The Hotel Charlotte opened is doors in 1923. It was located at the corner of West Trade and Poplar Streets. The hotel was the most popular hotel in Charlotte. During the 1920s, the Hotel Charlotte was site of an early recording studio. Bill Monroe, the Delmore Brothers and other country music legends made their early recordings at the hotel. It was demolished in 1988. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Genuine Curteich
The Federal Reserve Bank on South Tryon Street opened in 1927. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company
The Realty Building was located at the corner of Trade and Tryon and was built in 1907. Designed by Louis Asbury, it was renamed the Independence Building in 1920 and was torn down in 1970. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company
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
The Commercial National Bank and American Trust Company Building were located in the 200 block of South Tryon Street. On the site of the bank building was the home where Confederate President Jefferson Davis stayed Charlotte from April 18 to the 25th. It was on that site that he learned of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Carolina Card Company
The Charlotte Country Club was incorporated in 1910 as the Mecklenburg Country Club, but changed its name in 1917. It is located in central Charlotte.
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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
Aerial view of Charlotte includes the uptown area and the Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.
The Mecklenburg County Courthouse and the Lawyers Building . Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: HC Leighton Manufacturers
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.
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