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Daniel IslandCelebrating 20 Years of Community
Daniel Island Historical SocietyMay 17, 2016
Daniel Island, circa 1990
View from the Wando River looking towards downtown Charleston and the old Cooper River bridges.
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Daniel Island, circa 1990
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Daniel Island, circa 1990
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Codner’s Ferry Park Smythe Park
Daniel Island, circa 1990
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Sales Center Site
Daniel Island’s Agricultural Heritage
Commercial Farms:
• Mitchell
• Acme
• Pole Grove
• 15 Acre
• Isaac
• Barfield
• Center
• Scott
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Crop Farming, circa 1990
Daniel Island Drive
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Crop Farming, circa 1990
Daniel Island Drive
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Cattle Ranching, circa 1990
Hole #2, Beresford Creek course
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Cattle Ranching, circa 1990
The original entrance to Daniel Island Park
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Hunting Traditions
“Town Hall” in the Smythe Park area. The Island was one of Charleston’s most coveted deer club invitations: “The Swiss Cheese Line”
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Hunting Traditions
Henry Smythe, Mr. Guggenheim’s Attorney, and John Murray, the Guggenheim’s Cainhoy plantation manager.
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Modern Era – 1991 Annexation
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Daniel Island: “Little Joe’s Louisiana Purchase”
The Mark Clark Expressway
Expressway opened to traffic in 1993.
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The Mark Clark Expressway
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Downtown
Charleston
Mt. Pleasant
Daniel
Island
North
Charleston
View from Wando to the west. A profound change in regional circulation; Daniel Island becomes 20 minutes from everything.
Planning Proceeds
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SPA & The “Global Gateway”
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A difficult challenge.
SPA & The “Global Gateway”
Proposed “Global Gateway”
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SPA & The “Global Gateway”
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SPA & The “Global Gateway”
The Port becomes reality (1992) – first of two transactions.
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Early Stakeholder: Bishop England
Land donation led to instant credibility of Daniel Island as a convenient and central location.
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Early Stakeholder: Bishop England
From 4 acres to 40; Bishop England’s new campus was the anchor for the island’s first neighborhoods.
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New Daniel
Island
Campus
Planning Proceeds
Early PR efforts help build awareness.
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Marketing Begins
Positioning Daniel Island as Charleston’s new Submarket.
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Original Marketing Efforts
Daniel Island’s first brochure.
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River Landing Drive, 1999
Marketing Charleston’s New Submarket
3-part teaser ad in local media.
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River Landing Drive, 1999
Marketing Charleston’s New Submarket
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Sales Center site, circa 1993River Landing Drive, 1999
Marketing Charleston’s New Submarket
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Sales Center site, circa 1993River Landing Drive, 1999
Daniel Island Real Estate
Original sales center opened in spring of 1995; Sally Castengera was one of the first sales associates and sold many of the first island homes.
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Early Neighborhoods
Circa 1999. Piggly Wiggly was a partner in first two neighborhoods.
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Codner’s Ferry Park
Blackbaud
Early Neighborhoods
Etiwan Park, circa 1999
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Daniel Island Company Purchases Island
Island acquired in 1997; Joint venture with Trammell Crow family allowed for expanded development and growth.
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South Side Expands
Circa 2001
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Smythe Park
Center
Park
Barfield
Park
South Side Expands
Smythe Park - Before
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South Side Expands
Smythe Park - 2015
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South Side Expands
Smythe Park
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Daniel Island Interchange Opens
I-525 interchange opens up north end and downtown development.
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Daniel Island Park
Introduction of golf to Daniel Island, circa 2001.
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Charleston’s In-Town Country Club
“What makes the Daniel Island Club so special is its setting. It
has the Island’s wonderful natural beauty, including magnificent
live oaks, marsh, creeks and waterways, and yet is located close
to one of the country’s great urban settings, historic Charleston.
As a result, we’ve had the opportunity to create something
unique today – an in-town country club.”
-- Tom Fazio
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Beresford Creek Course
Tom Fazio design meeting, 1998
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Beresford Creek Course
Beresford Creek Course, 1999
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Hole #14
Future
Downtow
n
Hole #15
Clubhouse Evolution
Clubhouse site, 2000
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Clubhouse Evolution
Clubhouse Phase 1, 2001
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Clubhouse Evolution
Clubhouse Phase 2, 2007
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2011
Clubhouse Evolution
Clubhouse Phase 3, 2011
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Ralston Creek Course
Rees Jones design meeting, 2004
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Ralston Creek Course
Ralston Creek Course, 2004
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Building Downtown Daniel Island
Daniel Island interchange opens, fall 1999.
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Etiwan Park, 1999
The Sales Center & Waterfront
River Landing Drive, 1999: Access to the waterfront.
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The Sales Center & Waterfront
Wando River waterfront area, 1999
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Future
Downtown
Sales Center &
Children’s Park
Future
Daniel’s
Landing
Building Downtown
Downtown, 1999
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Tennis
Center Site
Building Downtown
Downtown, 1999
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Etiwan Park, 1999
Tecklenburg’s
Future NBSC
UBS
Building
1999
Building Downtown
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Etiwan Park, 1999
Building Downtown
Downtown, 2000; Initial momentum critical to success.
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FCC/Volvo
Cars Open
Tennis site
Building Downtown
Humanities Foundation affordable housing. Part of ”Four Corners” of downtown Daniel Island.
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The “Soft Side” of Town Building
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The POA serves many important roles.
Building Traditions: Early Events
The Race for the Cure relocated from downtown Charleston in 2002.
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Park Day, 2001
Building Traditions: Early Events
Park Day started in 2001 to commemorate the opening of Simmons Park and Children’s Park.
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Race for the Cure, 2001
Building Traditions: Early Events
Charleston Battery – moved to new home on Daniel Island in 1999.
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Park Day, 2001
Building Traditions: Early Events
The WTA’s Family Circle Cup tournament relocated from Hilton Head to Daniel Island in 2001.
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Park Day, 2001
Building Traditions: Early Events
The Concert in the Park started with a Charleston Symphony Orchestra performance in Etiwan Park in 2002.
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Park Day, 2001
Building Traditions: DICF
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More than $2 million distributed to non-profit organizations since inception.
Things We’re Proud Of
• Our community’s record of giving
• Reputation as a top selling master planned community
• “Award for Excellence” recognition from the Urban Land Institute
• World Class events: Soccer, tennis, concerts and more
• Exceptional 25-mile trail system and new DITRAILS app
• Growing Corporate Sector
• Excellent government representation
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