Hill's Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory [1956], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1956
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 1592

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Godfrey P C Inc

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Goines-Stratford House

Goode Construction Corp

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Goodyear Mortgage Corp

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Goodyear Service Stores

Grant. Realty Co

Greenland Restaurant

Greenway Nursery Inc

Guin J L .

H & S Lumber (

Hager H B Grading Co

Hanks-Jerman & Wyman Realty Co

Hanline Poultry . .

Hardware Mutual Fire Insurance Co of The Carolinas

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Harkey Ralph E Insurance Agency

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Harris James J & Co Inc

Harrison Jack .

Harry J M & Bryant Co Inc

Haverty Furniture Co

Hayes Nursery

Hearn Motor Co

Hefner Plumbing Co Inc

Henkle Concrete Co .

Herrin Bros Coal & Ice Co

Heyward Inc

Hill C W Printing Co

Hinson's Inc .

Hob Nob Restaurant Inc

Holliday T B Co Inc

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Home Federal Savings & Loan Association

Home Realty & Management Co Inc

Hoppe Motors Inc .

Hotel Charlotte The

Hotel Mayfair

Hotel Mecklenburg

Hotel Selwyn The

Hotel Wm R Barringer

Houston John T "Jake'

Howard Johnson's Restaurant

Hunter Electric Co Inc

Hunter Harvey B Dairies

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Hutton-Scott Co .

Industrial Fire Protection Company

Industrial Paper Co Inc

Industrial Piping Inc

Industrial Piping Supply Co

Industrial Steel Co Inc

International Harvester Co

Interstate Insurance Incorporated

Interstate Roofing & Asphalt Co Inc Jacobs E H Southern Division The Bullard Clark Co

James W R Contractor

Janitor Supply Inc

Jarrell W G Machine Co

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Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co

Jocie Motor Lines Inc

Johney's Hobby House

Johnson Bruce Trucking Co Inc

Johnson-McMillan Concrete Co .

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Johnson's Jack Crown Service Joint & Clutch Service Inc

Jones Dry Cleaning Co

Jones J O Inc .

Jordan-Morris Distributing Co

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Kaminin Anatoly G

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Kannapolis Well Drilling Contractors

Keith's Garage

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Fulbright Claude M Garmon Roy S Roofing Co

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Goodyear Paint & Varnish Inc

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Harkey's Amoco Service

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Hollingsworth's GMC Truck Co Inc

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Kale-Lawing Co.

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Ken's Television & Appliance Co

Kendrick Brick & Tile Co Inc

Kenimer's Amoco Service

Kerr Thomas F & Co .

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Kirkland C W Co .

Kirkland C W Steel Co

Kirkley W A

Kuester's Dining Room

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Lacy's Alignment Service

Langston Bobo Inc .

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Latimer's House Cleaning Service

Lawing Rug & Carpet Works

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Lawter & Pritchard General Contractors

Ledford Jimmie Inc

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Lefler Concrete Block Co

Lewith Wilson Machinery Corp

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Liquid Asphalt Co

Lisk Pharmacy

Little Hardware Co Inc

Local Finance Co .

Long's Mortuary Service Inc

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Lowder Coal & Oil Co

Lowrance Construction Co

Marley Realty Co .

Martin Transfer & Storage Co

Massey Hardware Co .

Mayflower Health Salon

Mayfair Hotel

Mayfair Hotel Corp

McCall Bros Pump & Well Co Inc

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McCorkle-Kirby-Lawing

McDevitt & Street Co .

McDonald Insurance Agency Inc

McDonald Realty Co

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McPhail, Bray & Co

Mecklenburg Gulf Service

Mecklenburg Hotel

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Mecklenburg Laundry

Mecklenburg Nurseries Inc

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Metalvent Home Improvement Co

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Meyers Furniture Co

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Miller Motor Express Inc

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Mills Contracting Co .

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Mincey Furniture Co Inc

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Mincey W R Furniture Co

Ming Tree Restaurant The

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Minit Car Wash

Mitchell Realty Co Inc

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Montaldo's

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Moore's Sewing Machines & Appliances

Morehead Bowling Center

Morris Roy Inc

Moss H B

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Motor Parts Co .

Mt Holly Ice & Fuel Co

Mozingo's Tire Co Inc .

Mutual Building & Loan Assn

Nash-Lemmond Tire Co Inc

National Oil Co Inc

Nisbet E P Co

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Nisbet Marine Mart .

