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Trade Street (West)

West Trade Street at the Tuckaseegee Road intersection. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

City Hall

Charlotte City Hall (1891-1925) was located at the corner of Tryon and Fifth Streets. This photograph is taken from a postcard. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Police Department of Charlotte

The Charlotte Police Department 1885-1890.

ID Number H_2000_01_262_32

 Image Year: 1890

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Category: Hornet's Nest

Format: Black and White

Image Negative: 1

Print: 1

Donor: E.P. Dixon

Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Publisher: Unknown

Photographer: George Ivey

Trade Street (West)

A passenger train holds up traffic on West Trade Street. The train was traveling on the Southern Railway Mainline. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy4x5 negative Publisher: Unknown

Ivey's Department Store

The J.B. Ivey and Company was located at Tryon and Fifth Streets. Completed in May 1924, it was designed by William Peeps and cost $1,250,000. Today the building is used for condominiums and shops. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

North Tryon Street Showing YMCA and the Opera House

Taken between 1902 and 1909 , this photograph was taken at South Tryon Street and Third Street. On the left is the Trust Building and the first YMCA which was torn down in 1909. The building on right with the wide, front, gable roof and three Italianate style windows is the Opera House.

ID Number: H_2000_01_263_33

Image Year: 1905

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Category: Hornet's Nest

Format: Black and White

Image Negative: 1

Print: 1

Donor: Cliff Hoover

Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Publisher: Unknown

Parade Scene at the Corner of Mint and Trade (Presbyterian Hospital featured)

A parade was held every year to celebrate Mecklenburg Declaration day. This photograph features the first building to house the Presbyterian Hospital. It was located on the second floor of the building. Notice the patients and nurses standing on the balcony. It was located on the corner of Mint and Trade Streets across from the Selwyn Hotel. Physical Description: 8x10 glossy Publisher: Unknown

Central High School

Central High School was built in 1923. Lockewood-Greene and Company were the architects, and J.A. Jones Company was the contractor. Located at Elizabeth Avenue and Cecil Street (now Kings Drive) the school is now part of Central Piedmont Community College's campus. Physical Description: 10.30.03 Publisher: Unknown

First Presbyterian Church

Located on West Trade Street, First Presbyterian Church was organized in 1832. This building opened in 1895. 

ID Number: H_2000_01_264_34.

Image Year: 1975

Physical Description: 8x10 glossy

Category: Hornet's Nest

Format: Black and White

Image Negative: 1

Print: 1

Donor: Unknown

Copyright: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Publisher: Unknown

Photographer: Margaret Phillips

Dr. Annie Alexander

Dr. Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864-1929) was the first female physician in North Carolina. This photograph was taken in February 1908. Physical Description: 5x74x5 negative Publisher: