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Charlotte Postcard Collection

First Methodist Church

The First Methodist Church formed in 1927 with the merger of Tryon Street Methodist and Trinity Methodist. This particular building was completed in 1927 at a cost between $8000,000 and $900,000. It houses a four-manual organ, tower chimes, a 1560 seat auditorium and a educational building. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich

South Tryon Street

A view of South Tryon Street in the early 1900s. The Academy of Music can be seen on the left. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: Rotograph Company

Elizabeth College

Elizabeth College operated in Charlotte from 1896 to 1915. It was located at the intersection of Hawthorne Lane and Elizabeth Avenue. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown

Independence Square

Independence Square is the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Charlotte Memorial Hospital

Aerial view of Charlotte Memorial Hospital, now known as Carolinas Medical Center. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dexter Press

Southern State Fair Grounds

Aerial view of the Southern States Fair Grounds in Charlotte, North Carolina. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich

Charlotte Country Club

Originally called the Mecklenburg Country Club, it was founded in 1910. The name was changed to Charlotte Country Club in 1917. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company