Hotel Charlotte was a booming recording studio during the 1930's. Featured in this Charlotte Observer article is a 1956 photograph of the Hotel Charlotte.
The item is a page insert from the Forty Anniversary Booklet of the Excelsior Club in 1984. Features the first band that played at the Excelsior Club during the 1950's.
The Charlotte Observer announces the arrival of WRPL in 1965. Along with WGIV radio station WRPL became only the second station to target black audience during the sixites.
Current image of the Grady Cole Center located off of Kings Dr. The Grady Cole Center was built on the same grounds as the Armory Auditorium was formerly known as The Park Center.
This is a colorfully written news article about WBT's beginnings in 1921. The station was seen as a pioneer in the industry, fostering growth in the Southeast after World War II.