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Midwood Elementary School closed after the 1982-1983 school year. Concerned residents of Plaza-Midwood worked to find uses for the vacant building. In 1984 the Neighbors for an Improved Community Environment (NICE) solicited ideas from the…

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.

Chatham Estates was developed by Paul Chatham beginning in 1914. He envisioned a broad boulevard flanked by large estates enjoying the most modern amenities, including both automobile and streetcar access and full utilities.

Paul Chatham envisioned his Chatham Estates development to be comprised of large residential estates along a grand boulevard. Although the development eventually saw an influx of middle-class homes, many affluent Charlotteans constructed larges…

The Sanborn Map Company produced fire maps for cities and towns across the nation. This map of the Chatham Estates area shows Central Avenue between the Seaboard Air Line railroad crossing and Hawthorne Lane.

The Sanborn Map Company produced fire maps for cities and towns across the nation. This map of the Chatham Estates area shows Central Avenue between Clement and Thomas avenues.

The Sanborn Map Company produced fire maps for cities and towns across the nation. This map of the Chatham Estates area shows Central Avenue at its intersection with The Plaza.

The Sanborn Map Company produced fire maps for cities and towns across the nation. This map of the Chatham Estates area shows Central Avenue between Louise Avenue and Hawthorne Lane.

The Sanborn Map Company produced fire maps for cities and towns across the nation. This map of the Chatham Estates area shows Central Avenue between the Thomas Avenue and the Seaboard Air Line railroad.

This aerial photo shows several businesses that populated the commercial corridor of Plaza-Midwood.