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Mayfair Hotel now the Dunhill

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 Mayfair 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 Mayfair to its present grandeur in the late 1980s, and changed its name. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company

Charlotte Municipal Airport

The Charlotte Municpal Airport opened in 1937 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

Aerial view of Charlotte

Aerial view of Charlotte includes the uptown area and the Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.

Mecklenburg County Courthouse

The Mecklenburg County Courthouse and the Lawyers Building . Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: HC Leighton Manufacturers

Barringer Hotel

The Barringer Hotel opened its doors on December 15, 1940 at 425 North Tryon Street. Built by Laurence S. Barringer and his sister Flora, the hotel was named for their father, William Rufus Barringer. The latter owned a number of elegant hotels in the south. Today it is a Senior Citizens Residence Home and Center. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dexter Press

Fourth Mecklenburg County Courthouse

The fourth courthouse in Charlotte was completed after the Civil War at a cost of $50,000. From a postcard series Number 2349 by Raphael Tuck and Sons Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Raphael Tuck and Sons

Barringer Hotel

 
The Barringer Hotel opened its doors on December 15, 1940 at 4425 North Tryon Street. Built by Laurence S. and his sister Flora Barringer, the hotel was named for their father, William Rufus Barringer. The latter owned a number of elegant hotels in the south. Today it is a Senior Citizens Residence Home and Center.
  Physical Description: 3 x 5 Publisher: Dexter Press

Sunnyside Rose Garden

The Sunnyside Rose Garden was planted in 1931 by the Charlotte Garden Club. At the time this postcard was taken, it contained 59 varieties of roses and 4,700 bushes. It was located on 7th Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich