tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937067238916557652024-02-25T02:29:36.655-05:00Retro CharlotteDiscovering Charlotte's history through photos and adsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893706723891655765.post-65825194675523066262015-02-26T12:01:00.001-05:002015-02-26T12:16:01.769-05:00Follow Retro Charlotte to its new home!<h4 style="text-align: center;">
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For my last blog on this site I'll share photos of the Observer Newsroom Library in the '70s. </div>
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The black file cabinets held clip files of articles and the gray cabinets stored photos.</div>
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'Good Sam' was the first privately owned hospital for blacks in the state.</h4>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">'Good Samaritan Hospital nurses' home from the `Nightingale` 1959 yearbook.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">'A new sign marks the site of the former Good Samaritan Hospital in front of Ericsson Stadium Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, in Charlotte, N.C. The Good Samaritan Hospital is gone now, torn down to make way for Ericsson Stadium. But a state historical marker is now in place to mark the existence of the state's first privately funded black hospital.'</span></div>
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<i>'What's Inside - A couple of youngsters who attended last year's Teen Hunter Club found a cut-away chart showing the inside workings of a shotgun shell and rifle cartridge intriguing. The Observer's fourth annual firearms clinic for youths will be held Saturday.'</i></div>
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<i>'Stuff to Study - All youngsters attending today's Father-Son Shotgun Clinic at the Charlotte Gun Club range near Pineville will receive a packet of shooting safety material. Here a papa and son at last year's clinic leaf through their packet.'</i></div>
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<i>'Man, Oh, Man - wouldn't I like to win this. Joe Stafford, Phillip Stafford and Ronnie Young, left to right, look over the Remington semi-automatic shotgun which will be given away at next Saturday's fourth annual Father-Son Shotgun Clinic.</i></div>
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<i>'They Didn't Miss - Freddie Missildine, on the firing line, and Wilbur Baskerville, holding gun just behind, shot a perfect round of skeet during Saturday's Shotgun Clinic. But there was a good reason - both are pros. A portion of the crowd of 650 looks on.'</i></div>
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<i>'Sharp Shots - These Charlotte sisters, Jean Anderson (left) and Amelia Wilson, are among the certified instructors who will teach at Saturday's Teen Hunter Club firearms clinic. The two will be concerned mainly in the girls who attend.'</i></div>
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<i>'The Winnah! - These two youngsters, Ricky Stratton (left) and Chester Cheatwood, carted off the big loot at Saturday's Teen Hunter Club firearms clinic. Ricky won a Remington shotgun and Chester a Winchester rifle. Shown with the proud winners are their equally proud papas, Richard Stratton (left) and J.H. Cheatwood.'</i></div>
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From 1887 until the early 1900s an all-black company of volunteers supplied much of the manpower for Charlotte's fledgling fire department. </h4>
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In the later part of the 1800s, the Neptunes earned a reputation as skilled volunteers who often engaged in good natured competition with white firefighters. </div>
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This included races to see who could get to a fire scene first!</div>
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The Carolina Room of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library maintains an original ledger statement from 1867 that lists the names of African-American citizens who were paid work “working the new fire engine”. (Thanks to librarian Leslie Kesler!)</div>
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The Neptunes were a mix of prominent African-American businessmen, educators and community leaders, working alongside common laborers. Records show the city even paid some of the team's expenses, though its equipment was typically hand-me-downs from the white firefighting companies, officials said.</div>
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<i> This blog post is dedicated to Joe DePriest, long-time Observer reporter who retired this week. Joe loved local history and told me about this fascinating story. We'll miss you, Joe!</i></div>
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Myers Park Oak Trees</h4>
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It's hard to imagine but the avenues of Myers Park weren't always tree-lined. </div>
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'This 1911 photo shows the earliest homes built in Myers Park off Queens Road. The neighborhood was planned as a mix of humble bungalows and grand mansions, scattered with small areas of development and a tract for Queens College.'</div>
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'With the assistance of James B. Duke, plans were made to install larger, more mature trees along the streets in Myers Park. Theodore King, who worked for Duke, oversaw the operation which took place in 1916 and the winter of 1917.'</div>
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'Men backing up early back hoe to remove oak tree for planting in Myers Park.'</div>
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'Four men removing oak tree to plant in Myers Park.'</div>
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'This photo from the collection of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County shows how a huge wheel with spokes was used to plant mature trees when Myers Park was being built in the early 20th century.'</div>
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'Image of workman tools around a freshly planted oak tree.'</div>
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'Oak tree being planted in Myers Park with house in distance.'</div>
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'Final outcome of the tree planting in Myers Park.'</div>
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Thirst-quenching ads from the Charlotte Observer, July, 1917.</h4>
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I just love the style of these ads, especially Welch's, which remind me of Norman Rockwell art. </div>
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Pepsi-Cola was advertised a lot in the paper, but so were 'Pablo' and 'Alpha' drinks (more below).</div>
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Last year all the old Charlotte Observer and Charlotte News photo files were digitized.</div>
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Hundreds of thousands of images now live on zip drives at my desk.</div>
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I could spend <i>hours </i>looking through the images! When I come across an intriguing photo I try to build a blog post around it. This 1962 photo caught my eye -- there were several shots of this boy and a snake. </div>
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James Denning took the photo on Sept 13, 1962. The photo was to be filed under 'Snakes'. </div>
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It turns out just one photo and a caption ran - a 'standalone' - on page 1B, September 21, 1962.</div>
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What a cute kid! Denning took several photos of Joey and Iqui the snake but chose only one to publish (the 'select'). The images that didn't run in the paper were saved nonetheless and are here along with the photo near the top of the blog.</div>
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I checked public records for a Joey Shute in Monroe. Didn't find one, but there is a Joey Shute of the right age who used to live there and now lives on the NC coast. Anybody know?</div>
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<i>UPDATE: A childhood friend of Joey (and his brother Randy) emailed me saying </i><i>that he handled that snake way back when, </i><i>the mom still lives in Monroe, and as he recalls the snake made a show-and-tell visit to school!</i></div>
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Security was tight when Dr. King came to speak at JCSU in 1966.</h4>
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1969 price: $59,850</div>
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1969 price: $53,850</div>
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1969 price: $25,800</div>
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1969 price: $24,650</div>
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The bowling alley is still on Montford Drive! </h4>
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The first baby born in 1939 Charlotte was Nancy Jean Bullock </h4>
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Eudora Garrison was the Observer's food editor in the '50s and '60s. </h4>
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Here are just a few of the recipes she ran in May, 1966.</div>
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<i>My mom used to make tuna casserole and called it 'Tuna David' after our last name. </i></div>
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<i>Gave it a little glamour, LOL!</i></div>
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<i>I hope the Davises had a nice honeymoon...</i></div>
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<i>The crabmeat canapes have my attention more than the chicken...</i></div>
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Take a look at who was advertising in the Charlotte News, December, 1965!</h4>
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<i>I got a spice rack one year. I was not thrilled.</i></div>
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