Constan Groceries (81 Cannon Street)

Photograph

Historic Charleston Foundation

81 Cannon Street (1931)

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

Constan Groceries (81 Cannon Street)

Entry/Object ID

2015.015.1

Description

B&W photograph (scan) of 81 Cannon Street (Constantine Groceries), corner view of the building. Christmas trees and men line the sidewalk in front of the store. Cars parked in front.

Context

Per Old Codgers Charleston Address Book, appears to have had a history of being a corner grocery in the 20th century: 1901-1910 J. Henry Dreyer, grocer; 1920 K. F. Karast, business; 1930 Aotonio Contontino [sic], ftuits; 1940-1960 Demetre Grocery Store / Peter Demetre; 1960 Cannon Electronics; 1970s Demetre's Grocery; 1980 Murry & Middleton Meats; 1990 Vacant.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2015.015

Source or Donor

Eberle, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Other

Credit Line

Courtesy of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Artist

Unattributed

Date made

1931

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

[name in Greek] / Constan Groceries / Dec. 12, 1931.

Language

Greek

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Cannon Street, Corner store, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Grocers--South Carolina--Charleston, Corner stores--South Carolina--Charleston

Location

Building

Digital File

Date

February 7, 2023

Provenance

Notes

Discovered by Kevin Eberle on a Charleston-related Facebook page. Provided to HCF via email on May 15, 2015.

Copyright

Copyright Details

In copyright.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 18, 2015

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

September 25, 2023