CHARLOTTE NEWS

Housing/Building Information

Date (1946)	Page	HEADLINE details
1 Jan	1A	HOUSING SURVEY COMPLETED BY THE NEWS: Describes a ‘housing crisis’; great need for small houses for vets
2 Jan	1 B	CITY RECEIVES HOUSING FUND APPLICATIONS:
2 Jan	7 A	$41,000 IN CONSTRUCTION 6 bldg permits issued. Goode Construction new fronts and repairs 201-209 N. Tryon plans by M. R. Marsh. 2 story building, 608, & 610 W Morehead . Repair shop, 916 Norris. Refrigerator plant 919 N. Graham. Cafe, 423 S. Caldwell.
3 Jan	1B	HOUSING AUTHORITY PAYS CITY $7,731 PLANNING BOARD TO TACKLE STREET PROBLEM. J. N. Pease and Co. consulting engineers to formulate zoning plan. Streets to be extended, widened, set back lines to be determined, city to be divided into 6 zones.
3 Jan	1B	HOOK BUILDING IS UNDERTAKEN W. Trade St. between Poplar and Mint. 2 story "monolithic construction" . Southeastern Construction Co. Hook office to be on 2^nd, floor. 8 ft. back from street line.
3 Jan	1B	COLLEGE & 7^TH. PROPERTY TRANSFORMED SW corner N. College & 7^th. warehouse for Norfolk Southern Warehouse co.
4 Jan	1B	LARGE TRACT PURCHASED Corner Central and Westover, by Dwight L. Phillips.
7 Jan	1A	CRITTENTON HOME SOLD Old home on McDowell. New home to be built next to Memorial Hosp. J. A. Jones Construction Co.
9 Jan	11A	FIRM PLANS BUILDING 605 S. Tryon office for Charlotte finance co.
9 Jan	1B	DAVIDSON PLANNING TO START CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GYM Architects, Atwood & Weeks, Durham.
9 Jan	1B	BUILDING IS AUTHORISED Marsh Realty, 3 duplex dwellings, 1824 Hillside Dr. 1629 & 1710 Garden Terr. 1904 Club Rd.
9 Jan	1B	LOT IS SOLD FOR $65,000 S. Tryon between E. Hill and Railway. Auto Finance Co. to build, architect Charles Connelly.
10 Jan	1A	NATIONAL CARBON TO BUY PLANT Reconstruction Finance Co. sells National Carbon a military battery plant in Hoskins area for production batteries.
10 Jan	12A	TO COMBINE 2 BUILDINGS Plans by M. R. Marsh, architect, for Frazer and Kaiser cars. Plate glass frontage. 109-115 W. 1^st. St.
10 Jan	1B	NEW STORE BEING BUILT 1016-1018 Central Av. Adjoining Big Star Grocery, at Louise.
11 Jan	7A	ARCHITECTS DRAWING OF NEW GYM – DAVIDSON COLLEGE
11 Jan	16A	CITY INSTALLING NEW STREETLIGHT SYSTEM
11 Jan	1B	WILL DEVELOP 83 ACRE TRACT Bet. Monroe & Commonwealth, Oakhurst school area. J. M. Wallace to build subdivision, along same lines as Green Hills, also on Commonwealth.
11 Jan	1B	FIRM PLANS EXPANSION Whitehead Tire Co. to move to 527 S. College, to remodeled building. Modernistic glass front wall, parking in front.
12 Jan	7A	MILLS PLAN EXPANSION Highland Park 3 & Johnston Mill. J. A. Jones Construction Co.
	9A	BEST SHOPS REMODDELING 203-5 N. Tryon. Plate glass window. Goode Construction , M. B. Marsh , architect.
	11A	DEVELOPMENTS ARE APPROVED Lex Marsh Jr. plans for 40 houses in sub. on W. Blvd. Begun in 1941 by Marsh Realty. C. D. Spangler annouc. Plans for construction of property off Selwyn, 2 blocks from Club Colony- Wakefield Park.
17 Jan	1B	TOTAL COST OF PROJECT IS $58,600 Permits for: 5 apartments, corner Laurel & Willoughby. Warehouse, 217 W. 24^th. St. Other small buildings.
22 Jan	1B	BUILDING TOTALLING $291, 500 AUTHORIZED Permits for: Highland Mill 3 addition. 332 W. 5^th. Packard Motors, McDevitt & Street, architects 2425 Chesterfield. 1509 Central, ice cream stand.
	1B	QUEENS COLLEGE PLANS 3^RD, PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT DRIVE. Plans for extensive building.
24 Jan	1B	CLINIC PLANS 6 STORY BUILDING Nalle Clinic building at 412 N. Church. J.N. Pease & Co. (see later article.)
26 Jan	8A	MECKLENBURG HOTEL WORK GOES FORWARD AT ACCELLERATED PACE. Modernization of the hotel.
	1B	WILMINGTON MAN PLANS DEVELOPMENT Office & warehouse, Wilkinson Blvd., nr. Dowd Rd.
28 Jan	1A	COUNTY SELLS LOT FOR $425,000 Old courthouse property, Tryon, & 3^rd. Rumored that hotel will be built.
30 Jan	1B	NEWS PRINTING HOUSE WILL BUILD ON W. BLAND ST. Designed by J. N. Pease. "Modern streamlined building" Just off Tryon.
	1B	NEW FIRM TO BUILD OFFICE & WAREHOUSE Atando, S. Homes Inc.
