On May 17, 2017, Thomas Hanchett received the Order of the Longleaf Pine. It is conferred by the governor to “persons for exemplary service to the State of North Carolina and their communities that is above and beyond the call of duty and which has made a significant impact and strengthened North Carolina.”
The Eastland mall opened in 1975. It occupied 90 acres of land in East Charlotte, bounded by Central Avenue, Sharon Amity Road, and Wilora Lake Road. It closed in 2010, and the City of Charlotte acquired the property and demolished the buildings.
On May 18, 2017, the City invited residents to an informational meeting and party on the site of the old mall. Visitors made art on the parking lot surface, rode on free bicycles, and exchanged ideas and memories with representatives of city government and each other.
On May 3, 2017, the Greenway reached Cordelia Park. The newly-opened segment from 12th St. to Cordelia Park, following Little Sugar Creek, brought the total mileage of the Greenway system in Mecklenburg County to 37. City and County leaders cooperated to plan and execute the project and appeared together to celebrate its opening. Holding scissors, from left to right are County Commissioner George Dunlap, Mayor Jennifer Roberts, and County Commissioner Vilma Leake.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame opened in 2010. The photograph shows it under construction, viewed from the intersection of Stonewall St. and South Boulevard. Physical Description: .jpg 2048 X 2730 Publisher:
This photo shows the corner of Poplar and 7th in the spring of 2005.
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A state historic marker stands amidst new development in the first block of West Trade St. It marks the location of the Mecklenburg Iron Works which was leased to the Confederate Navy during the Civil War by the owner, John Wilkes. After the war, Wilkes regained ownership and operated the factory there until he sold the building to the railroad and moved operations to West Trade Street.
The City Center Inn began operation at 601 N. Tryon St. in 1992. This photograph was taken just prior to its demolition.
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The uptown arena opened as Charlotte Bobcats' Arena in 2005 and was renamed Time Warner Cable Arena in 2008. Physical Description: .jpg, 2592 X 1456 Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
The Charlotte Observer headquarters took up the entire block at Tryon and Stonewall when it was built in 1971. This picture shows the side that faced the first block of West Stonewall Street still intact but the rest of the building already demolished.
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Located in the 400 block of North College Street, this series of buildings was a former automobile service station and paint store. Since the mid 1990s, it has been a restaurant and bar. This shows the original bricks getting a coat of paint.
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