Name/Title
East Bay Street (General)Entry/Object ID
EBAY.GEN.1Scope and Content
East Bay Street was originally called Bay Street or The Bay. According to Ramsay, the first houses were built along the waterfront. The early grants described lots as bounding east on Cooper River. It was literally true, as there was nothing to the east of East Bay but marsh and water. From the settlement of the town, East Bay was the center of a growing commerce. As commerce grew and the town grew, so did the number of wharfs or "bridges" as they were called. With the buildup of land east of the town wall on curtain line, short streets were laid out east of East Bay and office buildings and warehouses were built on the street and wharfs. Most of that development occurred after the American Revolution. During the colonial period, the East Side of East Bay was fortified, from Granville's Bastion on the South to Craven's Bastion on the north. The West Side of the street was lined with buildings, stores below and residences above, while the wharves projected to the east of the curtain line. East Bay crossed a small swamp at the foot of Queen Street and crossed a drainage canal at present-day Market Street via the Governor's Bridge, whence it continued north to Colleton Square and the other suburbs. Above the Governor's Bridge it was known as East Bay continued as far as Laurens Street, where it was known as Front street or So-Be-It Lane. (Source: Charleston Streets website)
File contains newspaper articles (1979, 1985 DYKYC);newspaper article about the rejection of variances by the board of Adjustment (1996); "Rainbow Row" excerpt from Tour Guide Training Manual; pages from Census of Charleston indicating owners and occupants of East Bay Street houses from 77-317 East Bay Street (west side) and from 2-208 East Bay Street (east side); copy of photo from "Resources & Attractions of Charleston" (ca. 1898); photocopy of upper portion of a 1900 statement for Fincken, Jordan & Co., Grocers and Coffee Roasters (197-199 East Bay Street); historical research notes on 549 East Bay Street (Brittany Lavelle, ca. 2018).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
EBAY.GEN.Source or Donor
East Bay Street (General)Acquisition Method
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Search Terms
East Bay Street, Rainbow Row, Streets--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files
Level of Description: FolderLocation
Location
Shelf
Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 33Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Re: 1900 statement. The original statement, with others, were discovered in the attic of 100 Bull Street by Pierre Manigault, the current owner, who bought the property ca. 2001. This statement and others were assembled (glued) together and framed. See GrocersReceipts.TIF (HiRes028) for scan of originals.Created By
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July 6, 2007Updated By
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February 17, 2023