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North South Lines .

North 21 Trailer Park

Old Dominion Box Co Inc

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Orr Realty Service

Orvin Motor Court

Paint Craft Store

Parker-Gardner Co

Pennsylvania Oil Co

Perry-Mincey Co The

Piedmont Glass Co Inc

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Plaza Acres Construction Co

Plumbing Service Inc

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Mobile Homes Inc

Model Cleaners Inc

Moss Trucking Co Inc

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North Carolina State Automobile Association Inc NAA

Orr Motor Co .

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Lincoln National Life Insurance Co The

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Mc Clure Lumber Co

Mecklenburg Hotel Corp

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Porter H F Plumbing Co

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Potts-Brown Co . Pound & Moore Co

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Power Brake Co Inc

Prather Hugh Co

Price A Z & Associates Inc

Pyramid Life Insurance Co

Queen City Coach Co .

Query-Spivey-McGee Co Inc

Rainbow Painting Co .

Reese's Antique Shops

Rembrandt Studios Inc

Rent-It Co .

Roberts Furniture Inc

Robinson Elam T Oil Co

Robinson's Bob Auto Service.

Rollins Crown Service

Routh Sarah R RN

Rowe James B

Royal Coal & Coke Co

Sacred Heart Junior College & Academy

Sanders Mack Inc

Sapp Electric Co

Scoggins Memorial Art Shops

Selwyn Hotel The

Seth Builders Supply Inc

Shaw Bill Co Inc

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Shuman-York Co

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Smith's Transfer Corp .

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Snapp's Hardware & Variety Store

Snook Brothers Inc .

Southeastern Construction Co

Southerland Blue Print Co

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Southern Engineering Co .

Southern Flooring & Acoustical Co

Southern Flooring Co.

Southern Metals Co Inc

Southern Pest Control Co

Southern Piping & Engineering Co Inc

Spangler C D Construction Co Inc

Spangler Realty Co

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Speir & Co Inc Speir N G Inc

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Spiers Jack Agency

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Standard Plumbing & Heating Co

Standard Trucking Co

Stegall's Cabinet Shop

Suburban Rulane Gas Co of N C

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Sunset Awning Co .

Sure Fit Seat Cover Center

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Telephone Answering Service Inc

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Thies Realty & Mortgage Co .

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Thomas C L C Co .

Thomas Cadillac-Oldsmobile Inc

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Thomas Electric Co .

Thompson Antique Co

Thompson F N Inc

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Todd's Flowers Inc

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Trailmobile Inc

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Treasure House Ceramics

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Tucker-Kirby Co

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Turner Bros Agency

Union National Bank The

United Junk Co .

Upchurch C W & Co Inc

V & W Realty Co

Vinson Realty Co Inc

W M P Industries Inc

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Transportation Supply Corp

Tubel Ben G

Tull Oil Co

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Swinson Food Products Tate -Brown Co The .

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Thomas C C General Contractor

Thompson Cleaners

Thomson & Mckinnon

Torrence Charles A

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Sparks Realty Co

Standard Ice & Fuel Co

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Smith Johnson C University

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Waddell J R & Sons Inc

Walke Henry Co The

Walker's Drug Store

Ward's Furniture & Appliance Co Inc

Washburn Printing Co Inc

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Watson T J Builder & Developer

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Watson Watchman's Service Inc Wearn Lumber Co The

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Weldone Welding Associates

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West Ralph D Co .

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Westside Ice & Fuel Co

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Wheeler R Marret Co .

White & Simpson

Wiggins Fred J Construction Co

Wilkinson James W

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Wm R Barringer Hotel

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Wilson George N Agency

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Yandle Electric Co

Yellow Cab Co Inc

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Young Construction Co

Young Motor Co .

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Younts Realty & Insurance Corp

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Wells Construction Co

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Woods Frank Inc

Woodward-Warren Refrigeration Co Inc

CHARLOTTE

"QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH"

(Courtesy Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Inc. )

LOCATION

Charlotte, chief city of the Carolinas, dominates a rich, undulating plateau between the Appalachian Moun- tains and the Atlantic coastal plain. The city is the geo- graphic center of a young, rapidly-expanding market. It is 624 miles southwest of New York; 266 miles northeast of Atlanta; 745 miles southeast of Chicago; 393 miles southwest of Washington; 160 miles from the Atlantic Ocean; and far south of knee-deep snow. Charlotte is ac- cessible from every direction by every known conveyance except an ocean-going ship. It is 779 feet above the sea, in latitude 35 degrees 14 minutes n., longitude 80 degrees 50 minutes w.

