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Charlotte Observer

July, 1947 through December 1948

Format: mm/dd/yy

7/2/47 – Church of God Purchased 60 acres for $17,500: FP(Front Page)

7/2/47 – 100K Project Barringer Hotel: FP

7/2/47 – Buford Hotel/Piedmont Hotel/City Club:FP

7/3/47 – Storage Depot, S.Tryon & Dogget: pg. 18

8/4/47 – Women’s College Greensboro, built 1935:Sec B,pg.13

8/5/47 – Midwood Park Drive : FP

8/7/47 – Odell article: FP

8/10/47 – Trees as historical markers:pg.5

8/17/47 – Eben Nye Hutchinson Mansion: pg.8

8/27/47 – Sharon Mausoleum: Sec A pg. 11

9/30/47 – No articles found that relate to Mecklenburg County

10/30/47- No articles found that relate to Mecklenburg County

11/3/47 – Mt. Calvary Lutheran 1245 E.Morehead: FP

11/7/47 – Celanese Plant Rock Hill: pg.15

11/8/47 – Baker Company : FP

11/12/47 – Myers Park Chimes: pg.19

11/12/47 – Picadilly Grill, 1516 E.Morehead: pg.11

11/21/47 – Store Planned: FP

12/1/47 – Church Chime: pg.5B

12/3/47 – Freedom Park: pg.18

12/3/47 - WBT TV: FP

12/5/47- Watch Charlotte Grow: Pg.18A

12/5/47- 9^th Avenue Church Addition: pg.20A

12/10/47 – 86 Large Units: FP

12/10/47 – Bank Building: FP

12/13/47 – Wilmont Baptist: FP

12/17/47 – Methodist Home: FP

1948

1/1/48 – Building Records:FP 2^nd Sec

1/4/48 – National Bank: Pg.14B

1/6/48 – Stop & Shop: FP

1/9/48 – Mobile Xray: FP

1/11/48 – Modern Bldg: FP

1/18/48 – Temple Beth El: FP

1/20/48 – Niven Home: FP

1/24/48 – Mint Hill Church: FP

1/25/48 – Selwyn Apts: FP

2/1/48 – Bungalow and War Graph

2/10/48 – Multiple Bldg. * eight bldg. built in 1947 all Industrial.

3/5/48 – New Church: FP

3/25/48 – Village with no name – Wilkinson Blvd.FP

4/14/48 – Masonic Hall : FP

4/23/48 – Hezikiah Alexander House to be saved! FP

5/22/48 – School for textiles: 7B

6/2/48 – City Club: FP

6/6/48 – Church Bldg, Fordham Road: 5D

6/8/48 – Efrid Library pg.16A

6/10/48 – Methodist Home: FP

7/2/48 – Industrial Steel: pg.2B

7/9/48 – Myers Park pg.16A

7/18/48 – Burwell Bldg in Spartanburg (architect from Charlotte) 6D

8/2/48 – WBT Tower on Spencer Mt.

8/22/48- Lighting in Store (first use of Flourescent?) pg.13B

9(1-30)/48 – No entries

10/9/48 – Rock Hill Legionaire Bldg. : FP

11/9/48 – Wilmore Church: FP

11/21/48 – Union HS Gym:

11/21/48 – Tryon streetscape: Before and After (1920 –1948)