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A photo of W.T Harris from the Charlotte Observer when he was 30 years old.

The jitney, the forerunner to the modern motor bus, first appeared in Los Angeles, California, in late 1914. The following year, this new form of public transportation began service in Charlotte.

Plaza-Midwood wasn't the only neighborhood threatened by proposed roads. The adjacent areas of Chantilly and Elizabeth, directly attached to PM before the construction of Independence Boulevard, were endangered by a rerouting of that highway. …

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

This is a photograph of the original Harris Teeter on 1704 Central Avenue from 1982.

This is a modern day view of the Business District, formally known as Charlotte's Miracle Mile. Sean Whittaker is on the left and Alicyn Wiedrich is on the right.

This is another photograph of Plaza-Midwood's Business District. It faces the South side of the street. The types of businesses located on this stretch of what was once known as the Miracle Mile includes: restaurants, jewelery stores, retail, a…

Charlotte was serviced by streetcars until 1938. One of the many routes was along Central Avenue into Plaza Midwood. This photograph shows North Tryon Street and the many businesses that populated the downtown business district, including Bon…

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…