Retro Charlotte

Discovering Charlotte's history through photos and ads

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Follow Retro Charlotte to its new home!

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We've got a whole new look -- hope you like it!     Can't get enough photos and ads and stories about Old Charlotte? Then follo...
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Monday, February 16, 2015

Fascinating 1915

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 Charlotteans were talking about the Oasis Patrol Band and  President Wilson's second marriage. (Double-clicking on an image may m...
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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Valentine's gift ideas, 1975

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  A bathrobe for him, a spoon ring for her. And don't forget the Conversation Hearts. Happy Valentine's Day! ...
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Friday, February 13, 2015

Black History Month: Charlotte's Good Samaritan Hospital

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'Good Sam' was the first privately owned hospital for blacks in the state.    When it opened in 1891 on a block between Graham ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Charlotte Observer's Shotgun Clinics

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In the '50s and '60s the Observer hosted Father-Son Shotgun Clinics and a Teen Hunter Club.  Reader (and former club president) E...
Monday, February 9, 2015

1964 Charlotte homes, then and now

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A look at how some Charlotte homes have changed over 50 years ... ... and how much values have appreciated! (Images are a little li...
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