South Tryon Street
A view of South Tryon Street in the early 1900s. The Academy of Music can be seen on the left. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: Rotograph Company
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Independence Square
Independence Square is the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: E. C. Kropp Company
Tryon Street
A view of Tryon Street and the Independence Building. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: B & H Photo Company
Tryon Street
The 100 block of North Tryon Street at night. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: CT American Art
Charlotte Business District
Charlotte Business District with Realty Building on the corner and a trolley coming down the tracks. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: S H Kress
American Trust Building
Postcard of the American Trust Building that was located on Tryon Street. The card was published by the American Trust Company as a promotion. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers
Anderson's Restaurant
Anderson's Restaurant was located on Elizabeth Avenue. Founded in 1946 by Jimmie Anderson, it remained a popular family-owned restaurant until it closed in 2007. Pecan pie was the specialty of the house. Cannot be duplicated. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dynacards
South 21 Drive-in
The South 21 Drive-in Restaurant is located on South Boulevard and continues to provide classic hamburgers and onion rings in a 1950s atmosphere. Cannot be reproduced. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dynacards
Aerial view of Charlotte
Aerial view of Uptown Charlotte and South Tryon Street. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers
Mayfair now the Dunhill Hotel
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 Mayfield 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 Mayfield to its present grandeur in the late 1980s, and changed its name. Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company