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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…

This 1949 map shows the bus routes that service the Plaza-Midwood area. Route 10 runs from the Square to Central Avenue and makes a loop through the neighborhood. It turns left on Club Road, then Belvedere Avenue, then The Plaza, before retracing…

This map of Charlotte shows the streetcar routes through the city. The streetcar ran from the Square up Central Avenue before turning left on The Plaza. The line ended at Parkwood Avenue.

Pictured together on the front steps of Midwood Elementary School, the kindergarten class was sponsored by the school Parent Teacher Association. Miss Marion Price was the teacher.

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…

Thomas B. Hoover driving one of the horse and buggies from his livery stable. Behind him is the Parker House, located at 901 Central Avenue. It was built in 1904, shortly after this photograph was taken. Before the development of Chatham Estates,…

Photograph of the intersection of The Plaza at Parkwood Avenue. This is the northern entry to the Plaza-Midwood neighborhood.

Student members of the Midwood Elementary School orchestra pose on the front steps of the school.

Residents of Plaza Midwood have opened their historic homes to the public on several occasions. The Plaza Midwood Home Tour offers people the opportunity to see some of Charlotte's most beautiful and historic homes. This brochure is from the 2010…

This flyer was distributed prior to and on the day of the 1982 Miracle Mile Street Fair. The front is an itinerary with an accompanying map on the back.