August 9, 2021
Levine Museum of the New South has just launched an app where you can explore historic Charlotte sites either remotely or on location. First up is the historic Brooklyn neighborhood. Download the KnowCLT app and start exploring today! 🎉
August 5, 2021
If you’re looking for a place to grab lunch or dinner, give The Open Kitchen a try. Established in 1952, this historic Italian restaurant has been a constant in a city of change. Check it out – enjoy some delicious pizza and support a historic business at the same time!
For more: “Charlotte’s first pizza restaurant stays true to its roots almost 70 years later“
July 29, 2021
UNESCO has announced the latest additions to its World Heritage List, which helps preserve threatened sites. Although the HLC’s focus is on local preservation, we understand that historic sites throughout the world continue to be threatened and know historic preservation truly is a worldwide effort.
For more: “World Heritage Committee inscribes four cultural and one natural site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List“
July 27, 2021
If you’ve ever driven down Atando Avenue in Charlotte, you may have noticed some unique industrial buildings. Called Quonset huts, historian Tom Hanchett explains the history behind these structures in his monthly series dedicated to Charlotte’s historic buildings for Charlotte Magazine.
For more: “The Story Behind All of Those Quonset Huts on Atando Avenue”
July 26, 2021
The next time you’re leavin’ on a jet plane at Charlotte Douglas Airport, look for the historic W.P.A. Douglas Airport Hangar, built in 1936-37 by the Works Progress Administration. The renovation of the historic hangar is included in plans for the new Carolinas Aviation Museum, projected to open in 2023.
For more: “Revamped, relocated Carolinas Aviation Museum likely to debut in 2023”