Fact Friday

Fact Friday 355 - The Independence Building, The First Skyscraper in NC

Fact Friday 355 - The Independence Building, Th...

Happy Friday! This week's content comes from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission.  --- The series of developments which led to the construction of the Independence Building (Realty Building) at Trade...

Fact Friday 355 - The Independence Building, Th...

Happy Friday! This week's content comes from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission.  --- The series of developments which led to the construction of the Independence Building (Realty Building) at Trade...

Fact Friday 354 - Remembering the Kemper Open at Quail Hollow Club

Fact Friday 354 - Remembering the Kemper Open a...

Happy Friday! More than a quarter-century before the creation of what’s now the Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club was part of the nomadic history of the Kemper Open. Still...

Fact Friday 354 - Remembering the Kemper Open a...

Happy Friday! More than a quarter-century before the creation of what’s now the Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club was part of the nomadic history of the Kemper Open. Still...

Fact Friday 353 - Did you know Charlotte's enslaved were whipped on the Square?

Fact Friday 353 - Did you know Charlotte's ensl...

Happy Friday! According to D. A. Tompkins' History of Mecklenburg County, slavery was introduced to Charlotte Mecklenburg in 1764. By 1860, on the eve of the Civil War, the slave...

Fact Friday 353 - Did you know Charlotte's ensl...

Happy Friday! According to D. A. Tompkins' History of Mecklenburg County, slavery was introduced to Charlotte Mecklenburg in 1764. By 1860, on the eve of the Civil War, the slave...

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...