Fascinating Historical Photos of Charlotte, NC in the 1910s

The Selwyn Hotel was located on West Trade Street. The Realty Building or Independence Building can be seen in the background. Trolley tracks are clearly visible.

The Mecklenburg Auto Company was located at 211 South Church Street.

Employees of Belk Brothers in front of the entrance at 119 East Trade Street. Belk Brothers opened the Charlotte store on September 25, 1895.

A Company Street. Camp Green, Charlotte, N.C.` postcard is described as `censored.`

Wonderful view of East Trade Street with Belk Brothers on the left, a trolley in the middle and horse and carriage on the right. Physical Description: 3x5 black and white Publisher: Stone and Barringer Publishers

Between 1875 and 1917, the United States Post Office in Charlotte was located at West Trade and Mint Streets. A portion of the Charlotte Branch of the United States Mint is visible on the right side of the photograph.

The residence of Anna Morrison Jackson's House on the north side of West Trade Street near the intersection with Mint Street. She was the widow of General Stonewall Jackson. This print was taken from a 1911 postcard.

Wonderful street life scene in uptown Charlotte along North Tryon Street. Features great detail regarding transportation, dress, and names of local businesses.

The Mecklenburg Auto Company was located at 211 South Church Street. T.E. James was the president.

The Mecklenburg Auto Company at 211 South Church Street.

Charlotte University School was located at Sixth and North Tryon Streets. This is a school portrait of the class of 1911. Featured are Professor H.W. Glasgow, George Wearn, U, ___ McCloud, Frank Dowd, Eli Todd McNinch, Pete Crayton, Joe Mason, Graham Hunter, Pelhorn Stockton, Steve Miller, Archie Wakefield, John Berryhill, Thorne Ranson, Harry Weeks, ___ Howard, Joe Crayton, Todd Misenheimer, Neil Overman, James H. Carson, H.F. Buchanan, Tom Taliaferro, Randolph Seaver, Hamilton Anthony, Frank Patterson, Robert Cochrane, Carol King, Steve Davis, Francis Clarkson ( later became Judge), Charles Guthrie, Norman Young, Courtney Overman, Jesse Shoemaker, Robert Torrance.

Presbyterian College was the precursor to Queens College. This building was located on the corner of College and Ninth Streets. When the school changed its name to Queens, the school moved to the Myers Park area.

The Charlotte Sanatorium operated from 1907 to 1942. This 100 room, privately owned hospital was located at the southeast corner of Seventh and Church Streets. The building was later used for offices before being demolished in the mid-1950s.

Training soldiers for trench warfare was essential at Camp Greene. The latter was a World War I training camp.

The Mess Hall at Camp Greene, the World War I military training base in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Soldiers boxing at Camp Greene, a World War I training camp in Charlotte.

Located at Trade and Church Streets, First Presbyterian Church is the site of one of the first churches built in the city of Charlotte. The original church was completed in 1923. The current church was built in 1895. It became know as First Presbyterian Church in 1873 with the organization of Second Presbyterian Church.

Charlotte Country Club is known for its golf course.

Charlotte Country Club began as The Mecklenburg Club in 1910. This first Club was located west of the city adjoining a pond on or near Stewart Creek. The activities of this early Club were confined to card games, picnics, boating, and fishing. The name was changed to Charlotte Country Club in 1917. The club moved to its present location in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood in 1931.

Camp Greene was a military base located near Charlotte during World War I. The camp included a hospital, library, a YMCA and other buildings.

North Graded School was located at 9th and Brevard Streets. Frank P. Milburn of Washington, D.C. was the architect. The school opened in 1900.

Soldiers standing at attention on Camp Greene Drill Field. Camp Greene was a World War I training facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sky line, showing City Hall, Realty Building and Selwyn Hotel, Charlotte, NC.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church. This church is located in the 400 block of North Tryon and is the oldest Episcopal Church in Charlotte.

Scene at Camp Greene of men standing near their tents. Camp Greene was a World War I training base in Charlotte, North Carolina.

View from an aero plane of Camp Greene. The latter was a World War I training base in Charlotte, North Carolina.

All the comforts of home at Camp Green, Charlotte, NC, Postcard shows soldiers being shaved.

View of Regimental Street at Camp Greene, a World War One Training Camp located in Charlotte in 1918.

Built in 1879, this historic home was once at the center of a 250-acre farm. It was the childhood home of Willis Frank Dowd, founder of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, and William Carey Dowd, former publisher of The Charlotte News. During the first World War, the Dowd House was used as the Headquaters for Camp Greene Army Training Base during World War I ( 1917-1919 ). Located at 2216 Monument Street, is the the oldest structure in West Charlotte and a museum. It is the only structure that is left from when the area was an Army Training Camp. The museum is located 1-1/2 miles from Uptown Charlotte.

Company Mess Hall at Camp Greene with three soldiers, including one of the cooks.

Men standing at attention for inspection in front of their tents at Camp Greene

Workmen for the George Stephen's Company constructing a roadbed. The streetcar that traveled from uptown to Charlotte to Myers Park is in the background.

Employees of the George Stephen's Company laying the tracks for the street cars that would travel from uptown Charlotte to Myers Park.

Charlotte Mayor T.L. Kirkpatrick (1877-1946) with North Carolina Governor Locke Craig (1860-1924) posed for this photograph on January 25, 1916. From left to right: Thomas L. Black (1863-1934), Justice Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942), Edmund Randolph Preston (1880-1957), Mayor Kirkpatrick, Dr. John Q. Myers (1877-1944), Governor Craig, Captain John A. Parker and Paul Cameron Whitlock (1878-1959).

