Charlotte Photo of the Day

[DJ8hep]

I figured my most recent photo in this thread should be of Charlotte and not Nashville.

[BJKM]

Sad watching this happen in the distance surrounded by all the construction noise on this end of town. I’m not necessarily sad about this particular building, but I do wish we hadn’t erased all the old character from uptown. Yes we still have some, but it doesn’t feel the same as other cities that have tried to preserve their old buildings or at least the facades.  

[SpiritOf76]

[JorgiPorgi]

Alleyways. 

[SpiritOf76]

We should do an alleyways series 

[Mid South NC]

Cred: The Crown Club (Facebook page) 

The Charlotte Coliseum - 

Circa 1980something 

 

ps, check out the (photobomb) cute 80's CLT skyline

Edited December 1, 2022 by Mid South NC

[Blakcatfan]

2 hours ago, Mid South NC said:

Cred: The Crown Club (Facebook page) 

The Charlotte Coliseum - 

Circa 1980something 

 

ps, check out the (photobomb) cute 80's CLT skyline

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Based on the dirt patches and what appear to be a significant number of work vans, it appears this photo would be late summer 1988.  Dedication was Aug 11, 1988. 

[tarhoosier]

Bonds for that were 60 million dollars and nearly exhausted the city borrowing capacity. I voted against because I wanted it downtown. In reality the BG expressway, park, and coliseum transformed an area that was landfill, bordering treatment plant and unusable for any other use. Look at it now. I was wrong.

[KJHburg]

2 hours ago, tarhoosier said:

Bonds for that were 60 million dollars and nearly exhausted the city borrowing capacity. I voted against because I wanted it downtown. In reality the BG expressway, park, and coliseum transformed an area that was landfill, bordering treatment plant and unusable for any other use. Look at it now. I was wrong.

I was advocating for it uptown as well but I wonder if it still would have been knocked down and rebuilt?  I came to the open house that summer my first back in Charlotte after moving from DC area. 

[DJ8hep]

Alleyways. 
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One of my favorite spots to go while taking my lunch walk!

We should do an alleyways series 
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Agreed!! I think that would be awesome!

[KJHburg]

Charlotte looks so new a city even though tomorrow is the 254th birthday of the city Yes Dec. 3 1768 is when the city charter was recorded and the town was approved.  Hard to believe that President George Washington visited this city in 1791!  I do believe old GW would be more impressed now since he was quite impressed with Salisbury on said trip.  He did leave his wig powder at a tavern on Trade St creating a local stir.  

 

 

[tarhoosier]

"a trifling place"-G Washington in his diary, regarding Charlotte

[KJHburg]

42 minutes ago, tarhoosier said:

"a trifling place"-G Washington in his diary, regarding Charlotte

Yes that is his old GW's quote about the QC not  impressed.  He was impressed by Salisbury and Salem aka Winston Salem. 

[SydneyCarton]

"a trifling place"-G Washington in his diary, regarding Charlotte

If only GW could see it today….


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[SydneyCarton]

Uptown Clt on Instagram


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[SydneyCarton]

A beautiful photo by AlexanderSouthNC. It’s a few months old, but really impressive.


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[Boricua]

On 12/1/2022 at 12:46 PM, Mid South NC said:

Cred: The Crown Club (Facebook page) 

The Charlotte Coliseum - 

Circa 1980something 

 

ps, check out the (photobomb) cute 80's CLT skyline

I have fond memories of this place. They had real good western NC BBQ.  Now leaving after a Hornets game was a nightmare.  What was the reasoning behind building it out in the "burbs"? Especially with Harvey Gantt being mayor at the time I think. 

[tarhoosier]

From experience: the parking area had a fence about 2/3 down the slope laterally across the lot. This to contain cars in the uphill area for events with less than capacity attendance nearer to the building. The key was to park just below this fence. After a game one could walk through the lot far faster than drive since the cars were nose to tail to escape in this uphill area. Once across the fence at one of the pedestrian openings enter the car and pull toward the downhill exit lanes. This put one well ahead of the cars parked closer to the door. A bit of a walk was worth many minutes of waiting time further uphill behind many, many more cars. One might also pull through the lot headed downhill and out via empty parking spots since those above the fence were constrained to follow only the designated exit lanes, while those below below the fence could follow a "save who may" attitude.

There was a referendum and the powers that be proposed the cheap location where a landfill and treatment plant were neighbors. I voted against because i thought it best to be downtown. The dramatic development of the area due to the Tyvola extension, the Coliseum itself, and the conversion of the fetid neighbors made a development difference. 

[Mid South NC]

From this day hither I therefore declare & decree that forever more CLT will be known as "The Foggy City" lol

at least when it's as foggy as it has been of late 

[DJ8hep]

From this day hither I therefore declare & decree that forever more CLT will be known as "The Foggy City" lol
at least when it's as foggy as it has been of late 
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Seriously though, I haven’t been able to consistently see uptown from Southend for quite a few days now!

[Synopsis101]

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Edited December 11, 2022 by Synopsis101

[AirNostrumMAD]

1 minute ago, Synopsis101 said:

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SouthEnd always has the best looking photos of Charlotte.

“Structural density” matters as much as tall skyscrapers. Which is why it’s disappointing to tear down structures. Love this pic   

[1Forrest1]

On 11/29/2022 at 1:23 PM, BJKM said:

Sad watching this happen in the distance surrounded by all the construction noise on this end of town. I’m not necessarily sad about this particular building, but I do wish we hadn’t erased all the old character from uptown. Yes we still have some, but it doesn’t feel the same as other cities that have tried to preserve their old buildings or at least the facades.  

Is 426 N tryon getting demolished?

 

 

[MothBeast]

9 hours ago, 1Forrest1 said:

Is 426 N tryon getting demolished?

 

 

It is gone

[KJHburg]

Charlotte looks better in the sun for sure.  El sol ha vuelto!