Name/Title
647 East Bay Street: Destroyed December 1957Entry/Object ID
EBAY.647.1a-bDescription
Two B&W photographs of 647 East Bay Street just prior to its complete demolition:
a: Southeast corner of the house with all three stories still intact. Photograph by Historic Charleston Foundation. Captioned on back "Upper East Bay (destroyed December 1957)."
b: Same view as above, with only the first story remaining. Colonial Construction Co. sign rests at the entry to the building. Photograph by Louis Schwartz.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
EBAY.647.Source or Donor
647 East Bay StreetAcquisition Method
Collected by StaffMade/Created
Artist
Schwartz, Louis, 1915-1993Date made
1957Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Lost Architecture, Demolished buildings, lost buildings, Reid Street, East Bay Street, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Lost architecture--South Carolina--CharlestonDimensions
Dimension Notes
a: 3" x 4"
b: 8" x 10"Location
Location
Cabinet
Photo File CabinetsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Note: originally identified as 1 Reid Street; high resolution scans (disc 013) named Reid1_1.TIF and Reid1_2.TIF.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 26, 2010Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
February 17, 2023