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The Charlotte skyline dominates the view from the busy intersection of Central Avenue and Pecan Street. By turning onto Pecan Street, one may access the Chantilly and Elizabeth neighborhoods.

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

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,…

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…

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…