CLIMATE

Charlotte winters are seldom uncomfortable and never severe. Summers are warm, but rarely uncomfortable. The average annual temperature is 60. 2 degrees, with a seasonal variation of 36. 5 degrees from 42. 3 degrees in January to 78. 8 degrees in July. Pleasant, mild tem- peratures are enjoyed for more than six months of the year-59. 7 degrees in spring, 61. 3 degrees in fall. Aver- age winter temperature is 43 degrees; summer, 77 de- grees. The frost-free season spans midyear from March to November, averaging 237 days. Other data; Annual rainfall averages 46. 05 inches. Morning humidity aver- ages 78 per cent; noon, 57 per cent, and evening, 64 per cent.

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POPULATION

Charlotte, with a 1955 estimated population of 157, 200 is by far the largest city in the two Carolinas, and Meck- lenburg County, with a 1955 estimated population of 231, - 046, is the most populous county. Other significant census figures for Charlotte are: 1850, 1,065; 1900, 18,091; 1920, 46, 338; 1940, 100, 899; 1950, 134, 042. The females have a slight majority of 51. 8 per cent. The white races accounts for 72 per cent. Less than 1 per cent is foreign- born. The population of the retail trading area (60-mile radius) exceeds 1, 500, 000; the wholesale trading area (150-mile radius) has a booming 4, 500, 000 consumers.

GOVERNMENT

Charlotte is governed by a popularly-elected mayor and seven councilmen. A city manager, appointed at the pleasure of the council, is the administrative head of the city government. The City Hall is a handsome three-story building of neo-classic design which was erected in the early 1920's on a site six blocks from the center of the city. Public services include excellent schools, an ex- pertly-manned police department, a modern fire depart- ment, extensive water and sewerage facilities, health and welfare departments, and many others.

Mecklenburg County, of which Charlotte is the seat, is governed by a board of county commissioners. The chairman of this board is the chief administrative officer of the county. Historic Mecklenburg, the wealthiest county in the state, has a fine school system and an efficient rural police force, and provides its citizens with superior public services. The Mecklenburg County Court House, situated adjacent to the City Hall, is an imposing building with stately columns of neo-classic design. Like the City Hall, it has become one of Charlotte's showplaces.

TAXES

The City and County in 1955 assessed ad valorem taxes on all real and tangible property at the following rates per $100 valuation: City, $1. 77; County, 96¢. In actual practice property valuations are well below true values. Only minor occupational licenses are required by the City. North Carolina income tax is assessed at a rate of 3 per cent for the first $2, 000 net income; 4 per cent on the next $2, 000; 5 per cent on the next $2, 000; 6 per cent on the next $4, 000; and 7 per cent on all over $10, 000. Corporations are taxed 6 per cent of their tax- able net incomes. Liberal exemptions are allowed for both individuals and corporations.

COMMERCE

With almost 2, 000, 000 people living within easy motoring distance of Charlotte, the City has become one of the 25 greatest markets inthe nation. The retail sales volume now exceeds $248, 172, 000 annually. Over 1, 631 retail establishments offer consumers almost every con- ceivable product. Downtown streets are lined with modern well-appointed stores which through attractive merchan- dising, draw people from all sections of the Piedmont. The city's per-family buying power is tops for the Caro- linas.

Charlotte, strategically located in the center of the Southeast, is rapidly becoming Dixie's leading distributor. Hundreds of trucks, operated by 113 different truck lines and four railroads moving an average of 290 carloads a day, shuttle goods in and out of this vast Dixie warehouse. According to the Blue Book Southern Progress in 1954, wholesale sales in Charlotte came to a whopping $1, 360, 000, 000. This volume of wholesale distribution outstrips such larger cities as Birmingham, Richmond, Nashville and Jacksonville.

Wholesale distribution from Charlotte has grown so tremendously in recent years because the city is well sit- uated to serve the growing Southern market and has superior transportation facilities. More than 500 national companies have established offices or warehouses in the city.

