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South Graded School

The South Graded School was once used as a Federal Prison during the Civil War. It was located at the corner of South Boulevard and Morehead Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Aerial view of Charlotte

Aerial view of Charlotte. Postcard reads, Charlotte, NC The Industrial Centre of the New South View of Charlotte Looking North From Dome of Court House. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers

Aerial view of Charlotte

Sky line, showing City Hall, Realty Building and Selwyn Hotel, Charlotte, NC. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Aerial view of Charlotte

`View from Trust Building, showing Selwyn Hotel, Realty Building, City Hall Charlotte, NC.` Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Aerial view of Charlotte

`Looking westward from the Realty Building, Charlotte, NC.` Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress

Charlotte Coliseum

The Charlotte Coliseum (#1) was located on Independence Boulevard. Today it is known as Independence Arena. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Independence Building

The Realty Building was located at the corner of Trade and Tryon and was built in 1907. It was renamed the Independence Building in 1920 and was torn down in 1981. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Carolina Card Company

Mecklenburg Hotel & Chez Monet French Restaurant

Mecklenburg Hotel and the Chez Montet French Restaurant were located on West Trade Street. The hotel opened in 1914 and Chez Montet opened in 1945. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich

Mayfair now the Dunhill Hotel

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 Mayfield 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 Mayfield to its present grandeur in the late 1980s, and changed its name. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company