Fact Friday

Fact Friday 352 - Charlotte, "The Friendly City"

Fact Friday 352 - Charlotte, "The Friendly City"

Happy Friday! Did you know that the Charlotte Observer used to refer to Charlotte as "The Friendly City"? Well it did... at least back in the 1930s, as can be seen in...

Fact Friday 352 - Charlotte, "The Friendly City"

Happy Friday! Did you know that the Charlotte Observer used to refer to Charlotte as "The Friendly City"? Well it did... at least back in the 1930s, as can be seen in...

Fact Friday 351 - More on A. G. Odell's impact on UNC Charlotte

Fact Friday 351 - More on A. G. Odell's impact ...

Happy Friday!  “An architect is the drawer of dreams.” – Grace McGarvie Minutes and correspondences show that three firms, all based in Charlotte, competed for the contract to plan and...

Fact Friday 351 - More on A. G. Odell's impact ...

Happy Friday!  “An architect is the drawer of dreams.” – Grace McGarvie Minutes and correspondences show that three firms, all based in Charlotte, competed for the contract to plan and...

Fact Friday 350 - More influential names behind the founding of UNC Charlotte

Fact Friday 350 - More influential names behind...

Happy Friday! The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Charlotte Community College System was directed to conduct a comprehensive study of the quadrants of Mecklenburg County to determine the most...

Fact Friday 350 - More influential names behind...

Happy Friday! The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Charlotte Community College System was directed to conduct a comprehensive study of the quadrants of Mecklenburg County to determine the most...

Fact Friday 349 - The Concord Mastermind Behind UNC Charlotte's Original Design

Fact Friday 349 - The Concord Mastermind Behind...

Happy Friday! You guys may be surprised to know that that super cool aesthetic that we think of when we think of the 30's, 40's, and 50's... you know, that...

Fact Friday 349 - The Concord Mastermind Behind...

Happy Friday! You guys may be surprised to know that that super cool aesthetic that we think of when we think of the 30's, 40's, and 50's... you know, that...

Fact Friday 348 - John Schenck, Revisited

Fact Friday 348 - John Schenck, Revisited

Happy Friday! If you've been following our Fact Friday blog posts over the past few months and weeks, then you know that we're just enthralled with all things related to John...

Fact Friday 348 - John Schenck, Revisited

Happy Friday! If you've been following our Fact Friday blog posts over the past few months and weeks, then you know that we're just enthralled with all things related to John...

Fact Friday 347 - Lydia Schenck, Charlotte's First Black Librarian

Fact Friday 347 - Lydia Schenck, Charlotte's Fi...

Happy Friday! Lydia Schenck was born a slave to Dennis and Amy Lindsay, on one of the Lindsay Plantations in York County, South Carolina just before the Civil War. She...

Fact Friday 347 - Lydia Schenck, Charlotte's Fi...

Happy Friday! Lydia Schenck was born a slave to Dennis and Amy Lindsay, on one of the Lindsay Plantations in York County, South Carolina just before the Civil War. She...