My daughter, Hannah, and I visited Rainbow Row in Charleston,
South Carolina. Fourteen, mid-18th century homes towered over East Bay Street.
The pastel colors created the quintessential essence of a charming city in the
south. With the palms waving in the sea breeze, I felt like I was in a southern
novel. What a gorgeous scene.
According to Free Tours by Foot,
the homes were originally built in the 1740s. Merchants constructed them with a
shop on the first floor and living quarters above. After the Civil War, the
area was neglected and became run-down. Dorothy
Porcher Legge, a pioneer of historic preservation in Charleston, with her
husband purchased some of the homes in the 1930s, restored them, and painted
them pink. Other buyers and restoration followed, resulting in a colorful array
of homes.
I loved the pink and periwinkle. Wouldn't it be fun to have
a street like Rainbow Row in every town and city? The beautiful homes
brightened the street and my day. 
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