History of Charlotte

[archiham04]

19 hours ago, tozmervo said:

Doesn't the bridge predate the dams by thirty years?

Well there you go... must have been great planning.  I will tell myself that my thoroughly foresighted state government built the new bridge in anticipation of the higher water/lake level.

[KJHburg]

I love old postcards these are not mine but show the Barringer aka Hall House in its prime and I hope when they restore  it they place a flag at the top just like that. 

Check out the skyline this must be from the 1960s but many of those buildings are still standing along Tryon just buried amongst our tall skyline.   Skyline postcard from the south with Morehead bridge over South Blvd. area.

KJ cruising down memory lane LOL

and one more old Charlotte Memorial Hospital aka Carolinas Medical Center aka CMC Main aka Atrium Health Main

check out that 1960s skyline.   Remember back then we were about the same size as Richmond now 2x as big. 

Continuing to cruise down memory lane 

[CarolinaDaydreamin]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

I love old postcards these are not mine but show the Barringer aka Hall House in its prime and I hope when they restore  it they place a flag at the top just like that. 

Check out the skyline this must be from the 1960s but many of those buildings are still standing along Tryon just buried amongst our tall skyline.   Skyline postcard from the south with Morehead bridge over South Blvd. area.

KJ cruising down memory lane LOL

and one more old Charlotte Memorial Hospital aka Carolinas Medical Center aka CMC Main aka Atrium Health Main

check out that 1960s skyline.   Remember back then we were about the same size as Richmond now 2x as big. 

Continuing to cruise down memory lane 

My dad was born in that CMC building. I guess its hard to ever tear down a hospital building, and I'm sick about Charlotte tearing down old buildings, but that would be the rare exception.

[QCxpat]

On 3/17/2019 at 10:24 PM, KJHburg said:

I love old postcards these are not mine but show the Barringer aka Hall House in its prime and I hope when they restore  it they place a flag at the top just like that. 

Check out the skyline this must be from the 1960s but many of those buildings are still standing along Tryon just buried amongst our tall skyline.   Skyline postcard from the south with Morehead bridge over South Blvd. area.

KJ cruising down memory lane LOL

and one more old Charlotte Memorial Hospital aka Carolinas Medical Center aka CMC Main aka Atrium Health Main

check out that 1960s skyline.   Remember back then we were about the same size as Richmond now 2x as big. 

Continuing to cruise down memory lane 

Here - a few more of Charlotte over the years that I found on the web - Charlotte's Metamorphosis over the years

Looks like the early 20th century @ 1910s  - Old City Hall with tall cupola on North Tryon is on the far left side of the postcard - lovely - wish it was still there

 

Looks like the Roaring 20's - Hotel Charlotte @1924 and Independence Building on the Square @1909 still there

(unfortunately both now demolished)

 

Looks like the 1930's - plus Charlotte's original streetcar which ran from 1891 to 1938

 

 Independence Square - looks like the late 40's / early 50's

 

Looks like the mid-60's - Belks and Iveys Dept stores prominent in photo; also Independence Bldg. 1909 (demolished) and 112 S. Tryon @1927

 

From Reddit - Sunrise over Charlotte March 2019

 

[KJHburg]

^^^ Thanks those last 2 older postcards was the uptown Charlotte of my mom when there were 3 department stores uptown Belks Iveys and Efirds (later absorbed into Belks)  and look how wide Tryon St is in those photos.  Many cities still have 6 lane streets downtown like Houston and downtown Los Angeles.  

[KJHburg]

from KJ's vault of old postcards (this is from a postcard folder I have and bought when I was a kid)  

South Tryon Street from late 1970s      

Legacy to the left and Ally Tryon Place to right and view of white 400 South Tryon is blocked now by the Duke Energy Center and the Bechtler. 

[videtur quam contuor]

I posted at Photo of the Day about Berryhill Street environs. The Berryhill family goes back a long time in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The Berryhill area of west Mecklenburg refers to the family long ago and in 4th Ward the Berryhill Store and Berryhill house are historic reminders of our past. The

http://landmarkscommission.org/2016/11/01/crowell-berryhill-store/

http://www.cmhpf.org/S&Rs Alphabetical Order/surveys&rberryhillhse.htm

The Berryhill house was built by men who owned a bellows factory for blacksmiths and his wife ran a millinery shop. Tempus fugit

 

Edited March 23, 2019 by tarhoosier

[Sigma]

Came across these old photos recently when packing up for a move:

EDIT

Can’t get the photos to attach from my phone will post tomorrow from computer  

 

Edited March 24, 2019 by Sigma

[KJHburg]

This happened 20 years ago or so when they built the First Citizens Bank building where the huge new WeWork sign is now this building Charlotte National Bank was there.  They preserved the facade and moved it to and incorporated it into a new building on Caldwell and 4th my photo below.    So saving history has been done in Charlotte just depends on the developer.  (this stands next to Skye condos now) 

http://www.cmhpf.org/S&Rs Alphabetical Order/surveys&rcharlottenational.htm

https://www.emporis.com/buildings/252190/charlotte-national-building-charlotte-nc-usa

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2019 by KJHburg

[SgtCampsalot]

^^Thank you for the back story KJ. I often ride by this and love it to death. One reason I, too, would love for Caldwell to become a more prominent street in Uptown.

[KJHburg]

Here is a historical high rise still standing in uptown.  As I have said before many of 1920s era high rises are just in the shadows of new high rises.  1. The Dunhill is from 1929 and the3.  Montaldos building now Foundation of the Carolinas is from 1920s too. 