31 Jan	1A	WBT PLANS TO SPEND $50,000 ON FM SET UP To include new building, 1^st. FM applic. approved for Charlotte.
1 Feb	1A	FAYETTEVILE CAPITALIST GIVES PLANS FOR PROJECT Former Meck. Co. courthouse site. Plans to build ultra modern hotel, in response to need for Charlotte visitor and convention space. S. E. corner S. Tryon and E. 3^rd.
2 Feb	2A	SET-BACK ORDINANCE GOES TO COUNCIL 25 ft. from center of street, downtown.
	1B	3 DWELLINGS AUTHORIZED 2927 &3024 Somerset Dr., 128 W. 30^th.
4 Feb	10A	CHURCH TO ASK BIDS Plans for new parish house for Christ Church Episcopal presented by Louis Ashbury, and Otto F. Langmann. Beverly Dr. & Providence Rd.
5 Feb	1B	PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR ERRECTION OF 600 PREFABRICATED HOUSES. T. A. Frank will begin work soon.
	1B	PLANS MADE FOR APPARTMENT Corner Scott & E. Blvd.
	1B	TALK PLANS FOR HOME First United Methodist Home for the Aged to be built – old Hezekiah Alexander land.
8 Feb	1B	$22,900 IN CONSTRUCTION Permits for : Soda shop & residence, 912 E. 4^th. St., plans by Southern Engineering Co. 1716 Club Rd. 1212 Gordon St., shop 1537 Cliffwood Pl. , soda shop
9 Feb	2A	PARTS CO. WILL BUILD 300-310 E. 7^th. St. Southern Bearings and Parts. Plans M.R. Marsh.
	2A	DWELLINGS, STORE ARE AUTHORIZED. 401-03 Woodvale Pl. 526 E. 1^st. house 1008 E. 7^th. store.
	1B	MARSH BEGINS HOME BUILDING PROGRAM 20-30 duplexes to be built for vets, Garden Terr., Hillside Dr. Marsh is first builder in Charlotte to announce extensive plans for building rentals.
11 Feb	2A	HICKS EQUIPMENT CO. PLANNING EXPANSION W. Liddel St. Steel warehouse, brick showroom, bet. S. Railroad & N. Church. Southeastern Construction Co.
	1B	$118000 IN CONSTRUCTION Permits for : 15 houses 114-6 W. Bland St. Charlotte News Printing, plans by J. N. Pease Co.
14 Feb	6A	HOTEL READY TO EXPAND 12 story addit. to Hotel William R. Barringer. Leonard Schultse, New York architect. Rear of hotel facing E. 8^th. St.
	1B	EXPANSION MAY EXCEED $400,000 Site purchased W. Blvd. bet. S. Blvd. & Southern Railroad for expansion Foremost Farms’ milk processing plant.
15 Feb	1B	STEFFEY STEWART CO. PLANNING BIG EXPANSION Large manu. plant, S. Blvd., nr. Intersection with Ideal Way Ext. Men’s cotton work pants.
	1B	NEW CHURCH IS PLANNED Thrift & Bradford. Design – Louis Asbury, construction – J. A. Jones. Southern Col. Style.
16 Feb	1B	PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR $100,000 IN CONSTRUCTION Ice cream plant for MacAnne Ice Cream Co. E. Morehead & Myrtle, designed by Charles W. Connelly, contractors, V. P. Loftis and Co.
	1B	WELDING CO. WILL ERECT BUILDING 1531 Camden Rd. for Weldone Welding Assoc. Concrete, steel, porcelain, and enamel facing, stainless steel and glass building blocks.
	1B	LOFTIS GETS CONTRACTS Addit. to Heath Motor Co., W. 5^th. & Pine. Office & warehouse for J. H. Clarke, landscape arch., Moretz Av. Just off Hutchinson.
19 Feb	7A	LOCAL MOTOR FIRM PLANS 2 PROJECTS Showroom at S. Poplar & 3^rd.J. A. Jones, construction. 318 W. 5^th. addit to existing building.
20 Feb	7A	BUILDING AT HIGH LEVELS Permits for : Interstate Milling Co. 620 W. 10^th. J. N. Pease & Co., arch., J. A. Jones, construction.- head house and grain bins. Hardware store 1517 Central. Cafe, 627 Belmont.
20 Feb	1B	NEW CHAPEL GIVEN TO QUEENS COLLEGE Gift of W. Henry Belk, facing Selwyn at Ratcliffe. Georgian design.
21 Feb	1B	FIRM IS EXPANDING Remodeled plant, at 219 W. Worthington Ave. Atlantic Supply Co., dealers in textile machinery.
	1B	11 DWELLINGS AUTHORIZED Permits to contractor David B. Crosland. 1300 block Bethel Rd. 1336, Marguerite Ave.
23 Feb	1B	FIRM BEGINS WORK SOON Carolina Plastics Co. open new plant at 2801 N. Tryon, to produce plexiglass, lucite, and other plastics.
	9B	JEWS PLAN NEW TEMPLE Beth-el, Providence bet. Scotland Ave. and Briar Creek.
25 Feb	1B	COUNTY AGREES TO SELL OLD JAIL S E corner Mint and 3^rd,
26 Feb	1B	PREFABRICATED HOMES, NEW FIRM TACKLES HOUSING SHORTAGE. Gaw-Jones, distributing prefabs in Charlotte. 4 houses already under construction. 2 on Somerset Dr. 1 on Country Club Dr.
