Here's a slice of life in 1924 straight from the Charlotte Observer archives!
Larry Toppman, the Observer's film critic, remembers seeing this type of act in Atlantic City, NJ into the 1960's.
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The State of North Carolina purchased Chimney Rock Park from
the Morse family (Chimney Rock Company) for $24 million in 2007.
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In 1924, a 1.25-mile, high banked oval race track made entirely of wood opened off South Boulevard near Pineville on the same spot where the Lance snack food plant is now located.
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The Ford Motor Company Plant was built on Statesville Avenue in 1924-25.
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My dad always had this brand of pencils in his desk and probably started using them as a child!
The Venus company was bought up in 1973 and the name was retired.
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