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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