The Miracle Mile
Title
The Miracle Mile
Description
The Miracle Mile is a series of businesses along a block in Plaza-Midwood. It's located on Central Avenue takes up a block between Pecan Avenue and Thomas Avenue. The items collected here and the research gathered from this and other documents that did not make it into this collection was conducted by Alicyn Wiedrich.
Contributor
Alicyn Wiedrich
Collection Items
1982 Miracle Mile Street Fair Media Announcement
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.
Miracle Mile Street Fair Itinerary for 1982
This is the itinerary for the 1982 Miracle Mile Street Fair. It includes a variety of live entertainment and food venders.
Midwood Salutes Shops at Miracle Mile Street Fair
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.
Miracle Mile Street Fair Flyer
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.
The Miracle Mile with Sean Whittaker and Alicyn Wiedrich
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.
Stretch of the Miracle Mile 2012
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…
Map for the 1982 Miracle Mile Street Fair
The Miracle Mile Street Fair was held on October 23, 1982 in Plaza Midwood. This map accompanies the itinerary of the fair.