	1B	WORK UNDER WAY ON NEW PLANT End of W. Trade , concrete block, 1 story. For Linde Air Products.
27 Feb	10A	ISSUE PERMIT FOR THEATER 605 Providence Rd., for theater and stores. Also, 2018 Hastings Dr. J. A. Stinhouse arch. Duplexes at 444 Clement, and 500 Keswick Ave.
	1B	RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNED 75 new homes, Myers Park, Princeton and Hastings Dr. extended, Bucknell Ave. opened. At least 50% to be 1 story. Stephens Co.
28 Feb	2A	CHURCH AQUIRES LOT ON PLAZA Education Building and parsonage, for Holy Trinity Lutheran at Belle Terrace and Plaza.
1 Mar	1B	W. 2^ND. STREET STRUCTURE PURCHASED Southeastern Construction Co. selling old offices, plan to build new ones opp.
2 Mar	1B	BLACK FARM IS SOLD FOR DEVELOPMENT On Plaza nr. city limits
4 Mar	1B	CROSLAND TO BEGIN WORK ON 50 HOMES PLAZA HILLS DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED 300 lots, 50 homes for vets. Plaza Heights school nearby.
5 Mar	1B	BUILDING PERMITS FOR DAY TOTAL $34,900 Including, warehouse, designed by Charles W. Connelly, Thrift Rd.
6 Mar	9A	NEW BUILDING PLANNED M & J Finance Co. 715 S Tryon . V. W. Breeze, Shelby arch.
6 Mar	1B	SHARON PARK PLANS BIG EXPANSION Sharon Memorial Park cemetery, Monroe Rd....Mausoleum, admin. Bldg. , chapel & tower. Cecil E. Bryson, Californian arch.
	1B	PLANS FOR NEW CLINIC 3 story 115 E. 1^st. Louis Asbury, arch. Brick, new radiant heat method, 1^st. floor terrazo. Chiropractic clinic.
8 Mar	1B	NEW HOTEL FOR NEGROES Conversion old Crittenton home, N. McDowell, into modern, 3 story hotel, the George Washington Carver. 1^st. Negro hotel announced for Charlotte.
9 Mar	1B	$72,000 IN CONSTRUCTION Lassiter press, addit. to plant at 1143 E. 4^th. , arch. MR Marsh 12 room duplex, 2229 Commonwealth.
12 Mar	1B	WALGREENS REMODELLING 5^th. & N. Tryon , alot of glass!
13 Mar	7A	BUILDING PERMITS HIT $89,800 IN 1 DAY Meck . Motor Co. , 3^rd. & Poplar, JA Jones Construction , Louis Asbury, arch. 4 houses, John Crosland, Skyland Ave. 618 Colville 209 W. 4^th. office for J. A. Jones 217 S. Caldwell, Warehouse for parcel delivery. 112 N. Myers St. office / warehouse for J. M. Herlocker
	1B	FREEDOM MEMORIAL PARK PLANS READY J. B. Marshall, engineer, Harold B. Bursley, landscape arch. 110 acre tract, along Sugaw Creek, off E. Blvd. Describes planned buildings.
14 Mar	7A	FREEDOM MEMORIAL PARK BIDS ASKED Central pavilion, including a bath house for the swimming pool, designed by Walter W. Hook. Plans for pool by Bursley, landscape arch.
	10A	OPENING SET TOMORROW Children’s shop reopened after remodeling, 207 N. Tryon. Plans, M. R. Marsh.
19 Mar	3A	25 FOOT SET BACK PROVISION APPROVED
	10A	SURVEY IS PLANNED FOR INDUSTRIAL BELT Chairman of planning board, C. W. Gilchrist announced that the Chamber of Commerce and the Real Estate Board will seek the co-op of the Railroads in making a survey.
20 Mar	1B	DUPONT TO GET NEW BUILDING 423-431 W. 4^th. , across street from post office, adjacent to P. & N. RR. J. N. Pease , arch. J. A. Jones, construction.
	1B	CHURCH ST. LOT IS SOLD NW corner N Church & W 8^th. sold to Powers & Anderson, plan to build large office.
	1B	PLAN 3 NEW FIRE HOUSES Plaza / Commonwealth, S. Dilworth , & Myers Park.
21 Mar	1B	GROUND BREAKING FOR CRITTENTON HOME SET Adj. To Mem. Hosp. Sugaw Creek at rear, Harding Pl. & Romany Rd. & hospital on other sides.
	1B	CONTRACT FOR BUILDING McDevitt & Street to build addt. To 124 College for Talbot furniture Co. at rear.
23 Mar	1B	ENGINEERS TO SURVEY MORRIS FIELD In prep. for converting former air base into housing community for vets.
24 Mar	1A	MAY LIMIT CONSTRUCTION Govt. plans to limit new bldg. Construction to essential residential and business structures.
	1B	HOUSING AUTH. SET TO SIGN CONTRACT For conversion of buildings at Morris Field to family dwellings.
24 Mar	1A	BUILDING RESTRICTIONS ORDERED Objective to make more scarce building materials avail. For veterans homes.
26 Mar	1B	MARCH CONSTRUCTION....... Largest enterprise approved this mo. , fur storage building, 1409, Elizabeth Ave.. Plans - International Steel Co.
