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Aerial view of Charlotte

`Bird's Eye view, looking North, Charlotte, NC. Shows City Hall, Second Presbyterian, and the library. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company

Carnegie Library of Charlotte

The Carnegie Library in Charlotte at 310 North Tryon Street opened in the summer of 1903. This building was demolished for a new library which was later remodeled and expanded in the late 1980s. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers

Aerial view of Charlotte

`Birdseye [sic] view, Looking West, Charlotte, NC. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Octochrome

Charlotte skyline

Charlotte skyline. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dexter Press

Tryon Street

Looking south down Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Curteichcolor

Carnegie Library

The Charlotte Carnegie Library as it appeared on a postcard. This facility was demolished in the 1950s. A second and a third library have been built on this spot at 310 North Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Souvenier Postcard Company

Johnston Building

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. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Charlotte Auditorium

The Charlotte Auditorium was located at College and Fifth Street. It was demolished in the 1920s. The rubble was used to build the Cannon Cathedral on Wallace Road.  Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: United States 5-1--25 Stores, Inc.

C.W. Johnston Building

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. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Asheville Postcard and Pennant Company