Fact Friday
Fact Friday 281 - CLT Maps
Happy Friday! Maps often had a starring role in Charlotte’s civic boosterism throughout the 20th century. This is a Charlotte Chamber of Commerce ad from 1957. To read more about the...
Fact Friday 281 - CLT Maps
Happy Friday! Maps often had a starring role in Charlotte’s civic boosterism throughout the 20th century. This is a Charlotte Chamber of Commerce ad from 1957. To read more about the...
Fact Friday 280 - Historic Tryon Palace
Happy Friday! This portrait of Queen Charlotte (without the mask) can be viewed alongside one of King George III within the council chamber of Tryon Palace in historic New...
Fact Friday 280 - Historic Tryon Palace
Happy Friday! This portrait of Queen Charlotte (without the mask) can be viewed alongside one of King George III within the council chamber of Tryon Palace in historic New...
Fact Friday 279 - The Family Dollar Story
Happy Friday! In 1958, a 21-year-old entrepreneur with an interest in merchandising became intrigued with the idea of operating a low-overhead, self-service retail store. Leon Levine believed he could offer...
Fact Friday 279 - The Family Dollar Story
Happy Friday! In 1958, a 21-year-old entrepreneur with an interest in merchandising became intrigued with the idea of operating a low-overhead, self-service retail store. Leon Levine believed he could offer...
Fact Friday 278 - Shuffletown and it's Famous D...
Happy Friday! Few records exist for this former hamlet as it was rarely more than a group of farmers living next to the Catawba River. The earliest known records...
Fact Friday 278 - Shuffletown and it's Famous D...
Happy Friday! Few records exist for this former hamlet as it was rarely more than a group of farmers living next to the Catawba River. The earliest known records...
Fact Friday 277 - Graham Heights
Happy Friday! Many of the houses of Graham Heights were built in the 1950s, with owners buying their homes in the 1960s. Most houses are about 1,000 square feet. The...
Fact Friday 277 - Graham Heights
Happy Friday! Many of the houses of Graham Heights were built in the 1950s, with owners buying their homes in the 1960s. Most houses are about 1,000 square feet. The...
Fact Friday 276 - Biddleville
Happy Friday! The history of Biddleville is entrenched with the history of Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte’s notable HBCU. Biddleville is often noted as Charlotte’s oldest surviving black neighborhood, having...
Fact Friday 276 - Biddleville
Happy Friday! The history of Biddleville is entrenched with the history of Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte’s notable HBCU. Biddleville is often noted as Charlotte’s oldest surviving black neighborhood, having...