27 Mar	7B	FEW HOMES GOING UP Permits for 1609 N. Brevard, Railway Supply Co. 713 W. Trade, Southern Railway ice house. Misc. houses
28 Mar	6A	CHURCH PLANS COMPLETED Commonwealth Presbyterian, education building, W. W. Hook.
	8B	SINGER CO. COMPLETES REMODELLING 223, S. Tryon
1 April	1B	32 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING TO BE COMPLETED S.E. corner Berkely Ave. & E. Morehead. Charles Connelly, arch., V. P. Loftis contractor.
3 April	10A	NEW BUILDING Atando Rd., A. G. Odell Jr. for Southern Homes, a new prefabricated building firm.
4 April	1B	$100,000 WAREHOUSE & WINERY TO BE BUILT HERE Wilkinson Blvd. for Tenner Bro.
	1B	QUEENS HIRES ARCHITECT Perry Shaw & Hepburn of Boston to consult on new buildings. W. W. Hook, exec. arch.
12 April	11A	NEW FIRM WILL OPEN Lefler Cement Block Co. 646 State St. new building.
15 April	2A	PARK UNDER CONSTRUCTION Optimist Park, 18^th. & 20^th , Brevard & Caldwell
	1B	NEW PLANT BEING BUILT Modern Construction & Supply Co., Lancaster Ave. nr. Shuman.
18 April	8A	8 HOMES TO BE BUILT M. R. Marsh, Sedgefield Rd. , Magnolia & Celia Aves.
20 April	1B	NEW DRIVE IN THEATER WILL BE BUILT HERE Planned for Wilkinson Blvd. near Morris Field Rd., opposite existing drive in, by H. B. Meiselman, well known theater owner.
9 May	1B	LARGE HOME BUILDING PROGRAM BEGINS C. D. Spangler of C. D. Spangler Construction Co. Plans to build 33 homes for vets, Ideal Way & Springdale Ave.
13 May	1B	CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW PARK PROJECT Freedom Memorial Park groundbreaking.
14 May	1A	WHITEHOUSE GETS HOME BUILDING BILL Non residential building hit. CPA to be more strict.( Civilian Production Administration )
15 May	1B	PERMITS FOR 50 HOMES ARE ISSUED To John Crosland Co. , Plaza Heights, Woodside Ave. Duncan Ave. Drummond, & Lunsford Pl.
21 May	1B	APPROX....... HOMES TO BE BUILT 50-60 homes by P. C. Rodwell Brookwood Park off Wilkinson Blvd., & scattered around Dilworth.
4 June	7A	START WORK ON HOUSES Fordham Rd., Laxton Construction Co. 16 houses for vets.
5 June	1B	Permits, including: warehouse, designed by J. N. Pease & Co. 2114 Hutchinson Ave.
7 June	1B	$375,000 APARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED NE corner of Queens & Granville, in Myers Park. Biltman Construction Co. of N. Y.
12 June	1B	LEGIONS HOUSING PROJECT IS LAUNCHED Independence Post of the American Legion formed a non-profit corporation for the construction of houses for vets.
17 June	3A	PROPOSED THEATER Ritz, at E. 7^th & N. McDowell, planned by H.B. Meiselman, Asheville architect.
20 June	1B	HOME BUILDING PERMITS FILED Marathon Realty, 8 duplexes Tremont Ave.
22 June	1A	JONES TO BUILD 50 HOUSES FOR LEGION No location yet.
26 June	1B	JONES CO. IS AWARDED MORRIS FIELD HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 404 housing units.
28 June	1A	VETERAN HOSPITAL SITE SELECTED McClintock Golf Course, Central Ave., 400 bed hospital planned.
	1A	DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED Residential section planned adjacent to site of Vet. Hosp. Dwight Phillips, to include apartments for workers at the hosp.
	2A	UPCHURCH CO. TO OPEN NEW BUILDING MONDAY Corner 5^th & Pine, Packard car sales.
29 June	1B	COLLEGE CENTER TO BE SET UP HERE Plan to open college here by Sept.
1 July	12A	PAPER FIRM TO EXPAND Dillard Paper Co. to build new steel & brick building N. Tryon & Dalton Ave.
	1B	FUTURE HOMES FOR VETS First home conversion at Morris field.
2 July	1B	PLANS MADE FOR COLLEGE CLASS Plan to open college classes at Central High.
4 July	5A	CHURCH THAT CONGREGATION BUILT Grier Heights.
12 July	1B	LARGE SITE PURCHASED FOR VET. HOMES Country Club Hills, bought by Independence Post of the American Legion—50 homes for vets. J.A. Jones const. Between Albemarle Rd and Charlotte Country Club.
15 July	2A	PARK TO BE BETWEEN DAVIDSON AND CORNELIUS Memorial park planned
19 July	8A	REMODELLING STORE MR Marsh and Charles S. Telchin of NY arch. South East const. 101 N Tryon. Field’s Jewellers
24 July	1B	KINGS DRIVE LIKELY LOCATION FOR MEDICAL BLDG 10 story on King’s drive off Morehead. A.G. Odell Jr. arch; J.A. Jones const.
