of the > > > older buildings and repurposed them for small merchants and such. > > > > > > For whatever reason, a particular row of buildings looked very odd to > me, > > > with the big openings where windows should be. I almost imagined that > it > > > would be full of horses or livestock. Something gnawed at me. I pointed > > out > > > the buildings to my friend, and she said "Why do you think this is > called > > > Market Street?" > > > > > > That sent a chill down my spine. I had to go in and took a quick shot. > I > > > couldn't stomach being there. Perhaps during the daytime it's full of > > > vibrant merchants, but at that time, it reeked of memories. Of pain. > > > Suffering. > > > > > > [img]http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20150602-Scanned-1007.jpg[/img] > > > > > > -- > > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > > // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto