Record #:

43055

Author(s):

Hanchett, Tom

Abstract:

A simple but sturdy design employing a continuous curve of corrugated metal forming both sides and a roof, the Quonset hut was developed by the Navy at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island during World War II. In 1946, Howard R. Biggers began an industrial development on Charlotte's Atando Avenue. where Quonset franchise holders purchased property to start Piedmont Steel Buildings.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 26 Issue 8, August 2021, p26-28 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Quonset buildings; Architecture--Quonset buildings--Charlotte; Architecture--Charlotte; Piedmont Steel Buildings

Record #:

43166

Author(s):

Hanchett, Tom

Abstract:

To mark its centennial year of operation in 1959, the famed A&P grocery chain adopted a new store deign, reminenscent of buildings in Colonial Williamsburg, then majoe tourist attraction. In Charlotte, the store erected on Freedom Avenue was one of the first in the nation to employ the new concept.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 26 Issue 11, November 2021, p28-30 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

A&P (grocery chain); Architecture--Charlotte

Record #:

43722

Author(s):

Lacour, Greg

Abstract:

Located on 237 North Tryon Street in Charlotte, the neoclassical structure originally opened in November 1929 as The Mayflower Manor, a mix of hotel rooms and apartments designed by renowned architect Louis Asbury. the building fell into disrepair in the 1980s. In 1988, after a $6 million renovation, it reopened as The Dunhill, Charlotte's only historic hotel.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 28 Issue 5, May 2023, p27-30, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hotels--Charlotte; Hotels--Historic preservation; Asbury, Louis (architect); Architecture--Charlotte