by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 29, 2022 | Author, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Publication
Last – and I mean last — edits by art designer and me will be done in the next few days. I’m glad I chose Evening Post Books. Michael Nolan, executive editor, Elizabeth Hollerith, managing editor, John Burbage, co-founder, and Gill Guerry, art designer,...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Historic Preservation, Professionals, Publication
Above: Looking closely and getting it right. Richard (“Moby”) Marks, contractor; Edward Chappell, architectural historian, taking notes; and Craig Bennett, preservation engineer. Seeing the Familiar Afresh: That’s fun, isn’t it? Sparks your mind....
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Dec 18, 2021 | Blog, Community Engagement, Conservation, Planning
The Ashley River, just upstream from Bacon’s Bridge. Rosebrock Park is on the left. Connecting two parks on diagonally opposite sides of a river? Simple, right? Just build a bridge. But the river is scenic. The four-lane road is busy with traffic, and...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Dec 5, 2021 | Blog, Community Engagement, Conservation, Planning
Note the gas pumps and amount of impervious surface in the images above. The top right photo is a new Parker’s Kitchen in Monck’s Corner, SC. It’s just not one year we are concerned about, but decades of effects. Isn’t a convenience store...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Nov 12, 2021 | Blog, Community Engagement, Conservation, Planning
Charleston Post and Courier – front page story By Jerrel Floyd, Nov 11, 2021 George McDaniel, chairman of the Dorchester Trust Foundation, has worked to raise awareness around protecting the Ashley River. He questions why the area needs a gas station...