30 July	5A	PLANS FOR BIG RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS EXPANSION IN MINT HILL
31 July	1 B	NEWS PRINTING HOUSE OCCUPIES NEW HOME 114 W. Bland. Now completed.
31 July	1 B	CREDIT CONCERN PLANS TO ERECT BUILDING S. Tryon 700 block near corner of E. Vance. Carolina Credit Company
1 Aug	1B	SEARS ROEBUCK PLANNING TO ERECT HUGE CENTER N. Tryon. Large lots purchased.
2 Aug	11A	PLAN HOMES FOR VETS 100 homes off Park Rd. Coddington constr. J.A. Maccolm arch. Nr Selwyn
7 Aug	1 B	FIRM TO LAUNCH BUILDING PROJECT W/ 12 HOUSES Shenandoah Park
12 Aug	1 B	ARCHITECT FOR FIRE HOUSES RECOMMENDED M.R. Marsh. Firehouses at Commonwealth and Plaza and South Blvd.
20 Aug	1 B	CORPORATION PURCHASES $30,000 FACTORY SITE HERE Mack Sanders Motors, Nash Autos at Trade, Myers, and 4^th St.
	1 B	VET HOSPITAL HERE TO INCLUDE ULTRA MODERN DESIGN FEATURES Pease Engineering Firm in association w/ out of town companies.
24 Aug	1B	HOSPITAL TO DOUBLE SPACE Charlotte Eye Ear and Throat. J.M. Pease arch.
	1 B	SOUTH TRYON TRACT SOLD 607 S. Tryon, for Home Finance Co. office bldg.
26 Aug	1B	VETS MAY SOON GET PRE FAB HOUSES New prefab on Winter St.
29 Aug	10 A	LIGGETTS DRUG STORE REOPENS NEW BUILDING ON INDEPENDENCE SQUARE
	1B	CROSS TOWN ROUTE BEING SURVEYED Link Monroe Rd. w/ West Side
30 Aug	1B	BUILDING IS GOING UP 917 S. McDowell
3 Sept	1B	$850,000 HOME CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 105 homes, Myers Park Manor. George S. Goodyear home builder. Tract bordered by Brandywine and Chelsea Ave
	1B	CONSTRUCTION FIRM MOVES Southeastern Construction Company moves to new building at 301 W. 2^nd.
4 Sept	9A	Advert for Dixie Tag and Envelopes New Building. Atando Ave.
4 Sept	1 B	23 HOMES ... TO BE BUILT HERE Lockwood Development. Bounded by N. Tryon, Hutchingson, Keswick, Plymouth.
5 Sept	1B	FIRM WILL BUILD HOUSES Prefab homes by T. Mullis. Economy Building and Construction
16 Sept	1B	100 HOMES PLANNED.... American Investment Co. C.D. Spangler. Pharr Estate 47 acres off Providence, adjacent to Vernon Dr.
28 Sept	1B	STRUCTURE TO BE BUILT ON 3 LOTS Big Star Supermarket. W. side of South Blvd between Park and Kingston. Plans by William Burnstall architect of Colonial Stores.
3 Oct	12A	HOUSE ON THE MOVE House moved from future site of Harris supermarket, Plaza at Central.
5 Oct	2 A	MODERN PLANT Douglas Furriers, 1415 Elizabeth Ave.
8 Oct	1B	SCHOENETH WILL BUILD 50 HOMES FOR VETS For employees, on Mt. Vernon, Lexington & Kent Sts.
10 Oct	2A	ADVERT FOR NEW JEWELERS SHOP 104 N. Tryon St., M.B. Smith, Southeastern Construction Co.
18 Oct	1B	CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY 50 homes get CPA priority. Housing Corporation of the Independent Post of the American Legion. Country Club Hills, around Draper Ave. J. A. Jones Construction Co. Site is at city limits off the Albermarle Rd. Overlooks the Country Club Golf Course.
19 Oct	1A	U.S. PLANS $3,650,000 BUILDING HERE P.O. announces plans for construction of annex to Federal Building.
	1B	CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN Country Club Hills development.
22 Oct	6A	ADVERT FOR EL MOROCCO SUPPER CLUB Wilkinson Boulevard, architect, Auto Zanke, Greensborough. Built by Interstate Construction Co. No street address!
	1B	2 BUILDINGS AUTHORIZED Bakery , 1521 Central Ave. plans, M.W. Sloan. Warehouse addit. 2921 N. Tryon , plans B. W. Bartholemew.
13 Nov	10A	KISER SHOPPING CENTER 2400 block of Wilkinson Blvd. Goode Construction Corp.
14 Nov	4B	KISER OPENING NEW SHOPPING CENTER DRAWS HUGE CROWDS.
21 Nov	1B	TUCKASEEGEE SHOPPING CENTER PLANNED To include stores and movie house, 3300 block. L.Worth Harris.
6 Dec	1A	ROUTE NO. 1 IS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL Cross-town boulevard........after much debate in previous issues over last few weeks.
9 Dec	1B	WILL START VETERANS CENTER After much searching a site is found on E. Morehead near the Women’s Center.
10 Dec	1B	LEGION HOUSING PROJECT IS LAUNCHED Groundbreaking for Country Club Hills.
16 Dec	11A	LOCAL HOME BUILDERS WELCOME END OF CONTROLS Lifting of veterans priorities for residential buildings.
30 Dec	1B	RESTAURANT IS PLANNED 1615 South Blvd. Greenland Cafe.
? Dec		WILL DRAW SEARS BUILDING Architectural firm, Shutz & Armistead of Atlanta.

1947

Date (1947)	Page	HEADLINE details
7 Jan	1B	CONTRACT FOR HOSPITAL LET Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital to have 4^th. floor. J.N. Pease, engineers, Atlantic Building Co. contractors.
8 Jan	9A	ADVERT FOR OCEAN FRESH SEA FOODS INC. Charlotte’s newest seafood store, 915 S. McDowell.
15 Jan	9A	ADVERT FOR PROVIDENCE HARDWARE 603 Providence Rd., part of the new shopping center.
17 Jan	1B	$150,000 THEATER IS PLANNED E. Morehead, nr. Kings Dr. Architect is Charles C. Benton Wilson. Owner is H. B. Meiselman.
