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As part of their efforts to maintain Plaza-Midwood (PM) as a stable neighborhood, the neighborhood association collaborated with the city council and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission to review and revise zoning designations in the area. PM…

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.

These are notes of the some of the efforts to save the Second Fire Engine and Company at Station 8. Here we can see some of the major players involved in saving the Engine Company such as Captain Jerry Holmes and the resources utilized. It also…

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission created this map as part of the revitalization and design planning for Plaza Midwood. Major locations can be seen and the positions of the Fire Station 8, the Library, and the Central Commercial Strip…

This is the rough draft of a letter to the mayor of Charlotte, Eddie Knox, from the President of the Plazamidwood Neighborhood Association, Cindy Seaford. Here she argues that the city should follow the recommendations of the Operations Committee…

This is the rough draft of a letter to the mayor of Charlotte, Eddie Knox, from the President of the Plazamidwood Neighborhood Association, Cindy Seaford. Here she argues that the city should follow the recommendations of the Operations Committee and…

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.

This is the itinerary for the 1982 Miracle Mile Street Fair. It includes a variety of live entertainment and food venders.

This is a newspaper clipping from October 22, 1982, announcing the Miracle Mile Street Fair. The purpose of this fair was to remember Plaza-Midwood's past and its then current revitalization efforts.

Children stand in front of Midwood School, wrapped in raincoats and holding umbrellas. Many of the students walked to their neighborhood school.