172 Coming Street (Do As You Choose Alley)

172 Coming

172 Coming

Name/Title

172 Coming Street (Do As You Choose Alley)

Entry/Object ID

COMING.172.1

Scope and Content

In ca. 1979, the congregation of Morris Street Baptist Church purchased a rundown, crime-infested, 6-building apartment complex at this address, known as Do As You Choose Alley, which had a reputation for being frequented by drug dealers and bootleggers. in 1982, the newly renovated J.C. Dunbar Apartments became a reality in the form of a 4-building apartment complex to be managed by the Church. The complex was named in honor of one of the Church's pastors who served the church for 36 years before his death. File contains newspaper articles. No photos on file. Image in this record from document in the Property File.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Property Records

Acquisition

Accession

COMING.172.

Source or Donor

172 Coming Street (Do As You Choose Alley)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Coming Street, Radcliffeborough and Cannonborough, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Property File

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 File Folder

Archive Notes

Finding Aids: Index to Property Files Level of Description: Folder

Location

Location

Shelf

Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

PF Box 31

Shelf

Prop File Shelves, Property File Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 24, 2007

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023