24 Jan	1B	V. A. HOSPITAL PLANS NEAR COMPLETION J.N. Pease and Watts Carr of Durham, architects.
	1B	FIRM PLANS NEW HOME Baker Equipment Engineering Co. new building on Hutchinson Ave. bet. Frankin and Moretz.
25 Jan	7A	MAP – CITY BUILDING ZONE MAP
28 Jan	1B	COUNTRY CLUB PLANS $350,000 PLANT Myers Park Country Club, new clubhouse. Arch., Charles Connelly.
2 Feb	1B	NEW HOMES BEING BUILT 22 homes, Dowd Heights, Greenland Ave. off Wilkinson. Also on Lockhart Dr., Maryland Ave., Cumberland Ave. and Sterling Rd. W. J. Nivens Jr. of Nivens Construction Co.
5 Feb	1B	PLANS COMPLETED FOR METHODIST HOME UNITS J. A. Jones, contractor. Marvin Helms, Charlotte arch.
6 Feb	5A	METHODIST HOME FOR THE AGED [picture of architects drawing]
7 Feb	1B	PICTURE OF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SHOWING SITE OF CRITTENTON HOME
7 Feb (also 12^{th, 7A})	1B	MECKLENBURG MOTORS GETS NEW PLANT 3^rd at Poplar, J.A. Jones const.
15Feb	8A	OPENING SET Negro Doctor’s office; 422 ½ E. 2^nd. Walter W. Hook. [photo]
27 Feb	6A	Advt. Formal opening Park Place Pharmacy. 613 Providence in Providence Shopping Ctr.
27 Feb	11B	CHURCH COMPLETED Sunset Hills Presbyterian, Magnolia and Springdale
5 March	7A	MOVIE HOUSE WILL OPEN Manor at Providence Rd Shopping Ctr.
? March	?	PERRY MINCY FIRM ANNOUNCES EXPANSION New Warehouse, N. Brevard and E. 9^th. Colonial style furniture store on Central facing Plaza.
11 March	1A	BOULEVARD CONTRACT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL Original route on Westmoreland Ave.
12 March	1B	NAVY RESERVE ARMOURY [plans, see photo]
22 March	5A	HOME IS CONVERTED INTO CHURCH HERE Old Heath Home converted to methodist church 1023 Central Ave. Louis Asbury drew plans
22 March	1B	NEW SHOPPING CENTER On Tuckaseegee [drawing]
22 March	1B	SOUTHERN CONSTRUCTION JOBS GIVE CPA APPROVAL Annex to Sunday school, Westminster Presbyterian. WW Hook arch.
25 March	1B	$150,000 APPARTMENT PROJECT SET 20 Units, 5 bldgs. Garden apartments, Vail Ave. Architecture Associates of New York
26 March	10B	LARGE ADVT FOR LOTS OFF PROVIDENCE RD Mamoth Oaks, old golf course, 2 miles from city limits.
1 April	5A	NEW CHURCH Proposed Presbyterian Church, Fordam Rd and West Blvd. WW Hook.
5 April	7A	ADVT for MINT HILL Super Service Station
5 April	9A	NEW CHURCH Purcell Methodist. Weyland off Wilkinson Blvd.
10 April	1B	NEW THEATER Drawings and photos. 525-527 S. Tryon. Remodeled.
10 April	1B	DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED For ‘tourist house’ on Wilkinson opposite drive in theater on site intended for new drive-in. Charles Connolly arch.
23 April	1B	$100,000 THEATER BEING BUILT IN NORTH CHARLOTTE 36^th St, east of Caldwell [drawing on 25 april 11A] [see also May 23, 1B]
28 April	1B	COLONIAL STORES WILL ERECT BUILDING AT COLLEGE AND 11^TH Big Star Grocery opposite Sears property.
29 April	1A	CITY LIMITS EXTENDED Add 10 sq miles to city
2 May	1B	30 HOMES BEING BUILT Sedgefield district, 3 blocks west of Avondale on Poindexter. M.R. Marsh builder; Louis Asbury arch.
24 May	1 B	CEREMONY TOMORROW FOR METHODIST HOME Groundbreaking
27 May	1B	MOVEMENT LAUNCHED TO ENLARGE STADIUM 6000 extra seats for American Legion Memorial Stadium.
27 May	1B	BUILDING TO GO UP 414 S. Tryon. Modern auto service station
1 June	1B	CROSSTOWN BLVD Summary of events
5 June	6A	SUGGESTED MERCHANDIZE MART A.G. Odell design
10 June	1B	APPARTMENTS PLANNED Chantilly between Laburnum and Seaboard RR. Walnut Hills Development Co.
10 June	1 B	PLANS BEING MADE FOR LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT OF HOME FOR THE AGED Olmstead brothers to landscape Methodist Home
