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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…

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

Southern Public Utilities Company began integrating buses into its transit system in 1934. Full implementation was complete in March 1938. This photo circa 1936 shows the buses parked in front of the company car barn on South Boulevard.

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…

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,…

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

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.

The first automobile came to Charlotte on December 5, 1899. The gasoline-powered vehicle, purchased by Dorr and Charles F. Wadsworth, cost $600.

In response to a proposed plan to widen and extend Matheson Avenue through established residential areas in the mid 1970s, the residents formed a neighborhood association. The Midwood-Matheson Neighborhood Association was successful in defeating the…

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…