Fact Friday

Fact Friday 125 – Myers Park – Myers Park Series

Fact Friday 125 – Myers Park – Myers Park Series

Happy Friday!   Charlotte’s Myers Park neighborhood was the city’s first planned suburb. It emerged on a thousand acres of rural farmland off Providence Road belonging to John Springs Myers,...

Fact Friday 125 – Myers Park – Myers Park Series

Happy Friday!   Charlotte’s Myers Park neighborhood was the city’s first planned suburb. It emerged on a thousand acres of rural farmland off Providence Road belonging to John Springs Myers,...

Fact Friday 124 – Myers Park Trolley Entry Gates – Myers Park Series

Fact Friday 124 – Myers Park Trolley Entry Gate...

Happy Friday!   Trolley service to the Myers Park suburb commenced on September 1, 1912. The Myers Park line branched off the system already serving the Elizabeth neighborhood and extended...

Fact Friday 124 – Myers Park Trolley Entry Gate...

Happy Friday!   Trolley service to the Myers Park suburb commenced on September 1, 1912. The Myers Park line branched off the system already serving the Elizabeth neighborhood and extended...

Fact Friday 123 - Manor Theater - Myers Park Series

Fact Friday 123 - Manor Theater - Myers Park Se...

Happy Friday! The Manor Theatre opened in 1947 as an element of one of Charlotte's first automobile-oriented shopping centers on Providence Road. The tradition of grand movie palaces with glittering...

Fact Friday 123 - Manor Theater - Myers Park Se...

Happy Friday! The Manor Theatre opened in 1947 as an element of one of Charlotte's first automobile-oriented shopping centers on Providence Road. The tradition of grand movie palaces with glittering...

Fact Friday 122 - 9 Haunted Locations in Charlotte

Fact Friday 122 - 9 Haunted Locations in Charlotte

Queen's University - There are tons of ghost stories at every college right? Queen's University is said to have multiple ghosts in multiple locations throughout the campus. Read about some of the...

Fact Friday 122 - 9 Haunted Locations in Charlotte

Queen's University - There are tons of ghost stories at every college right? Queen's University is said to have multiple ghosts in multiple locations throughout the campus. Read about some of the...

Fact Friday 121 – Masonic Temple

Fact Friday 121 – Masonic Temple

Happy Friday!   The initial grand lodge of Freemasonry was established in London, England, in 1717. This fraternal organization, officially known as the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, was brought...

Fact Friday 121 – Masonic Temple

Happy Friday!   The initial grand lodge of Freemasonry was established in London, England, in 1717. This fraternal organization, officially known as the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, was brought...

Fact Friday 120 - Presbyterian Hospital, Marriott Hotel

Fact Friday 120 - Presbyterian Hospital, Marrio...

Happy Friday! The northeast corner of Church and Trade streets was originally the site of Mecklenburg County’s third courthouse building, a large Jeffersonian structure that sat here from 1847 to...

Fact Friday 120 - Presbyterian Hospital, Marrio...

Happy Friday! The northeast corner of Church and Trade streets was originally the site of Mecklenburg County’s third courthouse building, a large Jeffersonian structure that sat here from 1847 to...