Fact Friday

Fact Friday 143 - Carolina Theatre

Fact Friday 143 - Carolina Theatre

Happy Friday! Charlotte's grandest movie palace, the 900-seat Carolina Theatre opened on North Tryon Street and showed its first film on March 7, 1927. The facade was designed by local...

Fact Friday 143 - Carolina Theatre

Happy Friday! Charlotte's grandest movie palace, the 900-seat Carolina Theatre opened on North Tryon Street and showed its first film on March 7, 1927. The facade was designed by local...

Fact Friday 142 - Trust Building / Johnston Building

Fact Friday 142 - Trust Building / Johnston Bui...

Happy Friday! We briefly touched on these historic buildings in both Fact Fridays 55 and 109.  This photo (above) was taken in 1902, the year the seven-story Trust Building was...

Fact Friday 142 - Trust Building / Johnston Bui...

Happy Friday! We briefly touched on these historic buildings in both Fact Fridays 55 and 109.  This photo (above) was taken in 1902, the year the seven-story Trust Building was...

Fact Friday 141 - United House of Prayer for All People / Marshall Park

Fact Friday 141 - United House of Prayer for Al...

Happy Friday! The United House of Prayer for All People was founded by evangelist Charles Manuel "Sweet Daddy" Grace in 1919. The Church was open to all who wanted to...

Fact Friday 141 - United House of Prayer for Al...

Happy Friday! The United House of Prayer for All People was founded by evangelist Charles Manuel "Sweet Daddy" Grace in 1919. The Church was open to all who wanted to...

Fact Friday 140 - Turning Points in Charlotte During the Civil Rights Era (Pt. 5)

Fact Friday 140 - Turning Points in Charlotte D...

Happy Friday! In Black America Series: Charlotte, North Carolina, authors Vermelle Diamond Ely, Grace Hoey Drain, and Amy Rogers have compiled an intriguing pictorial history, which includes images and keepsakes from both...

Fact Friday 140 - Turning Points in Charlotte D...

Happy Friday! In Black America Series: Charlotte, North Carolina, authors Vermelle Diamond Ely, Grace Hoey Drain, and Amy Rogers have compiled an intriguing pictorial history, which includes images and keepsakes from both...

Fact Friday 139 - Turning Points in Charlotte During the Civil Rights Era (Pt. 4)

Fact Friday 139 - Turning Points in Charlotte D...

Happy Friday! In Black America Series: Charlotte, North Carolina, authors Vermelle Diamond Ely, Grace Hoey Drain, and Amy Rogers have compiled an intriguing pictorial history, which includes images and keepsakes from both...

Fact Friday 139 - Turning Points in Charlotte D...

Happy Friday! In Black America Series: Charlotte, North Carolina, authors Vermelle Diamond Ely, Grace Hoey Drain, and Amy Rogers have compiled an intriguing pictorial history, which includes images and keepsakes from both...

Fact Friday 138 - Turning Points in Charlotte During the Civil Rights Era (Pt. 3)

Fact Friday 138 - Turning Points in Charlotte D...

Happy Friday! In Black America Series: Charlotte, North Carolina, authors Vermelle Diamond Ely, Grace Hoey Drain, and Amy Rogers have compiled an intriguing pictorial history, which includes images and keepsakes from both...

Fact Friday 138 - Turning Points in Charlotte D...

Happy Friday! In Black America Series: Charlotte, North Carolina, authors Vermelle Diamond Ely, Grace Hoey Drain, and Amy Rogers have compiled an intriguing pictorial history, which includes images and keepsakes from both...