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This is a selected area of the 1929 Sanborn Map showing South Tryon Street between Third and Fourth Streets, Charlotte N.C.

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Tenth Anniversary Program, 1931-1941, cover and eight interior pages. The program lists members of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc. There is a full page photograph or painting of the founder and director of…

This article from a special section of the Charlotte News promoting Charlotte N.C. showcases Charlotte's newest entertainment arenas, the Charlotte Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium. These two structures replaced the old Armory Auditorium on Cecil…

This image, from a promotional section of Charlotte News 1954, shows the architect's model of Charlotte Colliseum and Oven's Auditorium.

Photograph from article "Biggest Dome in the World", on page 23 of Charlotte News special section promoting Charlotte in 1954. Shows the construction of the dome of Charlotte Coliseum, which was the largest unsupported steel dome in the world.

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…

This black and white photograph shows the scene looking north on South Tryon Street between Third Street and Fourth Street some time during the period between 1902 and 1911. On the left of the photograph can be seen the new Trust Building and two…

This panoramic photograph of South Tryon Street is taken from the County Court House in April 1899. The scene is very urban, except for one small house sandwiched beween the Piedmont Building on the extreme left of the photograph and the distinctive…

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…

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…