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The Lawyers Road School was one of six new schools constructed in 1935. This photo from a news clippings shows the building in the final stages of construction.

Southern Public Utilities Company began integrating buses into its transit system in 1934. Full implementation was complete in March 1938. This photo circa 1936 shows the buses parked in front of the company car barn on South Boulevard.

The first automobile came to Charlotte on December 5, 1899. The gasoline-powered vehicle, purchased by Dorr and Charles F. Wadsworth, cost $600.

This page form the 1937 Charlotte Directory has the first mention of Harris Market after it was first opened in 1936. You can see the entry in the second column. It reads: 1504 Harris Food Store gros.

The jitney, the forerunner to the modern motor bus, first appeared in Los Angeles, California, in late 1914. The following year, this new form of public transportation began service in Charlotte.

Paul Chatham utilized the storage battery streetcar, a technology developed by Thomas Edison, for his Chatham Estates street railway. However, the car was unreliable and uncomfortable for passengers. This photo shows a storage battery car used in…

Charlotte was serviced by streetcars until 1938. One of the many routes was along Central Avenue into Plaza Midwood. This photograph shows North Tryon Street and the many businesses that populated the downtown business district, including Bon…

This is part of a flyer produced and distributed by the Plaza Midwood Village. The flyer discusses the history of Plaza Midwood as well as celebrates the renovations occurring in the neighborhood. This item in particular focuses on the new Plaza…

Always a steward to the local community, Harris Teeter donated a percentage of sales from its Central Avenue store to the Neighborhood Housing Services.