Charlotte is far and away the financial giant of the Carolinas. The city's eight large commercial banks clear- ed $6, 575, 182, 739. 52 in checks during 1954. One of Charlotte's many investment banking concerns is ranked as the ninth largest in the country, which is a reflection of the financial activity of the city. Charlotte also has a branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.

INDUSTRY

Charlotte is the geographical center of the vast Sou- thern textile industry which has its heaviest concentration in the Piedmont Carolinas, where two-thirds of all the looms and spindles in the South are located. Although there are 60 textile mills in the immediate vicinity. Char- lotte, unlike many Southern cities, is not completely de- pendent upon textiles. Machinery, chemicals, food prod- ucts, furniture, clothing, printing, building materials, all are major products of Charlotte's balanced economy.

Charlotte's 500 manufacturers employ more than 22, - 000 persons, many of whom have developed great skill in the technological processes of modern industry. In addi- tion, there is a sizable reserve of manpower on the many farms of the surrounding area available to supplement the present labor force. Native-born Americans comprise 99 per cent of the entire labor force. Charlotte always has enjoyed excellent labor-management relations and has never had a major work stoppage.

Charlotte offers manufacturers many advantages which have contributed to the rapid expansion of industry in this area. Some of the advantages are: (1) Reserve of skilled and unskilled labor. (2) Superior rail and trucking facilities. (3) Excellent communication facilities. (4) Ex- tensive power and water supplies. (5) Excellent plant sites and buildings. (6) Pleasant, mild climate. (7) A friendly, progressive community. (8) Central location in the Southeast.

UTILITIES

Charlotte is headquarters for the Duke Power Co. , which supplies electrical power throughout the Piedmont Carolinas. The vast Duke Power system has 32 hydro- electric plants and 19 steam plants. Total rated installed capacity is 2, 500, 000 kilowatts. Duke Power's forward- looking policies, requiring an investment of more than $30, 000, 000 each year, have played a vital part in the industrialization of the Piedmont.

Natural Gas from Texas and Louisiana gas fields is distributed in Charlotte and the Carolinas by the Pied- mont Natural Gas Co., with headquarters in Charlotte.

The City of Charlotte has invested an estimated $20, - 000, 000 in its water facilities. The present rated capacity of the system is 25, 000, 000 gallons per day; additional treatment and distribution system facilities are under de- sign. The city was the first in the Southeast to introduce fluorine into its water as a means of reducing tooth decay. The fluorination program, which was begun April 1, 1949, will be particularly beneficial to future generations of Charlotte citizens.

TRANSPORTATION

Charlotte is the transportation center of the Caro- linas. Four railroads operate 18 passenger trains and freight car loading for 1954 was 90, 257; five air lines operate 78 scheduled flights a day from Charlotte's modern, new, $1, 329, 000 terminal; seven bus companies schedule over 160 regular departures each day; and 113 truck lines haul thousands of tons of goods to points throughout the South and East. Railroads with lines into Charlotte are: Southern, Piedmont & Northern, Sea- board, and Norfolk-Southern. Air lines are: Eastern, Capital, Delta, Piedmont and Southern. Bus companies are: Atlantic Greyhound Lines Inc .; Greyhound Lines; Carolina Coach Co .; Queen City Coach Co .; Carolina Scenic Stages; Queen City Trailways and Carolina Transit Lines.

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Central Business District

COMMUNICATIONS

The Southern Bell Telephone Co. has 77, 637 tele- phones in Charlotte. The company has calculated that the city will have a population of 237, 000 by 1966, and is rap- idly expanding facilities on this assumption. Southern Bell's state headquarters are located in Charlotte.

EDUCATION

Charlotte's excellent public school system embraces 47 schools with an enrollment of 27, 618. The Mecklen- burg County system has 35 schools with an enrollment of 17, 807. Both systems are now undergoing large expansion programs. Colleges located in and near Charlotte are: Queens College, enrollment-558, Charlotte College, en- rollment-668, Johnson C. Smith University, Negro co- educational, enrollment-708, Carver College (Negro), enrollment -- 272, Davidson College (in Davidson, N. C., 20 miles north), enrollment-845. In addition to these Charlotte has many fine business schools. Among these are Burton Institute, Kings Business College, National School of Commerce, Carolina Business School, Compto- meter School and Dora Ellis Business School, National School of Heavy Equipment, Metropolitan Business College and International Accountants Society, Inc.

MEDICAL FACILITIES

Charlotte has four excellent general hospitals with a combined total of 1, 235 beds, and several special hospitals with 325 beds. The city has over 241 doctors, of which 137 are certified specialists. Because of these facilities and the availability of such a large number of specialists, Charlotte has become a medical center of considerable importance. The general hospitals are Charlotte Memorial, Presbyterian, Mercy (Catholic) and Good Samaritan (Negro).

NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO STATIONS

Charlotte has two widely-circulated, daily news- papers. These are The Charlotte Observer (published mornings, circulation 137, 000, Sunday 148, 000) and The

Charlotte News (published evenings except Sunday, cir- culation in excess of 70, 000). There are six radio sta- tions broadcasting programs of all major networks. These stations are: WBT (AM and FM, CBS); WSOC (AM and FM, NBC); WAYS (AM and FM, ABC); WGIV (AM, in- dependent); WIST (AM, Mutual and Dixie FM); WMIT (FM). WWOK (Independent).

TELEVISION

WBTV, the Carolina's first television station, began operations in July, 1949 and added facilities for color cast - ing in August, 1954. A second commercial TV channel has been allocated to Charlotte for future activation and an educational channel has also been reserved for the city.

RECREATION

Charlotte's broad community program includes near- ly every conceivable sport and form of recreation. There are 31 parks and playgrounds, 18 motion picture theatres, 8 golf courses (5 public), private swimming pools, Mu- nicipal Pool, the Little Theatre, a modern sports arena, and four modern community centers. Professional base- ball and college and high school football are enjoyed by Charlotte citizens. A $4, 698, 000 Auditorium-Coliseum, just completed, will be the scene of operas, concerts and Broadway plays.

TRAVELERS' ACCOMMODATIONS

Charlotte has six principal hotels with 1, 250 rooms, and a number of smaller hotels. In addition, there are numerous first-class motor courts and tourist homes convenient to the motoring public. The largest hotels are: Hotel Barringer, Hotel Charlotte, Selwyn Hotel, May- fair Hotel, Mecklenburg Hotel and Clayton Hotel.

CHARLOTTE'S GROWTH

Population

1950 U. S. Census. 134,042

1955 estimate 157,200

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Charlotte Memorial Hospital

Bank Deposits

1954 $680, 713, 690. 66

Bank Clearings

1954. $6, 575, 182, 739. 52

Carloadings

Inbound

1954

67,803

Outbound

1954. 22,454

Real Estate Taxable Value

1955 (City and County) $364, 820, 910. 00

Charlotte's Post Office Receipts

1954.

$4, 450, 874. 97

Telephones

Dec. 31, 1954 .

77,637

Value Building Permits

1954 $22, 104, 606

Vital Statistics

Births

1954

9,347

Deaths

1954

1,094

STATISTICAL REVIEW

Form of Government-Council-manager. Area -- 31 square miles.

Climate-Mean annual temperature, 60. 2 degrees F. ; average annual rainfall, 46. 05 inches.

Altitude -- 779 feet above sea level. Parks -- 31, including playgrounds.

Financial Data-8 banks of all types. Branch of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond located here. 4 building and loan associations.

Postal Receipts-$4, 450, 874. 97 (1954). Telephones in Use-77, 637. Churches-386, representing 26 denominations.

Building and Construction-Value of building permits, $22, 104, 606 (1954).

Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding ter- ritory: Textiles, food processing, machinery and metal products, chemicals, furniture and wood products.

Trade Area -- Retail area has radius of 60 miles, and population of 1, 500, 000; wholesale area, radius of 150 miles, and population of 4, 500, 000. 1, 631 retail stores with annual sales of over $248, 172, 000.

Newspapers -- 2 daily, 1 Sunday and 2 weekly. Radio Stations-7 (AM and FM); also 1 TV. Hotels -- 6 principal, with total of 1, 250 rooms.

Railroads-4: Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Norfolk- Southern and Piedmont & Northern.

Highways-U. S. 29, 21 and 74; State 16, 27 and 49.

Airports-3 privately-owned; 1 municipal, 5 miles from center of city.

Amusements-Auditorium, seating capacity, 2, 500;

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Charlotte City Hall

Mecklenburg County Courthouse

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Hill's Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory [1956], Part 2

Author: Hill Directory Company. Publication date: 1956 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 1592

Author: Hill Directory Company.
Publication date: 1956
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 1592