Name/Title
Zig Zag Alley f/k/a Lightwood AlleyEntry/Object ID
ZIGZAG.GEN.1Scope and Content
This alley, running north from Atlantic Street halfway between East Battery and Church Street, was named for its meandering course. For a time known as Lightwood Alley, situated on land owned by Edward Lightwood on Church Street, it regained its
original name in the 1970s. Lightwood Alley may have been an entrance to Lightwood's property. (City of Charleston Tour Guide Training Manual; Charleston Streets website.)
File contains newspaper article about changing the name from Lightwood Alley to Zig Zag Alley (1971); street name change timeline (Ina Bootle, 2018).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
ZIGZAG.GEN.Source or Donor
Zig Zag Alley (a/k/a Lightwood Alley) (General)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Search Terms
Lightwood Alley, Zig Zag Alley, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, 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 113Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 2, 2010Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023