MYSTERY PHOTO: This puzzler might be almost impossible

The Mystery Photo for this issue might test the outer boundaries of your sleuthing skills.  Hint” It is in Charleston. Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo

Our Nov. 4 mystery, “Under construction” showed the new Charleston fire station being built on Savannah Highway a few blocks inside the Interstate 526 interchange.

Congratulations to several alert readers who identified the location:  George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Hunter Wyatt, Michael Boucher and Tim Gray, all of Charleston; Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; Jackie Wichmann of Johns Island, Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Jay Altman of Columbia; and Charlie Morrison of James Island.  

Peel wrote the station is “being built adjacent to the Charleston Nine Memorial Park on Savannah Highway. The memorial park is located on the site of the tragic fire that leveled the former Charleston Sofa Super Store and claimed the lives of nine dedicated firefighters on June 18, 2007.

According to Wikipedia, the “Charleston Sofa Super Store fire occurred on the evening of June 18, 2007 … and killed nine firefighters. This was the deadliest firefighter disaster in the U.S. since the September 11 attacks. The fire was believed to have started in some discarded furniture in the loading dock area, and though the source of ignition remains undetermined, there is reason to believe it may have been a discarded cigarette.”

“Construction of the new fire station started at its groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 8, 2018. Construction is actually ahead of schedule, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. As construction continues today, the final shape of the building is clearly visible in the mystery photo. Designed by Liollio Architecture, the front and rear of the building each has an arched entryway into the fire station garage, and, as a tribute to the nine firefighters who died battling the Sofa Super Store blaze, the east facade of the building has nine windows that face out to the Charleston Nine Memorial Park.”  Thanks Allan!

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