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MYSTERY PHOTO: Old brick church

A loyal reader sent in this photo of an old brick church somewhere in South Carolina. Where is it? For bonus points, how much did it cost to build? 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 July 8 mystery, “Big old pot,” showed a 30-gallon pot made just before the Civil War by then slave David Drake, also known as “Dave the potter.” It’s in the Atlanta History Center.

by Charleston Currents · 07/15/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Big old pot

Here’s a big old pot sitting in a museum somewhere in the South. First, what is this pot and why might it be important? Second — for a bonus — where is this pot today? 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 July 1 mystery, “Different view of Charleston site, offered a view of outbuildings form the Aiken-Rhett House along Elizabeth Street in Charleston.

by Charleston Currents · 07/07/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Different view of Charleston site

You may have seen this place before, but maybe not from this angle. Where and what is it? 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 June 24 mystery, “Maybe the toughest yet,” was, in fact, so tough that it almost — almost — stumped veteran sleuth George Graf. Most who guessed correctly seemed to know the mural was part of the Francis Street parking lot at Artist and Craftsman Supply, 981 King Street in Charleston, which is just around the corner from Rodney Scott’s Barbecue.

by Charleston Currents · 07/01/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY: Maybe the toughest yet

Balance is good in life. Last week’s mystery turned out to be easy for many. So here’s a photo that may be the toughest photo puzzle ever. Your only hint is that it was taken 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 June 17 “whereisit” (as opposed to a whodunit) garnered more correct identifications than we expected, probably due to the obvious clue of the tail of a jet in a small part of the photo. Yes, the photo was a hanger at the Boeing plant adjacent to Charleston International Airport.

by Charleston Currents · 06/24/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Boxy building

Here is a picture of a building you might have seen but not noticed. This one may be a little tougher than usual because it probably won’t turn up on photo search engines. 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 June 10 mystery, “Looks like another cemetery,” was, in fact, a cemetery — the beautiful and wild cemetery of the Unitarian Church on Archdale Street.

by Charleston Currents · 06/17/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Looks like another cemetery

We must be on a cemetery tour or something because here’s another mysterious graveyard. Where is it? 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 June 3 mystery, “This one could be tough,” turned out to be pretty easy for several familiar sleuths who identified the photo the cemetery across from St. Philip’s Church in Charleston.

by Charleston Currents · 06/09/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: This one could be tough

There’s a pretty good clue in this photo that will suggest where it was taken, but if you don’t see it, this mystery photo could be pretty tough. 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 May 27 mystery, “This mystery should be pretty easy,” showed a guy in Revolutionary War-era garb outside of the Old Exchange on East Bay Street at Broad Street in downtown Charleston.

by Charleston Currents · 06/03/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: This mystery should be pretty easy

Here’s a mystery that should be pretty easy for anyone who has lived in or visited Charleston. So how about identifying it AND giving us one fun fact about this place. 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 May 20 mystery, “Narrow, tall building,” seemed to stump many readers, based on the fewer-than-normal responses we got. It shows a chapel in Bethany Cemetery, a Lutheran site near Charleston’s Magnolia Cemetery.

by Charleston Currents · 05/27/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY: Narrow, tall building

Here’s a tall, interesting building somewhere in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. But where? 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 May 13 mystery, “Interesting roofscape,” wasn’t in Turkey or France or some other place (yes, we tried to trick you a bit.) …

by Charleston Currents · 05/20/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting roofscape

My, my, this certainly is an interesting roofscape with hints of, perhaps, Turkey and France. But where is it specifically (more than just the town)? Try to identify where or what it is in this community. 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 May 6 mystery, “Swampy clue,” generated interesting guesses, such as Beidler Forest or Cypress Gardens. Bud Ferillo of Columbia joked that the swamp was the Statehouse in Columbia.

by Charleston Currents · 05/13/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos