Charlotte's business section
`Bird's-Eye View of Business District.` Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company
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Elizabeth College
Elizabeth College operated in Charlotte from 1896 to 1915. It was located at the intersection of Hawthorne Lane and Elizabeth Avenue. Today the buildings are part of Presbyterian Hospital. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company
Professional Building
The Professional Building was located in the 500 block of North Tryon Street. Designed by Louis Asbury, the building was demolished in 1995. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: CT American Art
Aerial view of Charlotte
`Bird's Eye view, looking North, Charlotte, NC. Shows City Hall, Second Presbyterian, and the library. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company
Tryon Street
The Realty Building on Tryon Street with an ample view of a trolley car. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Leighton & Valentine Company
First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: International Post Card Company
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: Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company
Masonic Temple
Opening on October 11, 1921, the second Masonic Temple in Charlotte was designed by Willard Rogers in the Egyptian Revival style. Prior to its dismantling and demolition, after First Union purchased the property in 1987, it was the last example of Egyptian Revival architecture in North Carolina. The first Masonic Temple in Charlotte was located on South Tryon Street and the corner of Second Street. Built in 1913, at a cost of $122.750, the building was designed by Charles Christian Hook and Willard G. Rogers. J.A. Jones was the construction company.
First Presbyterian Church and Manse
First Presbyterian Church and Manse. It was named First Presbyterian after the formation of the Second Prebsbyterian in 1873. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: United States 5-1--25 Stores, Inc.
Charlotte Country Club
Charlotte Country Club began as The Mecklenburg Club in 1910. This first Club was located west of the city adjoining a pond on or near Stewart Creek. The activities of this early Club were confined to card games, picnics, boating, and fishing. The name was changed to Charlotte Country Club in 1917. The club moved to its present location in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood in 1931. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company