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Paul Chatham utilized the storage battery streetcar, a technology developed by Thomas Edison, for his Chatham Estates street railway. However, the car was unreliable and uncomfortable for passengers. This photo shows a storage battery car used in…

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.

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…

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.