Skyline - Credit to Initial D on Urban Planet
Dilworth Crescent Row at Mt. Vernon Ave.
Photo Taken by Justin Ritche of CLT Blog
New NC Music Factory with Amphitheater, Filmore, Halo Club and Cro Bar. Country music, Irish pub and comedy club opening soon. Already has offices for Creative Loafing, Gay and Lesbian center and a couple of dozen band rehearsal spaces plus recording studios.
One of the small ward parks. This one is located in the heart of the City/County/State Municipal District.
View of Tryon From Wachovia Plaza
View of Tryon Street (Main Strip) with the Bank of America Tower directly in front on right side...view is looking towards Stadium Area
Skyline (pic doesn't reflect a few new towers)
Intersection of Trade and Tryon which is considered the center of the City. The two statues you see are of four with each representing a different virture of the City: The following is excerpted from charlottecentercity.org: "The statues are titled "Transportation," "Future," "Commerce," and "Industry." Transportation is represented by a railroad worker holding a hammer in his hand. The figure of a woman holding a child represents the Future of the city. Commerce is symbolized by a gold miner spilling money on the head of a banker. The face of the banker is modeled after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Industry is represented by a woman in a bonnet, symbolizing the mills and early industry of the area. The child peeking from her skirt suggests past child labor." The "Gold Rush" bus in the foreground is one of two free buses that shuttle tourists and visitors along certain areas of the city.
Another view of the Main Intersection with the Four Statues. It is also interesting to note that the actual Intersection was the original site of the First Courthouse in Charlotte.
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center is the main location of Broadway (and off Broadway) plays and the Charlotte Symphony and Orchestra http://www.blumenthalcenter.org/
The U.S. National Whitewater Center which is holding the 2008 Olympic Trials for the U.S. team http://www.usnwc.org/
Aerial View of Stadium and skyline
Duke Tower with new Cultural Campus: Gannt African American Museum in front of it on the left, New Mint Museum on Right, with new Knight Dance theater on the right of that and then the new Becthel museum in front of Knight
Soon to open Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture. The front of the building is a patchwork in the style of an African Quilt *Photo credit to Urban Planet
The Firebird outside the Becthler. A new icon for Charlotte. Photo Credit to Creative Loafing
Bechtler museum and Knight theater at night http://www.bechtler.org/ *Credit to Urban Planet for the picture.
A view of Tryon Street at Night as taken from the soon to open Bectler Museum *Credit to Urban Planet for Photo
The New Mint (still under construction) as seen from The Green (city park) with St. Peter's Church in the foreground. http://www.mintmuseum.org/expansion-news.html *Photo Credit to Urban Planet
Bechtler as seen from the Green (city Park) the taller building behind it is the new headquarters for GMAC/Ally bank *Credit to Urban Planet for picture
The Mint Museum of Craft and Design is a satellite (in the CIty Center) of the Larger Mint Museum that is located outside the City Center. They are actually Building another Museum branch that will be larger and in the new Wachovia HQ cultural Campus to open sometime in 2009-2010. http://www.themintmuseums.org/
Soon to Open NASCAR Hall of Fame Info: http://www.nascarhall.com/the-hall.php *Photo Credit to Urban Planet
The old Charlotte Trolleys which are going back in Service by the end of April - They will supplement the new Light Rail System. Image is taken somewhere on the Southend of Charlotte
The 7th Street Station which is for now the start/end of the line in the City Center. The Bobcats Arena is in the background.
The new Lynx Light Rail which runs about 9-10 miles from City Center to the outer South Border of Charlotte at the I-485. The are planning an 11-12 miles extension to be built going to the North Border of the I-485 and connecting the City Center with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/CATS/LYNX/home.htm
Light Rail tracks as seen from Arena station. Eventually the Light Rail will continue on another 12 miles to the UNC Charlotte campus. The building on the right that is under construction will have a year-round green market at its base. *Photo credit to Urban Planet
View of Charlotte (looking north towards UNC Charlotte) from top of Duke tower
Site of the future uptown/City Center UNC Charlotte campus. Construction has begun (you can see bulldozer in center)
Aerial shot of UNC Charlotte Campus
Picture taken from site of proposed Knights Minor League baseball stadium and Romare Bearden Park. Credit to Urban Planet
Skyline at Dusk. Wachovia is tallest bldg on the Left. They are actually in the process of building an additional new HQ that will be taller. Bobcats Arena is at base of BoA tower
Sunset sklyine pic of CLT. Photo credit to Initial D of Urban Planet
Skyline. Photo credit to Initial D of Urban Planet
Photo Credit: Initial D of Urban Planet
Aerial view of CLT with NC Music factory in the foreground. *Photo Credit to Urban Planet
View of Skyline with Stadium in foreground and Bank of America Tower (tallest building) in background
The 51 story Vue under construction will be Charlotte's tallest residential tower. The two vacant fields behind it are scheduled to be the Romare Bearden park and Knights minor league baseball stadium.
Charlotte on a foggy morning
