Fact Friday

Fact Friday 203 - History of the Rock Hill Pump House

Fact Friday 203 - History of the Rock Hill Pump...

Happy Friday!   Father's Day was last weekend and my family treated me to a cool restaurant, The Pump House Restaurant. I'd been wanting to try it out for some...

Fact Friday 203 - History of the Rock Hill Pump...

Happy Friday!   Father's Day was last weekend and my family treated me to a cool restaurant, The Pump House Restaurant. I'd been wanting to try it out for some...

Fact Friday 202 - Charlotte's All-Black Schools

Fact Friday 202 - Charlotte's All-Black Schools

Happy Friday! In 1957, four brave African-American students crossed the color barrier to integrate Charlotte's city school system. These students chose to be reassigned from their all-black schools to all-white...

Fact Friday 202 - Charlotte's All-Black Schools

Happy Friday! In 1957, four brave African-American students crossed the color barrier to integrate Charlotte's city school system. These students chose to be reassigned from their all-black schools to all-white...

Fact Friday 201 - Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

Fact Friday 201 - Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

Happy Friday! Memorial Stadium, 1966 Above is an aerial photo of Memorial Stadium and Park Center/Grady Cole Center (top center) in Charlotte, NC as they looked when the stadium was packed...

Fact Friday 201 - Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

Happy Friday! Memorial Stadium, 1966 Above is an aerial photo of Memorial Stadium and Park Center/Grady Cole Center (top center) in Charlotte, NC as they looked when the stadium was packed...

Fact Friday 200 - The Rosenwald Schools

Fact Friday 200 - The Rosenwald Schools

Happy Friday! From 1917 to 1932, Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald donated millions of dollars to build schools for black children throughout the rural South. The project was a product of Rosenwald's partnership...

Fact Friday 200 - The Rosenwald Schools

Happy Friday! From 1917 to 1932, Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald donated millions of dollars to build schools for black children throughout the rural South. The project was a product of Rosenwald's partnership...

Fact Friday 199 - Charlotte's Golf Integration History

Fact Friday 199 - Charlotte's Golf Integration ...

Happy Friday! On December 12 and 13, 1951, 16 African American Charlotteans were denied admission to the publicly-owned Bonnie Brae Golf Course at Revolution Park by Charlotte’s Park and Recreation...

Fact Friday 199 - Charlotte's Golf Integration ...

Happy Friday! On December 12 and 13, 1951, 16 African American Charlotteans were denied admission to the publicly-owned Bonnie Brae Golf Course at Revolution Park by Charlotte’s Park and Recreation...

Fact Friday 198 - Theater Throwbacks

Fact Friday 198 - Theater Throwbacks

Happy Friday! Last weekend, the Mary Slocumb Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recognized 704 Shop with an award in the Media category at...

Fact Friday 198 - Theater Throwbacks

Happy Friday! Last weekend, the Mary Slocumb Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recognized 704 Shop with an award in the Media category at...