11 June	Mercy Courier (supplement)	Lays out expansion program at Mercy hospital
13 June	1A	SOUTHERN BELL PLANS LARGE PROJECT 5^th Floor Addition to build on 208 N. Caldwell
20 June	1B	CENOTAPH IS PROPOSED Photo for Evergreen cemetery
21 June	1B	Central HIGH FORSEEN AS JUNIOR COLLEGE
23 June	6A	EDGECOMBE STEEL WAREHOUSE A.G. Odell arch; Southeastern const. Atando St.
2 July	1B	PHYSICIANS ANNOUNCE PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF $50,000 CLINIC 1524 Elizabeth Ave.
5 July	5a	FAST WORK: NAVAL RESERVE ARMORY CONSTRUCTION PUSHED Between 5^th and 6^th opposite Elmwood Cem.
5 July	5A	ABC WAREHOUSE TO BE ERECTED S. Homes Inc. Atando Ave.
11 July	1B	$100,000 OFFICE BUILDING TO BE COMPLETED AUG 15^TH W. Morehead and S. Clarkson, Louis Asbury
12 July	1B	FREEDOM PARK NEARING COMPLETION
15 July	1B	VETS HOUSING PROJECT OPENS, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS
16 July	1B	VA HOSPITAL SITE DEEDED
17 July	12 A	UPCHURCH BUILDING OPENING TOMORROW Pine and 5^th, Packard motors
23 July	1B	CONTRACT TO BE LET FOR $70,000 BUILDING Harris Motor Lines Warehouse. Plans Louis Asbury. Dalton and N. Tryon
25 July	1A	$400,000 PROJECT PROPOSED Arena for Charlotte planned by Queen City athletic club.
26 July	1B	PROPOSED MIDWOOD PARK Midwood mens club proposes park for area
29 July	5A	STATE HIGHWAY SHOPS HERE Plaza at Norfolk and Southern RR.
4 Aug	1B	CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS ON METHODIST HOME FOR THE AGED
5 Aug	7A	DUPONT BUILDING TO BEGIN J. A. Jones, 429 W. 4^th.
16 Aug	1B	CONSTRUCTION PERMITS GIVEN 3 buildings: Extension ear, eye, nose & throat clinic store Pegram St. 1724 film building, Commercial St.
21 Aug	1B	SHARON MEMORIAL PLANS Arch., Clarence L. Jay, Altadens, Cal.
26 Aug	1B	FREEDOM PARK WORK PUSHED
27 Aug	9A	LARGE AD. FOR SHARON MEMORIAL PARK BUILDINGS
27 Aug	12A	LONG CREEK MASONIC TEMPLE PLANS GIVEN Next to St. Mark’s Episcopal
2 Sept	1B	BLUE PLATE FACTORY TO BE BUILT S. Blvd. & Shuman
11 Sept	6A	BELK BRO. TO OPEN SHOE STORE New store adjacent to Belks on W. Trade
11 Sept	1B	CONTRACT FOR FIELD HOUSE AT CENTRAL HIGH Atlantic Construction Co., concrete block, showers and lockers Charles W. Conally
19 Sept	1B	PERRY MINCEY WAREHOUSE S. E. corner N. Brevard & E. 9^th. arch., R. Edwin Wilson, contract to Norman A. Smith
29 Sept	1B	160,000 HOUSING PROJECT SET Marsh, Sedgefield
2 Oct	1B	MIDWOOD PARK DRIVE OVER GOAL
8 Oct	2A	$105,000 IN BUILDING PERMITS John Crosland, apt. at Drummond, 1209-13
9 Oct	1B	PLAN TO MAKE ARMORY INTO BIG SPORTS ARENA Drawing of proposal
18 Oct	1B	SUPERMART IS PLANNED 3300 Block Tuckaseegee.....was to be built by Worth Harris, now being taken over by H.H. Meiselman
18 Oct	1B	CONSTRUCTION SHOWS SPURT Permits :Meiselman, for construction of 1417 E. Morehead stores & offices. Warehouse, 1424 N. Tryon Manu. plant for S. Wipers 511 E. 25^th.
29 Oct	3A	NEW PLANT Terrell Machine Co., S. Blvd.
3 Nov	1B	9^TH. AVE. PROPOSED CHURCH 9^th. ave. Baptist proposed building for Mecklenburg Ave.
18 Nov	6A	STRATFORD HOUSE WILL HOLD ITS FORMAL OPENING Furniture store, 2541 Wilkinson
21 Nov	13A	MILLION DOLLAR DAIRY PLANT Foremost, 1224 N. Tryon., contractor, E. R. Morgan, Gastonia, S. Colonial.
22 Nov	9A	THEATER WILL OPEN IN DEC. Astor E. 36^th. St. converted from store building.
26 Nov	1B	HOTEL HAS OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW Alexander Hotel, Negro hotel, old Crittenton Home McDowell.523
26 Nov	1B	CHURCH TO ERECT NEW STRUCTURE St. Martins Episcopal, parish house, 7^th. St.
11 Dec	19A	NEGRO HOTEL OPENS HERE Alexander Hotel.....see also Dec. 13 for ad.
16 Dec	1B	ARCHITECTS ARE NAMED J.N. Pease, supervising arch. For new Covenant Presbyterian Church, Morehead & Dilworth.
23 Dec	1B	WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY Dalton Ave. nr. N. Tryon
30 Dec	1B	17 HOMES WILL BE BUILT Douglas Terr., Central Builders Inc. off Statesville on Carter Ave.& Arden St.

1948

Date (1948)	Page	HEADLINE Details
1 Jan	1B	NEW YEAR HOLDS HOPE FOR HOME SEEKERS Appts planned for Kingbury Ave. (new Street behind Commonwealth); on Laurel and Dotger (Forest Appts, V.P. Loftis); Selwyn and Croyden; Berkely and Morehead (Berkmore Appts). John Crosland, Plaza Hills and Forest Park Marsh – Sedgefield
2 Jan	1B	THEATRE SHOP CENTER IS PLANNED H.H. Meiselman—Selwyn at Brandywine. Charles Connelly
6 Jan	1 B	SOUTHERN BELL PLANS EXPANSION 3 Story addition to exchange on N. Caldwell
10 Jan	6B	HOME BUILDERS AND REAL ESTATE PAGE: Advt for Sedgefield. Louis Asbury designed house
15 Jan	1 B	BOULEVARD DEVELOPMENT IS ANNOUNCED South Blvd at Park Ave. Louis Asbury 2 story store and office
16 Jan	1B	MIDWOOD PARK PLAN
17	1B	APPT PLANS GIVEN Walnut Hills and Chantilly. Bascome and Kingsbury. Southeastern Const.
