Chapter Information [1]
1. Fun Facts
◾ First Time Events
◾ New Words
◾ Cost of Living
◾ Things Familiar
◾ Things Unknown
◾ Winter Wonders
◾ Holiday Gifts
2. Views of the City
◾ Trolley Ride to Adventure
◾ Various Scenes of Lakewood Park
◾ YMCA in Charlotte
◾ Charlotte Auditorium
◾ “And the Band Plays On”
◾ Southern Manufacturers Club
◾ Carnegie Library (Charlotte's First Public Library)
◾ Drugstore & Soda Shoppe
◾ Brockman's Book Store
◾ Good Place to Eat
◾ Livery Stable
◾ A New Invention: The Automobile
◾ Owning a Car Leads to More Freedom.
◾ Working on the Railroad
◾ Southern Railway Station
◾ Celebrating Meck Dec Day in Charlotte
3. Looking Back at Charlotte
◾ North on Tryon
◾ The Square
◾ Two Popular Buildings
◾ 1905 Charlotte
◾ Realities in 1900
◾ Rural Life
◾ Cotton is King
◾ Cotton to Market
4. Work
◾ Occupations
◾ Work
◾ How Many Did What
◾ Banking
◾ Corner Grocers
◾ Labor Unions
◾ Working Women
5. Fashion
◾ The Clothes We Wore
◾ Fashion Statements
◾ Fashion on the Farm
◾ Details, Details, Details
◾ Winter Clothes
◾ Shoes
◾ School Clothes
◾ Play Clothes
◾ Young Ladies in White Dresses
◾ Gentlemen's Fashions
◾ The Bee Hive
◾ The Latest in Boys Knickers
◾ Belk Brothers
◾ Beneath the Garments
◾ Feathers, Ribbons and Bows: The Art of Making Hats
6. Medicine
◾ Early Hospitals
◾ St. Peter's Hospital
◾ Good Samaritan Hospital
◾ Presbyterian Hospital
7. Religion
◾ Churches
◾ Religious Denominations in Charlotte in 1900
◾ Number of Charlotte Churches in 1900
◾ Two St. Peter’s
◾ Presbyterian Churches
◾ First Baptist
◾ First Baptist Church (Black congregation)
◾ St. Mark's Lutheran Church
◾ Grace African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
◾ Clinton African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
8. Law & Government
◾ "To Serve and Protect"
◾ Law and Government
◾ County Courthouse
◾ United States Post Office & former branch of the US Mint
9. Homes & Houseware
◾ Home Sweet Home
◾ Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
◾ Phifer House
◾ Anna Morrison Jackson's Home
◾ 1900 Residential Rents
◾ Icebox Instead of Refrigerators
◾ Ice and Coal Advertisement
◾ Furniture
◾ Early Cameras
◾ Beautiful Old Homes
10. Schools
◾ South Graded School
◾ North Graded School
◾ The Myers Street School
◾ Baird School For Boys
◾ Rural Schools
◾ Reading List
◾ Elizabeth College
◾ Presbyterian College for Women
◾ Higher Education for Men in Charlotte
◾ Biddle University (Now Johnson C. Smith University)
◾ North Carolina Medical College
11. What's There Now?
12. Game & Quiz Fun
◾ Quick Quizzes
◾ A Farewell View
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