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This is a media announcement from the Plaza-Midwood Neighborhood Association about the upcoming 1982 Miracle Mile Street Fair. They are celebrating their past as a neighborhood, but also the revitalization efforts.

In the summer of 1985 Plaza Midwood residents enjoyed a July 4th picnic, held a bake contest, and participated in a "get fit" month.

This undated aerial photo, likely from the 1930s, reveals the sporadic development that plagued Plaza-Midwood during its first decades. Although the arterial street on the left is paved, many of the roads are compacted dirt.

The letter where Assistant City Manager Robert S. Hopson responds to the letter from Cindy Seaford concerning the Second Engine Company of Fire Station 8. In this letter he confirms that any changes to the operations of STation 8 will be delayed…

Paul Chatham's street railway for his Chatham Estates development went bankrupt in 1918. Residents of that neighborhood and around the Charlotte Country Club hired automobile drivers to transport servants and other workers from Belmont switch of the…

A CATS bus servicing route 17 (Commonwealth Avenue) waits at a stop sign on Thomas Avenue to turn onto Commonwealth Avenue.

This letter contains a complaint from the Charlotte Firefighters Association, written by James McLaughlin as President of the Association, to the Mayor and Charlotte City Council. In it he presents the possible consequences of cutting manpower or…

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.

On May 19, 1980, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners met and discussed multiple issues. The bullet that pertains to the East Branch Library is entitled "Plans Changed For Library Relocation." In 1980, the library stood on the corner of…

This Charlotte Observer newspaper article discusses the strong sense of community in Plaza Midwood.