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Aerial view of Charlotte

Aerial view of Uptown Charlotte and South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers

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

Douglas Municipal Airport

The Charlotte Municpal Airport opened in 1936 under the auspices of the city of Charlotte.
During World War II, the United States Army Airforce  took over the management of the airport and established Morris Field Air Base in 1941. The airfield was used by the Third Airforce for antisubmarine patrols and training. After the war, a passenger terminal was added, and the airport was renamed the Douglas Municipal Airport in honor of Mayor Ben E. Douglas (1894-1981). Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News 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

First Presbyterian Church

Black and white image of First Presbyterian Church. Physical Description: 3x5 Black and White. Publisher: Unknown

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

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

Charlotte Business District

Postcard depicts one of the many business districts on Tryon Street. The New American Trust Company and the Academy of Music are highlighted in the image. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: United States 5-1--25 Stores, Inc.