CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - Efforts are underway to preserve the skyline of Charleston with the restoration of the historic smokestacks at St. Julian Devine Community Center.

The City of Charleston has announced that the smokestack will undergo a top-to-bottom and inside-out restoration. The project is expected to begin this week and is aimed to be completed by early 2026.

Withstanding decades of wear and tear, in 2020, the City of Charleston raised concerns that the structures were a serious hazard to nearby residents.

City leaders have been deliberating between 3 options over the years: a complete restoration, a partial restoration, and complete demolition. Now, the project that was previously estimated at nearly 3 million dollars has been approved by the City of Charleston, and the his

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