God damn, the closer you look the more amazing that sign becomes, I couldn’t even imagine it in person. Predating welders & cranes no less. Not only were the people who made that crazy skilled, I’d imagine that it brought them in hella customers too. It’s cool in 2019, in 1865 shit might as well have been magic!
dahamsta says
It was 154 years ago.
Weymansbigiron says
God damn, the closer you look the more amazing that sign becomes, I couldn’t even imagine it in person. Predating welders & cranes no less. Not only were the people who made that crazy skilled, I’d imagine that it brought them in hella customers too. It’s cool in 2019, in 1865 shit might as well have been magic!
**EDIT** here is a high res colorized version of the sign! https://www.iforgeiron.com/uploads/monthly_2016_11/582d72b2c558f_ArchibaldMcLeishVulcanIronWorksonCumberlandStreetcapturedCharlestonSC1865colorized.jpg.80442e6fa030c69ada34e417a4370ef3.jpg
Bluest_waters says
why was it “infamous”?
Basis925 says
Charleston looks completely different pre/post Hugo
Jarpa_L says
I tend to be the odd one out when discussing buildings, but, man, I love brickwork. Looks so stylish, yet plain, at the same time.
Sierrajeff says
Someone stole the wheels off the carriage on the far right.
wisemandlala says
Yeah if we can bring back 19th century camera technology… That’d be great. Dat f-stop is fiiii-iiine.
thecuriousblackbird says
I think that palm tree sprouted from a coconut
BlueCollarLawyer says
What ever happened to that sign? Someone should recreate it.