Fact Friday

Fact Friday 95 – The Auto Invades Pt. 1

Fact Friday 95 – The Auto Invades Pt. 1

Happy Friday everyone!   Early car travel around 1900 was slow and difficult, but folks braved mud to explore the countryside and mountains where roads were mere trails. State auto...

Fact Friday 95 – The Auto Invades Pt. 1

Happy Friday everyone!   Early car travel around 1900 was slow and difficult, but folks braved mud to explore the countryside and mountains where roads were mere trails. State auto...

Fact Friday 94 – A Sure-Enough City

Fact Friday 94 – A Sure-Enough City

Happy Friday everyone!   If you follow us on social media, you know we love sharing photos of Charlotte’s beautiful skyline. In many cases, these are views that we wouldn’t...

Fact Friday 94 – A Sure-Enough City

Happy Friday everyone!   If you follow us on social media, you know we love sharing photos of Charlotte’s beautiful skyline. In many cases, these are views that we wouldn’t...

Fact Friday 93 – Boomtown Beginnings - Tinkers and Traders

Fact Friday 93 – Boomtown Beginnings - Tinkers ...

Happy Friday everyone!   We’ve touched on the intersections of the Belk, Ivey’s, and Efird’s franchises in the past, but this particular reflection by Mary Kratt provides a new lens...

Fact Friday 93 – Boomtown Beginnings - Tinkers ...

Happy Friday everyone!   We’ve touched on the intersections of the Belk, Ivey’s, and Efird’s franchises in the past, but this particular reflection by Mary Kratt provides a new lens...

Fact Friday 92 - Charlotte City Hall & Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Fact Friday 92 - Charlotte City Hall & Blumenth...

Happy Friday everyone!   Charlotte’s third city hall was constructed in 1891 on the corner of North Tryon and Fifth streets, right in the heart of the city’s rapidly developing...

Fact Friday 92 - Charlotte City Hall & Blumenth...

Happy Friday everyone!   Charlotte’s third city hall was constructed in 1891 on the corner of North Tryon and Fifth streets, right in the heart of the city’s rapidly developing...

Fact Friday 91 – Belk Brothers Stores & Bank of America Tower

Fact Friday 91 – Belk Brothers Stores & Bank of...

Happy Friday everyone!   Two of the most successful department stores in Charlotte history are undoubtedly Ivey’s and Belk’s. In Fact Friday 30, we highlighted the former. This week, early...

Fact Friday 91 – Belk Brothers Stores & Bank of...

Happy Friday everyone!   Two of the most successful department stores in Charlotte history are undoubtedly Ivey’s and Belk’s. In Fact Friday 30, we highlighted the former. This week, early...

Fact Friday 90 – Boomtown Beginnings - Jewish Influence

Fact Friday 90 – Boomtown Beginnings - Jewish I...

Happy Friday everyone!   Some of Charlotte’s earliest Jewish families may have come from the North, but many traveled here from Charleston, one of America’s oldest Jewish communities, or from...

Fact Friday 90 – Boomtown Beginnings - Jewish I...

Happy Friday everyone!   Some of Charlotte’s earliest Jewish families may have come from the North, but many traveled here from Charleston, one of America’s oldest Jewish communities, or from...