19 Jan	1B	NEW SHOPPING CENTER PLANNED Plaza and Duncan in Plaza Hills -- Crosland.
25 Jan	4B	Plaza Hills: Advt
27 Jan	1 B	DEMOLISHING HOMES FOR SEARS PROJECT Phifer St.
6 Feb	13A	Plans for War Dads Memorial garden in Freedom Park
10 Feb	1 B	NEW POST OFFICE FOR DILWORTH 208 East Blvd
11 Feb	1B	NEW CHURCH PLANNED Southpark Presby. Church. South Blvd and Marsh
12 Feb	1B	NEW CHURCH BEING BUILT Wilmore Presby. Cliffwood place and Park Ave
9 March	1B	ARCHITECT SELECTED FOR COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN Cran and Ferguson of Boston. J.N. Pease serves as engineer
13 Mar	1B	CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES UP Permits include: Store in Elizabeth—Stop and Shop, 1200 Elizabeth. Architect M.R. Marsh, Southeastern const.; 2001 Briarwood Rd, Joe H. Crofton arch, Interstate const.
16 Mar	1B	BUILDING PLANS READIED SW corner 4^th and Poplar, 7 story bldg
23 Mar	1B	TO BUILD APPARTMENTS Permits, 2301 and 2401 Selwyn. C.W. Connolly arch, Southeast const.; Also 9 dwellings, H.H. Baxter, Bancroft and N. Graham
25 Mar	1B	HOUSING PROJECT IS PLANNED 200 Units for Negroes off Statesville. City and private venture
1 April	1B	$1,694,000 IN PERMITS City of Charlotte to build firestation at 1201 the Plaza, M.R. Marsh; also warehouse at 223 S. Caldwell.
3 April	1B	SEARS PREPARE FOR EARLY START ON STORE College appts torn down
5 April	1B	20 HOMES TO BE BUILT IN SEDGEFIELD Marsh Realty; now 95 houses in Sedgefield off Avondale, main streets are Poindexter and Sedgefield
17 April	3B	CHARLOTTE NEWS HOME BUILDING SURVEY See photos
1 May	1B	BUILDING IN STRONG START M.R. Marsh Realty. Duplexes on Poindexter
3 May	1B	APPARTMENT WORK BEGINS Scotland Colony Inc work on construction of appt. project between Poplar Gables and Myers Park
4 May	1B	MODERN OFFICE BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED HERE 327 N. Tryon. A.G. Odell, Southeastern const. Offices for JH Cutter and Co. Next to St. Peters Episc.
6 May	1B	GOODYEAR IS CONSTRUCTING 300 HOUSES AT 2,000,000 Selwyn Park. George Goodyear co. Stork and Lyles of Colmubia S.C. arch.
13 May	1 B	BUILDING PERMITS TOTALLING $1,252,000 78 dwellings in 46 residential duplexes; Tryon Hills incorp.
20 May	1B	KENDALL TO ERECT OFFICE BUILDING 521 E. Morehead, J.M. Pease and Co.
22 May	1B	PERMITS FOR MONTH PASS $2,000,000 Include: Fruehauf Co. Sales and Service Bldg 310 Dalton Ave, Harry L. Wagner and Wllm B. Fullerton Jr. Kansas City arch.
25 May	9a	ADVT for McDevitt and Street contractors for Mercy Hospital maternity wing
27 May	1B	PLANS FOR MYERS PARK BAPTIST CHURCH COMPLETED S.S. Johnson, Lynchburg Va arch; W. W. Hook assoc arch—see drawing 31 May
1 June	?	CONTRACT LET FOR SEARS PROJECT Goode Const Co.
12 June	3A	HOME FOR GOODRICH James a Malcolm, Charlotte, arch. 300-314 E. 7^th
15 June	1B	WORKING ON CROSSTOWN BLVD First stretch of Independence between 7^th and Morehead. Blythe Bros and Co. contractors. Photo
19 June	1B	$200,000 JOB STARTS THIS FALL: WINTER ST. TO BE EXTENDED
23 June	1B	DUPONT TO MOVE SOON New Building at 427 W. 4^th St. complete. J.A. Jones const.
23 June	1B	NEW RECORD IN PERMITS LOOMS HERE Include: Sears Roebuck 700 N. Tryon. Schutz and Armistead of Atlanta arch, Goode const; Queens College, McDevitt and Street contractors, W.W. Hood arch; Temple Beth El, Interstate Construction, A.G. Odell arch.
30 June	1B	VALUATION MORE THAN $2,000,000 Includes permits: Plans for construction of new church by "the Little Church on the Lane" 530 Moravian Lane, William Peeps arch. Southeastern Construction,

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