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June 4, 1994 - The Greenville C.Y.O. Marching Band wins the Myrtle Beach Award.
Local governments must often make unpopular decisions about how to deal with areas of substandard housing and roads. In poor or run-down neighborhoods, it can be difficult to determine whether the cost of fixing up old buildings is worth the expense.
Dr. and Mrs. Theophilus McKinney. Dr. McKinney was academic dean of Johnson C. Smith University, 1929 - 1962, and Mrs. McKinney taught English in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Interior view of Elizabeth College. Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Elizabeth College Student posing for her Senior picture. Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Elizabeth College Student. Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Elizabeth College Student. Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.
Elizabeth College Student. Elizabeth College was located on Hawthorne Road. It opened in 1896. This popular school for girls remained in Charlotte until 1915.The main building is now used by Presbyterian Hospital. Physical Description: Publisher: Unknown
Object Title: Philadelphia Presbyterian Church
Description: The church was founded in 1770, and the sanctuary pictured here was dedicated in 1976.
Object Title: Chesterbrook Academy
Description: At this time the Chesterbrook Academy, a private school, was located here.
Different shoe styles are not the norm in 1903. Based on this 1910 advertisement, women had some choices when it came to shoes, but not as many as we do today.
This photograph of the Friday Evening Social Club was taken about 1907. The members were schoolteachers at the Myers Street School.
LAURA M. BOOTON
Submitted by: Vicille “Dee Dee” Wallace Murphy (Daughter of Fannie Hargrave Wallace) and Robert Nathaniel Wallace, III (Son of Fannie Hargrave Wallace)
MISS HANNA’S MOTHER was called Aunt Elsie by practically all of the folks in Brooklyn. Calling her Aunt didn’t mean that she was related to them. It was just a friendly way of addressing some older people that lots of people practiced. Aunt Elsie was a most unusual and interesting person.
Almost 100 years ago, in January of 1891, a group of prominent Charlotte citizens gathered at the Law Library on North Church Street.
I REMEMBER MISS HANNAH as my mother’s dearest friend. They differed in appearance and actions, but there existed a bond of love between them that was never broken. When my mother was a corpse at the undertakers, Miss Hannah went there and spent a while with her.
During this turbulent decade, Charlotte's African Americans are active participants in the battle for civil rights. Urban renewal begins in earnest with the demolition of Charlotte's Ward neighborhoods.