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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 Plaza once connected to Clarice Avenue in Chantilly. Now all that remains of its southern terminus is a dead-end overlooking Independence Freeway.

The construction of Independence Freeway in the 1980s created a stark barrier between Plaza Midwood and Chantilly.

This cartoon highlights Charlotte's reputation as a destroyer of historic properties. It was included in a leaflet protesting the proposed routes of Independence Freeway that would plow through either Plaza Midwood or Elizabeth.

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

A photograph of the map shows that the Plaza Midwood area was taking its modern shape. Much development had yet to occur beyond Morningside and Masonic drives. Notice Independence Boulevard runs through the Chantilly neighborhood to the south.

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.

This page form the 1937 Charlotte Directory has the first mention of Harris Market after it was first opened in 1936. You can see the entry in the second column. It reads: 1504 Harris Food Store gros.

This is part of a flyer produced and distributed by the Plaza Midwood Village. The flyer discusses the history of Plaza Midwood as well as celebrates the renovations occurring in the neighborhood. This item in particular focuses on the new Plaza…

Always a steward to the local community, Harris Teeter donated a percentage of sales from its Central Avenue store to the Neighborhood Housing Services.