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”

July 22, 2021

Set your for 6 pm tonight and join Charlotte Museum of History for the Ron Hankins “History Talks” Lecture Series featuring former Charlotte Mayor and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx. In this livestream, you will learn more about Foxx’s career including his work on transportation and infrastructure equity. 

Details: “History Talks Lecture: Anthony Foxx”

July 21, 2021

LPA Urban and Lischerong Development Group are underway on an adaptive-reuse project of two buildings on South Mint Street near the corner of West Summit Avenue. We are glad to see more smart developers that value the character and integrity of old buildings.

For more: “Project to bring new tenants to a pair of old buildings in the Gold District”