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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.
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A night time view of the Liberty Life Building in Charlotte at 112 South Tryon Street. Originally known as the First National Bank in 1927, the name changed in 1940 when Liberty Life Insurance Company of Greenville, South Carolina purchased the property.
This building opened as a Ford Motor Company plant in 1924. In World War II it served as a Quartermaster Depot, and as a missile plant and warehouse in the years since. Physical Description: jpg, 1135 X 815 Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
The City Center Inn began operation at 601 N. Tryon St. in 1992. This photograph was taken just prior to its demolition.
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Publisher: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Jan. 15, 1767 - Lord Augustus Selwyn agrees to sell 360 acres of land to Abraham Alexander, Thomas Polk and John Frohock. Since there is no American currency yet, the price is determined in British units of money, called pounds. The price for the land is 90 pounds.
Myers Park Baptist Church was organized in 1943. Located at 1900 Queens Road in Charlotte, this traditional Colonial style building was completed in 1952. The church is affiliated with American Baptist Churches - USA.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was wounded on 2-29-1944 and died as a result of his injuries. A memorial service was held at the Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church on May 21, 1944. Age at Death: 19 Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-14-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed while piloting a P-51 Mustang fighter over Germany. It was his 20th mission. Memorial marker in Lorraine, France.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: The Charlotte News 7-2-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial services were held at Westminster Presbyterian Church on 11-5-1944 and 7-21-1946. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome Cemetery in Italy.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-18-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action while serving in France. He was buried at Osceola United Methodist Church cemetery in Lancaster Co., SC.
Age at Death: 32
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-7-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service held at Bethleham Baptist Church, near Kings Mountain, in March, 1946
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: The Charlotte News 3-11-1946
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He lost his life during the campaign which cleared the Germans from the coast of Italy. A memorial service was held at the First Baptist Church on 7-13-1946.
Age at Death: 29
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-11-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Burial is in the Blosville Cemetery in Blosville, Normandy, France. His grave is number 121, row 7, plot Z. A chaplain officiated.
Age at Death: 18
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-18-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash at Green Cove Springs, FL. Funeral with military honors at St. Francis' Catholic Church in Lenoir on Aug 1, 1945. Burial at Union Church Cemetery on Taylorsville Rd.
Age at Death: 21
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in the crash of an Army bomber near Biggs Field, El Paso.Spent most of his life in High Point, NC.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The newspaper account says he died in North Africa. According to the file, Italy was counted in that territory at the time.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: The Charlotte News 10-23-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List for Mecklenburg County states that he died in service, non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died of malaria after defending Corregidor. A Silver Star Medal was presented to his mother at her home in 1946. Memorial marker in Ft. Wm McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-25-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died at Fort Bragg from accidental gunshot wounds. Military funeral service at Belmont Park Methodist Church on May 26, 1944. Burial at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: In a May 3, 1945 article, the Navy reports him as killed in action. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library