Professional Building
The Professional Building was designed by Louis Asbury. It was located in the 400 block of North Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Southern Postcard Company
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Buildings North Carolina Charlotte
Trust Building & the First YMCA
The Trust Building and the YWCA were located on South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Hugh C. Leighton
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
Carnegie Library
The Charlotte Carnegie Library as it appeared on a postcard. This facility was demolished in the 1950s. A second and a third library have been built on this spot at 310 North Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company
Carnegie Library
The Charlotte Carnegie Library as it appeared on a postcard. This facility was demolished in the 1950s. A second and a third library have been built on this spot at 310 North Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company
Johnston Building
Located on the 200 block of South Tryon Street, the C.W. Johnston Building was completed in 1924. It was Charlotte's largest office building with 149,000 square feet and 17 stories. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company
Charlotte Auditorium
The Charlotte Auditorium was located at College and Fifth Street. It was demolished in the 1920s. The rubble was used to build the Cannon Cathedral on Wallace Road. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: United States 5-1--25 Stores, Inc.