Step back in time with vintage postcards that touted—and often romanticized—the Holy City and its attractions from the 1930s to the ’70s

Step back in time with vintage postcards that touted—and often romanticized—the Holy City and its attractions from the 1930s to the ’70s

June 2022

WRITER: 

Charleston Magazine Staff

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postcards courtesy of Digital Commonwealth unless otherwise stated

Cruise the Battery, explore sunny cypress swamps, and other iconic Holy City spots captured in time

 

 

 

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