Fact Friday

Fact Friday 106 - The Business District Transformation Pt. 4

Fact Friday 106 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday!   The story of the transformation of the Center City begins in the 1940s. Though Charlotte residents began driving automobiles in the early 1900s, it took several decades...

Fact Friday 106 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday!   The story of the transformation of the Center City begins in the 1940s. Though Charlotte residents began driving automobiles in the early 1900s, it took several decades...

Fact Friday 105 - The Business District Transformation Pt. 3

Fact Friday 105 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday!   Beyond the central business district, fine houses were still to be found on Trade Street and Tryon Street, and on College and Church streets, which had become...

Fact Friday 105 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday!   Beyond the central business district, fine houses were still to be found on Trade Street and Tryon Street, and on College and Church streets, which had become...

Fact Friday 104 - The Business District Transformation Pt. 2

Fact Friday 104 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday! Land use outside the small commercial core in 1882 might be a surprise to present day Charlotteans. Because most people usually walked where they were going, the most...

Fact Friday 104 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday! Land use outside the small commercial core in 1882 might be a surprise to present day Charlotteans. Because most people usually walked where they were going, the most...

Fact Friday 103 - The Business District Transformation Pt. 1

Fact Friday 103 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday!   The history of Charlotte's Center City area is largely a story of what is no longer there. The grid of straight streets that lies within today's innermost...

Fact Friday 103 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday!   The history of Charlotte's Center City area is largely a story of what is no longer there. The grid of straight streets that lies within today's innermost...