Slide Title
Preview

Date
Winter 2-1978
Description
Adopted by Dubose Heyward, this section of Church Street is responsible for inspiring “Catfish Row” in his story “Porgy”. This story was eventually turned into the opera production “Porgy and Bess” which depicts black life in the 1920s in Charleston. These two neighboring houses share a double-hipped Mansard roof and are three stories tall. The buildings are also lined with well-preserved dormer windows.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
"Housing -- Dwellings -- South Carolina -- Charleston; Charleston, South Carolina -- Buildings, structures, etc.; Opera -- Race in opera -- South Carolina -- Charleston; Catfish Row (Charleston, S.C.); "
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
South Carolina
City Name
Charleston
Street Address
89-91 Church St.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "Charleston: Porgy & Bess" (1978). Browse All. 802.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/802
Keywords
Catfish Row, Charleston, South Carolina, Porgy & Bess, houses, historical
Notes
http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/blog/2011/11/17/audra-mcdonald-of-the-gershwins-porgy-and-bess-visits-catfish-row-in-charleston-sc-photos/
(accessed 5 Dec 2011)
http://www.charlestontoday.net/2009/10/10/cabbage-row-catfish-row/
(accessed 5 Dec 2011)