Uptown Charlotte
Aerial view of uptown Charlotte Physical Description: 3x Publisher: Unknown
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Blandwood Apartments
The Blandwood Apartments were located at 807-808 South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress
Charlotte skyline
Charlotte skyline. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress
Aerial view of Charlotte Coliseum
Aerial view of Charlotte coliseum, Ovens Auditorium and the Charlotte Merchandise mart. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Unknown
Commercial National Bank & American Trust Company Buildings
The Commercial National Bank and American Trust Company Building were located in the 200 block of South Tryon Street. On the site of the bank building was the home where Confederate President Jefferson Davis stayed Charlotte from April 18 to the 25th. It was on that site that he learned of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Carolina Card Company
Charlotte Country Club
The Charlotte Country Club was incorporated in 1910 as the Mecklenburg Country Club, but changed its name in 1917. It is located in central Charlotte.
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Publisher: Dixie News Company
Mayfair Hotel now the Dunhill
The Mayfair Hotel, now known as the Dunhill Hotel, is located at the corners of North Tryon and 6th Streets. Built by two local physicians, Dr. James Pleasant Mattheson and Dr. C.N. Peeler, the hotel opened its doors as the Mayfair Manor on November 15, 1929. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel was designed by Louis Asbury. The Dunhill Hotel Associates restored the Mayfair to its present grandeur in the late 1980s, and changed its name. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company
Charlotte Municipal Airport
The Charlotte Municpal Airport opened in 1937 under the auspices of the city of Charlotte.
During World War II, the United States Army Airforce took over the management of the airport and established Morris Field Air Base in 1941. The airfield was used by the Third Airforce for antisubmarine patrols and training. After the war, a passenger terminal was added, and the airport was renamed the Douglas Municipal Airport in honor of Mayor Ben E. Douglas (1894-1981). Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company
Aerial view of Charlotte
Aerial view of Charlotte includes the uptown area and the Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.
Mecklenburg County Courthouse
The Mecklenburg County Courthouse and the Lawyers Building . Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: HC Leighton Manufacturers