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The Midwood area did not have a neighborhood park, so the Midwood Men's Club worked to create one. This drive to raise money and get support from the city is one of the early examples of community activism in the neighborhood.

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.

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.

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…

The growing area around Chatham Estates quickly outgrew the new Lawyers Road school. A school building program in 1941 funded the addition of an auditorium designed by local architect Charles W. Connelly.

The Midwood Men's Association applied for and received a permit to solicit funds for the creation of Midwood Park.

This is the proposed plan for Midwood Park. The park plan includes plans for a basketball court, nature trails, and picnic shelters among other amenities.