Some of the clues in this edition’s Mystery Photo may confuse you. Look beyond that and try to identify the location of today’s photograph. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Amy Perry, Lilburn easily spotted the most recent mystery: “I recognize today’s Mystery Photo. It is the Charleston City Market in Charleston, S.C. The market is located in the historic downtown area on Meeting Street. There are many vendors and artists selling their goods there daily. It’s a popular tourist attraction and is miserably hot and humid in the summer. I recently moved to Lilburn, but grew up in Charleston.” The photo came from Chuck Cimarik of Peachtree Corners.
Others recognizing it were David Will, Lawrenceville; Robert Foreman, Grayson; Annette McIntosh, Duluth; Ross Lenhart, Stone Mountain; Hoyt Tuggle, Buford; Rob Ponder of Duluth; and George Graf, Palmyra, Va., “Historic Charleston City Market, 188 Meeting Street, Charleston, S.C. I really enjoy city markets. I miss the ones that were in almost every town and village in Germany and France when I was stationed overseas.”
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. added more: “This rather unique photo taken inside one of the four buildings that make up the Charleston City Market in the heart of the historic district. It features a string of pavilions and display tables that local artisans use seven-days a week to sell their crafts to the mobs of residents and visiting tourists. What is so unique about this photo is that it was taken during a period of time when the market was closed, and so lacks the normal hustle and bustle that is typically associated with this marketplace.
“Established in the 1790s, the Charleston City Market consists of the Market Hall as well as three, single-story sheds that stretch across three city blocks (bounded by Meeting, N. Market, E. Bay and S. Market Streets). The mystery photo was taken inside one of these smaller sheds, which were part of the original market before the larger, more ornate Market Hall was added in 1840.”
Lilburn’s Lilburnchaun Parade will be Saturday, March 19, from 3-5 p.m. at Lilburn City Park. Dress in your most festive St. Patrick’s Day attire and decorate your bike, stroller or wagon for the 2022 Parade. Meet in front of the park band shell for the kick-off event. A Leprechaun stilt walker and bagpipe player will lead the parade around the field. Enjoy food and entertainment and see who wins the prizes.
Quince Gil Expo will be Sunday, March 20 from noon until 4 p.m. at Best Friend Park, sponsored by the Gwinnett Parks and Recreation Department. Admission is free and the event will feature an expo hall with exhibitors for decor, bakery, fashion and more. There will be door prizes, a grand prize drawing for a party room rental, entertainment by Alma Mexican Dancers. A runway show featuring the latest trends in Quinceañera fashion, sponsored by Miss International Grand Latina and Miss Quince Boutique. For more information, call (678)-277-0920. Best Friend Park Gym is located at 6224 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Norcross.
Sundays in Suwanee Series with bestselling author Vanessa Riley will take place on Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at the Suwanee Library Branch, 361 Main Street, Suwanee. Join the award-winning author as she discusses her historical novel, Island Queen, based on the true-life story of Dorothy “Doll” Kirwan Thomas, a free Black woman who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies.
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