Corner of Pulaski and Richland Streets
Urban Renewal
Around the turn of the 20th century, much of Arsenal Hill could be divided along racial lines. Affluent whites tended to live north and east of the Governor's Mansion, while African Americans, both affluent and working class, typically lived to the west. Surviving architecture testifies to these tendencies. This trend intensified during the Jim Crow era. By the late 1950s, the areas of Arsenal Hill with the most concentrated black population were deemed blighted and systematically condemned. A few properties were rehabilitated, and in many instances within the traditionally white areas of the community, former residences were converted into offices. Today, pictures, maps, and oral and written histories convey this watershed era in the neighborhood's past.
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When photographed in December 1966, the 1800 block of Pulaski was a dirt road flanked by a raised dirt sidewalk. Image courtesy Joseph E. Winter Photograph Collection, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia
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In November of 1967, 1905 Pulaski Street housed Shuler's Laundromat. Image courtesy Joseph E. Winter Photograph Collection, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia
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This group of children at 1927 Pulaski Street posed for Joseph Winter during the photographer's visit in October of 1967. Image courtesy Joseph E. Winter Photograph Collection, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia
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Residents of 1808 Pulaski Street gathered on their front stoop during October of 1967.
