TBT: Reflections of Charleston’s past

From the General Asbestos and Rubber Company + Naval base– which were the lifeforce of North Charleston in the 1900s– to downtown going through transitions under longtime city leaders like Mayor Joe Riley, our history writes our future– and we need your help telling it.

Introducing the #CHSYearbookChallenge. We want to play a game of show + tell to highlight what our city used to look like throughout past years. They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words and we’re giving $100 (plus a CHStoday feature) to the winner of our readers' favorite historic photo.

Are you a longtime local, or do your parents/grandparents have an amazing scrapbook laying around that's full of CHS gold? What do you remember about Charleston of late? Maybe you were one of the first to cross the Arthur Ravenel Bridge or you remember when the Boeing campus was first announced.

In 2019 we want to publish more memories of our city’s history. Here’s how to get involved in our 2019 throwback articles here at CHStoday + enter our first annual #CHSYearbookChallenge:

Dust off those old photo albums. What photos do you review and say “wow, I can’t believe how much the city has changed.” We're looking for reader photos of our city from years past. Whether they’re from 50 or 10 years ago– we want to see them.

- Post your photo on social media using both #CHSYearbookChallenge and #CHStoday.
- Or– send photos to hello@theCHStoday.com with the subject line “CHStoday Yearbook Challenge photos.”
- Include 1-6 sentences of what the photos are, and what the photo means to you.
- Let us know when + where the photo was taken.
- Include photo credit. Even if you took the photo, please include your name so we can properly attribute you.

*By sending us photos, you have given us permission to publish across CHStoday including our newsletter, website + social media platforms.

After you send us photos (please send by Jan. 30), we’ll put together a collage of our favorites. Then, we’ll bring it to you, our readers, to vote. Once you decide on the winning pic, we’ll contact the winner + feature them here in CHStoday.

Throughout 2019, we’ll repost photos from the #CHSYearbookChallenge, so keep tagging us in your favorite throwback images of our city. We can’t wait to explore historic Charleston with you.

Questions about our #CHSYearbookChallenge? Send us an email + let us know.