Monthly Archives: November 2010

Northwest Charlotte Area

Old cotton mills, warehouses, rail lines and trucking depots dot a rural landscape that offers easy access to uptown and the airport. Until 1940, cotton was the county’s chief industry, and distribution was concentrated at the railway hubs nearby. Today, the town of Huntersville offers respite from the commercial growth that is on either side of I-77…

Southwest Charlotte

Bordered by the airport to the north, Park Road on the east, and the Catawba River to the west, the southwest corner of the county remains mostly rural. Commercial and industrial development is growing due to the availability of land, and new residential development has followed all the way down to SC. Reasonably priced neighborhoods…

Old South Charlotte Area

At the turn of the century, Charlotte’s first suburbs were served by streetcar lines along the neighborhoods of Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park in South Charlotte, and Plaza-Midwood in East Charlotte. Eastover was the first neighborhood especially designed with driveways for well-heeled residents’ “motorcars”. “Two times four plus a door” refers to the traditional colonial architectural design that is the most…

East Charlotte

The neighborhoods nestled outside the commercial areas of East Charlotte offer some of the most affordable housing in Charlotte. First time homebuyers will find excellent values in the smaller homes conveniently located close to shopping along Independence Blvd. and Albemarle Rd. Closer to Uptown Charlotte are the diverse mix of homes and businesses in the…

North-Northeast Charlotte

In only 15 years, cow pastures and rural byways have given way to popular new developments offering spacious new homes at affordable prices. Below the growing North Mecklenburg towns of Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson is the University City area, Charlotte’s high-tech business and residential district that includes UNCC, the University Hospital and the University Research Park. Harris Blvd is the…

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