But I thought about this today riding the LYNX Charlotte does do a great job in saving its historical mills from uptown north and even south with Nebel Mill and Atherton Mill in Southend.

the Mills saved:  Alpha Mill photo 4,  Thompkins Mill now Optmist Hall #5, the Highland Mill photo 6 and lastly not sure what this mill was originally called but it is called NoDa mills apartments now. 

 

[videtur quam contuor]

Story time: The Dunhill Hotel, a fine location, was, in the early 70's, known as the James Lee Motor Inn. Every downtown hotel had to remake itself as a motor inn or it would be considered a flophouse or hourly joint. So it happened. The owner was one Charlie Kinard (sp?) who lived in Dilworth at 601 East Kingston and speculated in distressed property. The James Lee was certainly that. He had it by a shoestring and juggled financing of all his properties. I could tell a few stories on him  but I will focus on the James Lee. Seeing he could never fill the place and also seeing that renovation was beyond his means and that his lenders had come to their senses about his "plans" he eventually unloaded the hotel in some scheme which I have forgotten.  Point being: In the 1970's one of youse guys could have had that hotel in your pocket. Easy peasy. Downtown was that disreputable. Story time over, now run along.

[videtur quam contuor]

The philanthropy building photographed at the entrance to the Hearst Building court was for many years Montaldo's, the finest women's store in the region. MANY women alive can tell you stories about Montaldo's and if you know of any of that vintage I encourage you to ask about it among them. You will be rewarded. I have one and will not tell it as it is pathetically weak, seeing as it was for women's clothes. That is your assignment: find the story. KJ: ask your mother.

[KJHburg]

11 minutes ago, tarhoosier said:

The philanthropy building photographed at the entrance to the Hearst Building court was for many years Montaldo's, the finest women's store in the region. MANY women alive can tell you stories about Montaldo's and if you know of any of that vintage I encourage you to ask about it among them. You will be rewarded. I have one and will not tell it as it is pathetically weak, seeing as it was for women's clothes. That is your assignment: find the story. KJ: ask your mother.

My mother knew of it but could not afford their clothes.  I remember even when it was open.   It was the finest store in town for clothes I think only for women if I remember correctly. 

[SgtCampsalot]

30 minutes ago, tarhoosier said:

The philanthropy building photographed at the entrance to the Hearst Building court was for many years Montaldo's, the finest women's store in the region. MANY women alive can tell you stories about Montaldo's and if you know of any of that vintage I encourage you to ask about it among them. You will be rewarded. I have one and will not tell it as it is pathetically weak, seeing as it was for women's clothes. That is your assignment: find the story. KJ: ask your mother.

 

17 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

My mother knew of it but could not afford their clothes.  I remember even when it was open.   It was the finest store in town for clothes I think only for women if I remember correctly. 

Is the rumor true that Tryon street was once-upon-a-time nicknamed "Try On" Street, because the spouses of bankers would "try on" clothing while the banker spouses would go off trading on "trade" street?

[KJHburg]

^^ I have not heard that but I heard growing up if you can't Trade on Tryon Try-on Trade. 

 

[videtur quam contuor]

To the photo of the former Montaldo, the carved figures at the top appear to be caryatids, a acarved greek female at the entablature in classical structures. These carry no further structure so I am unsure if they still qualify. Architectural history specialists, represent.

[archiham04]

I had a coworker in 2001 that would blush whenever she told someone that she worked at Trade and Tryon because when she was growing (1980s CLT) only a hooker would say that.

[King of the Queen City]

Mecklenburg Investment Company Building (1922) designed by William W. Smith, who was Charlotte’s first African American architect. It is a remnant of Brooklyn.

Profile: William W. Smith

Edited April 2, 2019 by King of the Queen City

[Matthew.Brendan]

Brick on point. Masonry *thumbsup*

[NCMike1990]

From WTVI, PBS Charlotte

Trail of History - Charlotte's Historic West End

"On this Trail of History, we explore the neighborhoods and the educational institution that make Charlotte’s West End historically and culturally vital to our city’s story. Meet a local historian and a city planner who’ve teamed up to preserve the rich history of this part of town. We’ll learn how Johnson C. Smith University to this day acts as a magnet for drawing people to the area as it has for decades. And we’ll speak with leaders building bridges within this historic community as it sees an influx of newcomers."

Source

 

[King of the Queen City]

25 years ago tonight (4/4/94), the National Championship Game of the Final Four was decided as Arkansas beat Duke at the now-demolished Charlotte Coliseum on Tyvola Road. President Bill Clinton was in attendance.

Highlights: 1994 National Championship

Edited April 5, 2019 by King of the Queen City

[SgtCampsalot]

20 hours ago, King of the Queen City said:

25 years ago tonight (4/4/94), the National Championship Game of the Final Four was decided as Arkansas beat Duke at the now-demolished Charlotte Coliseum on Tyvola Road. President Bill Clinton was in attendance.

Highlights: 1994 National Championship

I still have my t-shirt from that event with that logo on it! I was in elementary school and took part in the free throw tutorials on the main court: 4 bounces, deep breath, arc your shot.

[KJHburg]

1 hour ago, SgtCampsalot said:

I still have my t-shirt from that event with that logo on it! I was in elementary school and took part in the free throw tutorials on the main court: 4 bounces, deep breath, arc your shot.

I have my official sweatshirt from 1994 and I even helped out in some big event at the Piedmont Airlines hanger at the airport. 

[Guest]

I still have my t-shirt from that event with that logo on it! I was in elementary school and took part in the free throw tutorials on the main court: 4 bounces, deep breath, arc your shot.

I was part of that too!!!!! I was 9


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