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The Charlotte Municpal Airport opened in 1936 under the auspices of the city of Charlotte.
Located at 600 East Trade Street, this building was first occupied in 1927.
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Souvenir drawing of Independence Square, intersection of Trade and Tryon Street for the Centennial Celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
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Charlotte City Hall located at 600 East Trade Street was first occupied in 1927.
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Publisher: Curteichcolor
View of uptown Charlotte looking down South Tryon Street in the 1950s. Brownlee Jewelwers is on the left right next door to the Liberty Life Building.
Physical Description: 3 x 5 postcard
Publisher: Dexter Press
Sheet music cover of the song Pride of the South March: Dedicated to the Queen City Drum Corps of Charlotte, NC by Harvey Overcash. Framed print in the the Robinson-Spangelr Carolina Room Music Archives and the original sheet music is housed in the vault.
Located on the 200 block of South Tryon Street, the C.W. Johnston Building was completed in 1924. It was Charlotte's largest office building with 149,000 square feet and 17 stories.
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On January 30, 1830, residents in the Sharon neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, met at the home of Martha Kirkpatrick to discuss the organization of church. The land for the church, located on what is now Sharon Road, was donated by Dr. J. W. Ross and the Kirkpatrick family.
The postcard is misleading as there is no Lake Catawba in Mecklenburg County. It is in fact a portion of the Catawba River.