NC State Society of the Cincinnati convened in Charlotte at the Southern Manufacturer's Club on April 15, 1916. Sitting: Commodore W.S. Hogg, USN, Washington, DC: Brig. General Charles L. Davis, USA, Schenectady, NY: Rt. Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, Raleigh, Hon. Wilson G. Lamb. Pres. of the Society: Maj. Wm. A. Smith Ansonville, Dr. S. Westray Battle, USN retired, Asheville: Colonel Benehan Cameron, Stagville,: F. Brevard McDowell, Charlotte: Standing: Heriot Clarkson, Charlotte: DeLancey Haywood, Raleigh: B.D. Nelme, Ansonville: Walter W. Watt, Charlotte: James Alson Cabell, Columbia, Va.: W. Hall Harris, Baltimore, MD: Wm. E. Bush, Baltimore, MD: W.D. Carstarphen, Plymouth, MA: John Bradley Lord, Brooklyn, NY: Dr. Nelson Ferebee, USN, Oxford, NC.

Home of Captain William R. Myers at 802 East Avenue

The interior shot of Doc Crowell's Garage, which was located on the 200 block of North College Street.

A view of North Tryon Street with local businesses and City Hall visible. A trolley can be seen on the right-hand side of the photograph.

The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company Offices in the Old Merchandising Row on 212 West First Street. It opened in 1915 under George L. Sibley. He was later President of the Union National Bank and the first chairman of the Charlotte Planning Commission.

The 1915 7th grade class of College Street Elementary School. The latter was located at 600-606 North College Street.

Charlotte Firemen pose for a photograph in front of the Fifth Street Firehouse which was behind the City Hall on North Tryon Street. In the center is J. A. Jones (the gentleman in the dark coat) was a local contractor and a fire commissioner. The man in the light coat is Mayor Frank McNinch.

A view of West Trade Street pass the US Mint towards Graham Street. The gateway to the city is on the right and marked that side of the city. The Southern Railroad Passenger Terminal was beyond the gateway.

Herbert V. Brockman opened Brockman's Bookstore in May of 1915. It was first located in the Piedmont Building, but moved to South Tryon Street in May of 1927.

The Southern Oil Cotton Company was located on South Tryon Street at Worthington Avenue. On the back of the photo, information indicates the cotton in the foreground burned at some point.

The College Street or Doc Crowel's Garage at 223 College Street. It is was the first Ford garage in Charlotte.

The Trust Building on South Tryon Street housed the Charlotte Opera House (1902-1922) on the first floor. A number of other businesses had offices in the Trust Building, including Southern Power Company

Outdoor scene of Elizabeth College with young ladies on the campus. Elizabeth College was an all-girl’s school located at the intersection of Elizabeth Avenue and Hawthorne Lane. Today it is the site of Presbyterian Hospital.

Wagons hauling materials to the Myers Park construction site. Myers Park is one of Charlotte's oldest neighborhoods. George Stephens played an instrumental role in the development of Myers Park in the early part of the twentieth century. The land was owned by Stephens's father-in-law, J.S. Myers. Originally a suburb of Charlotte, the area quickly became the site of beautiful examples of American architecture. Landscape architect John Nolen and his assistant Earle Draper designed the curving, tree-lined streets. This collection shows the area under construction, as well as the planting of full-grown trees.

Originally built by Z.V. Taylor around 1911, the house at 400 Hermitage Road later became the residence of James B. Duke. He renovated the house and changed the name of the mansion to White Oaks in the early 1920s.

The trolley entrance gate to Myers Park was located at Fourth and Queens Road. The main gate is gone, but the side shelters remain. Designed by John Nolen and built by the Stephens Company of Winnsboro, South Carolina, the structure is made entirely of granite.

Presbyterian College was the precursor to Queens College. This building was located on the corner of College and Ninth Streets. When the school changed its name to Queens, the school moved to the Myers Park area.

Outdoor scene of Elizabeth College with young ladies on the campus. Same as H.1999.01.082.19, but much clearer. Elizabeth College was an all girl's school located at the intersection of Elizabeth Avenue and Hawthorne Lane.

Photo from an outside street view of the Red Circle Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Red Circle Club was a place for black soldiers to congregate and relax away from Camp Greene, a World War I Cantonment Camp near Charlotte. Photo features three African American men, two soldiers and a civilian, standing in front of the club.

YWCA established a facility at Camp Greene during World War I. Organized sports activities were available. The Hostess House enabled soldiers to entertain visiting family members and write letters home using YMCA stationary.

Driving down East Trade Street, the name changes to Elizabeth Avenue once crossing Kings Drive. Once lined with lovely houses, the area has changed since the late 1920s.

The Lakewood Station & Pavilion opened in July of 1909. Built by the Four C's, the park expanded overtime to include a rollercoaster, a merry-go-round and other amusement rides as well as exotic animals and a vast garden. Located in West Charlotte, visitors could take a trolley to the park to enjoy a boat ride on the lake or a dance in the pavilion. During the Great Depression, the park fell into disrepair and a flood caused the dam to burst and the lake disappeared. The rest of buildings were eventually demolished.

The Lakewood Pavilion opened in July of 1909. Built by the Four C's, the park expanded overtime to include a rollercoaster, a merry-go-round and other amusement rides as well as exotic animals and a vast garden. Located in West Charlotte, visitors could take a trolley to the park to enjoy a boat ride on the lake or a dance in the pavilion. During the Great Depression, the park fell into disrepair and a flood caused the dam to burst and the lake disappeared. The rest of buildings were eventually demolished.

Baseball was the sport in Charlotte as well as the United States at the beginning of the 1900s. In Dilworth, there were at least three ball fields. In 1902 the 4 C's granted a 10-year lease for the fairgrounds and the baseball field seen here. Located on the far end of East Boulevard, maps suggest home plate was east of Lennox Avenue. The Park probably extended from near East Boulevard to Lennox Avenue.