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Re-live the moments that shaped Charlotte history with nostalgia-worthy photos. Glimpse into the past with archived local stories by The Charlotte Observer.

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CharlotteFive@CharlotteFive9 Nov 2023
Paid to Party: What was it like covering Charlotte nightlife in the ’90s and early 2000s? charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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CharlotteFive@CharlotteFive9 Nov 2023
Want to relive the glory days? Here are 60+ Charlotte area nightclubs you can look back on. charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
Want to relive the glory days? Here are 70+ Charlotte area nightclubs you can look back on.

Want to relive the glory days? Here are 70+ Charlotte area nightclubs you can look back on.

Cosmos, Dixie’s, Grand Central, Mythos, Pterodactyl and more: Relive the 1990s and early 2000s with this list of CharlotteFive readers’ favorites.

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today's @CltLedger included a reminder that Beyoncé once performed a cappella with Destiny's Child in Gastonia before opening for Christina Aguilera. forgot about this pic of that appearance!
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off topic here but was digging through CO archives & just stumbled upon this Sept. 2000 pic of Destiny's Child at Eastridge Mall in Gastonia. you're welcome
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Before there was Juneteenth, there was Emancipation Day: January 1st, 1863, the day the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. Courtesy of the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, let's learn more about the history behind Juneteenth. Read more at bit.ly/3PmonbH.
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Are you team Pepsi or Coca-Cola? To learn more about the history of Coca-Cola in the Queen City, join the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room's Facebook Group --> bit.ly/3NByckN Kugler Photograph Archive. Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
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Jim Brown@jayrusbeerus15 Jun 2023
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My great-great-great Grandfather James Smith Byers' old house is under Lake Norman in that Perth Church Road area between Hwy 150 and Troutman. There's actually a Byers Creek that runs into the Lake in that area. Probably under that little cove of the lake.
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Alex Zietlow@alexzietlow0517 May 2023
Outside Turn 3, there stands a scoreboard at @savethespeedway. On Sunday, like the old days, it’ll be manually run by a family that has called Wilkes County home for generations. A story about dune buggies, family and finding new in old, for @theobserver: charlotteobserver.com/sports…
Running North Wilkesboro Speedway’s scoreboard is a family affair again for NC couple

Running North Wilkesboro Speedway’s scoreboard is a family affair again for NC couple

The NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway will feature an analogue scoreboard, just like when the racetrack was in its heyday. It will be operated by the same family that did so 30 years...

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genna@GennaContino16 May 2023
I just met Mr. Harvey H. Boyd who designed the Mecklenburg County seal in 1964 at age 19. He worked for @theobserver as a graphic designer and wasn’t allowed to eat lunch with his colleagues because of segregation. He’s being honored tonight by the @MeckCounty Commissioners
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CharlotteFive@CharlotteFive16 May 2023
Take a trip down memory lane and sing along with these jingles. charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
Yep, I remember! Feel nostalgic and name these classic Charlotte commercials

Yep, I remember! Feel nostalgic and name these classic Charlotte commercials

Take a trip down memory lane and sing along with these jingles.

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Levine Museum@LevineMuseum10 May 2023
Art around #Charlotte celebrating our history. This mural near the Ervin building recognizes decades of our history. The mural is up to 30 feet tall.
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Charlotte Water💧@CLTWater26 Oct 2017
#TBT to the expansion of Vest Water Treatment Plant in 1947. #historical #cityofCLT @historysouth @ObserverArchive
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Johnny Cash holding an old American flag on @GrandfatherMtn circa 1974, featured in "Photographs by Hugh Morton!" 🇺🇸 bit.ly/2sNsP8P
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Teresa Leonard@lizardlodge1 Sep 2016
MY favorite was made by a #CLT seamstress, but it took only 4th place. bit.ly/2c3w5F7 @ObserverArchive @theobserver @cmlibrary – at Raleigh, NC
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Eric G. E. Zuelow@EZuelow5 Aug 2016
Another nice series. "Exit from Fleet Street: Home of British Journalism" theguardian.com/artanddesign… #history #London
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Rick Rothacker@rickrothacker29 May 2016
Cliff Cameron, Charlotte banking and civic giant, dies at age 96 charlotteobserver.com/news/b… $WFC
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Teresa Leonard@lizardlodge16 May 2016
The work of this space-age research is hanging in your closet. @NCStateTextiles @NCState #pasttimes newsobserver.com/living/liv-… – at Raleigh, NC
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CharlotteFive@CharlotteFive18 Apr 2016
Once a thriving strip mall, Coliseum Center is now a mostly-vacant eyesore on Independence charlottefive.com/abandoned-…
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#TBT Current Terminal under construction, 1982. #CLT
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Eeek! #SuperbOwl
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Panthers QB Cam Newton wears gold MVP shoes to Super Bowl ow.ly/3b34mS
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