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Color postcard of Charlotte NC in 1907 showing the residential-commercial mix of the Third Ward District. To the right of the postcard can be seen the YMCA with its distinctive turrets and brown granite stone. Next door is the office of Charlotte's…

Color postcard of Armory Auditorium built in 1929 on King's Drive close to East Seventh Street. The Armory served as Charlotte's only public city auditorium between 1929 and 1954 when it burned down, though school auditoriums were often used for…

Black and white photograph of Charlotte's Armory Auditorium located on Kings Drive near Central High School. The auditorium was built in 1929 and opened in time for the Annual Confederate Reunion held here in early June. From this time until 1954…

Picture postcard described as "Block showing Y.M.C.A. and Trust Building, Charlotte N.C." The scene shows the west side of South Tryon Street between Third Street and Fourth Street looking south. Urban buildings give way at the end of the block to…

Potograph of Presbyterian College for Women which was located on College Street at Phifer Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets. This site was originally occupied by Charlotte Female Institute which was erected in 1857. This school was closed in…

This picture postcard shows the scene looking north on South Tryon Street from Third Street. To the left of the photograph can be seen the Piedmont Building and next door the taller Trust Building which housed the Academy of Music. Beyond this can…

View of the Gerard Conservatory of Music at Elizabeth College in Charlotte, NC. People from all over the Charlotte area came to musical events and plays at the college conservatory where the women trained in art, voice, piano, violin and other…

Postcard showing different aspects of Elizabeth College, including the Gerard Conservatory of Music. Views include, the front view of the main building, the Gerard Conservatory of Music, the entrance to campus, and a campus view of a treed avenue. …

View of Ovens Auditorium and Charlotte Coliseum on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte N.C. These auditoriums were opened in 1955 and gave Charlotte much needed state-of-the-art spaces for large public entertainment events, including sports, musical…

View from the balcony of the interior of Ovens Auditorium on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte, NC. The auditorium was dedicated in 1955 and named for David Ovens. Ovens was the manager of J.B. Ivey's Department Store in downtown Charlotte. He was…