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Segment 3, January 11th, 2024
Providence Road Corridor
Charlotte is everchanging. The Carolina Outdoors has existed and covered the Carolinas and beyond for a long time. During this segment we head to the Providence Road Corridor at Queens/Queens, Providence/ Providence Road area with Charlotte History Project founder, Christopher S. Lawing.
Show Highlights:
- This area included the Manor Theater, Myers Park Hardware, & the Buttercup
- The roadway splits Myers Park and Eastover neighborhoods
- Mecklenburg Furniture is becoming a training center of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
- The 250th Anniversary of the Meck Deck (May 20th, 1775)
Things You’ll Learn by Listening:
The corridor travels between Queens University and Novant/Presbyterian Hospital.
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