Sullivan's Island Winter-Spring 2018-19

3 www.SullivansIslandMagazine.com | www.SullivansIslandHomes.com From the Editor ..............................................................................................................5 Sullivan’s Island Facetime ..........................................................................................7 Features The Characters Cr ateThemselves .................................................. 8 Imagine taking awalk and finding $10,000. What would you do? The possibilities are endless. Angel of the Island ..............................................................................9 You’ve probably seen Eve Gentieu on a summer morningwaning in the distance as she trails down the sandy shores of Sullivan’s Island. An IcyTradition ..................................................................................11 The average Jan. 1morning in the Lowcountry consists of adults nursing their hangovers andwatching bowl games. But a fewhundred or so people don their bathing suits and flock toDunleavy’s Pub to start the NewYear off right: by parading around in ridiculous costumes and running into a relatively freezing ocean. An Underground History . ................................................................14 There’s an “underground” club operating in the Lowcountry, but it’s nothing illegal. It has nomembership fee or dues, and it’s open to everyone. In fact, it welcomes newmembers. We Are Sullivan’s Island ....................................................................17 The people of Sullivan’s Islandmake it what it is today; whether lifelong residents, workers dedicated to improving it, characters who embrace it or a combination of all of the above, the Islandwould not exude such magic without them. WeWere Sullivan’s Island .................................................................22 These pricelessmemories of times and generations long-gone are not something you’ll find in any history book. Real Estate Brac Builders ....................................................................................13 Youmay know it as the Dome, the “StarWars” house or the “Eye of the Storm,” but, regardless of what moniker you use to describe it, the iconic residence at 2851Marshall Blvd. is one of themost photographed homes on Sullivan’s Island. TopTen Homes Sold on Sullivan’s Island ........................................24 9 11 14 17 Winter/Spring 2018-19 Volume 4, Issue 3 22 [ Table of Contents ] On the Cover Battery Gadsden Cultural Center. Photo by Thomas Runion.