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Charlotte Neighborhoods
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Uptown
The center of Charlotte is known as Uptown. In the 19th century, Uptown was divided into four political wards, and today the First and Fourth Wards are largely residential, with Fourth Ward housing the majority of Charlotte's remaining 19th century Queen Anne architecture. The intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets and the point at which all four wards converge is called the Square in Uptown. The majority of the city's skyscrapers, as well as Bank of America Stadium and the Charlotte Bobcats Arena are located in Uptown. The government district for both Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte are located in Uptown, as well as Johnson & Wales University, the Levine Museum of the New South, Discovery Place, Mint Museum of Craft + Design, and the soon to be built NASCAR Hall of Fame.
South End
Its name stems from South Boulevard and its location just south of Uptown. An area of light industry and cotton mills for much of its history, today its former industrial buildings and mills are loft condominiums, restaurants, breweries, shops, and offices.
Dilworth
Charlotte's first streetcar suburb, was developed in the 1890s on 250 acres southwest of the original city limits and included the Joseph Forsyth Johnson designed Latta Park. Planned largely with a grid pattern similar to the city's original four wards, it was initially designated the Eighth Ward. Centered on East Boulevard, today Dilworth is popular with Charlotte's young professionals drawn to its historic turn of the century architecture and traditional neighborhood feel.
Elizabeth
Its name originated from Elizabeth College, a small Lutheran women’s college founded in 1897 on the present-day site of Presbyterian Hospital. Elizabeth began to develop rapidly after 1902, when a trolley line was completed, and was annexed in 1907. Home of Independence Park, the first public park in the city, Elizabeth became one of the most fashionable residential areas in Charlotte in its early days.
Myers Park
Populated by some of the city's oldest and largest houses, Myers Park's streets are lined with towering oaks, the remaining originals of which were raised on James B. Duke's New Jersey estate before being transplanted to the new development. Designed by John Nolen of Boston in 1911, Myers Park was initially a "streetcar suburb" whose residents commuted to town via electric trolley. Nolen discarded the original grid street pattern of Uptown and Dilworth and instead planned curving avenues following the area’s topography. Myers Park is largely a product of the building boom of the 1920s.
NoDa
The city's "arts district" on and around North Davidson Street, located a mile northeast of Uptown. Formerly an area of textile manufacturing and mill workers' residences, the area has also served as a center for the arts. The name "NoDa" was coined by architect Russell Pound.
SouthPark
Located in south central Charlotte, is both an upscale residential and commercial neighborhood. The area's name derives from the fashionable SouthPark Mall, located at the intersection of Sharon and Fairview Roads. Luxury retailers such as Louis Vuitton, Neiman Marcus, Juicy Couture, J.Crew, Ralph Lauren, St.John, Billy Reid, Burberry, Nordstrom, and Tiffany & Co. are found there.
University City
Located northeastern Charlotte. The primarily suburban University City is the home of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as well as University Research Park, a 3,200 acre research and industrial park. The outer edges of the area stretch into Cabarrus County, and it includes Concord Mills and Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Ballantyne
A planned mixed-use development that has grown exponentially in recent years and lies in the southernmost part of Charlotte, along the North and South Carolina border. Like SouthPark, Ballantyne has a high concentration of both impressive homes and commercial development.
The Arboretum
Situated a few miles south of central Charlotte, along Pineville-Matthews Road, and was developed primarily around the Arboretum Shopping Center. The area is home to Providence Plantation, Hembstead, and the country club community of Raintree.
Steele Creek
It encompasses a large area of the southwestern part of Mecklenburg County formerly rural and residential but now rapidly approaching total annexation, especially after the completion of the western leg of I-485 through the area. Generally the entire area south of Charlotte Douglas International Airport and west of Sugar Creek and I-77 is referred to as Steele Creek. Approximately 72% of its 25,282 residents now fall within the boundaries of the city of Charlotte.
Surrounding Cities
Lake Norman just 18 minutes from downtown Charlotte has great waterfront and golf course communities; for instance Verdict Ridge, The Penninsula, The Point, River Run, NorthStone, Birkdale, Highland Creek, Lake Norman is a beautiful lake with more than 520 miles of shoreline.
The 30-mile radius that composes Lake Norman is filled with everything you’ll need for work and play. Lake Norman borders four counties which provide you with four school systems and private school options, recreational activities such as boating, skiing, fishing and golfing and a great variety of dining and shopping.
Lake Norman's beautiful shoreline has easy access to major interstates and the resource of talented business professionals make the region one of the fastest-growing and sought after places for companies and their employees to reside.
Surrouding Lake Norman are numerous unique towns - Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Mooresville and Denver. These unique towns offer the small town living, along with the tranquil lifestyle of lake living, while having the amenities of Charlotte.
Charlotte Named No. 1 in Economic Strength
9/25/06
POLICOM, which studies the dynamics of local economies, has ranked the Charlotte metropolitan area first in economic strength. The POLICOM study calculates growth rates, consistency trends, industry averages and other factors for metropolitan and micropolitan areas.
Charlotte Chamber Community Overview
Both companies and individuals are attracted to the thriving Charlotte region. Booming with economic and commercial activity, Charlotte has all the advantages of one of the most rapidly growing metropolitan areas in the nation. Yet the people are warm and friendly and many areas still retain their small town flavor.
Charlotte is the center of the nation’s fifth largest urban region. This fact is startling considering that Charlotte, a mid-sized city with a population of 648,139, is the largest city within the region. Of the major distribution centers in the Southeast, Charlotte has 7.0 million and Atlanta has 7.5 million people living within a 100-mile radius. This radius population well exceeds Miami ’s 5.9 million and the 2.6 million around Memphis.
As a result, Charlotte has emerged as a financial, distribution and transportation center for the entire urban region. In addition, Charlotte has developed into a major wholesale center with the highest per capita sales in the , ranking 6th nationally in total wholesale sales.
Charlotte serves as the subsidiary headquarters for many major national and international companies. During the past ten years, 8,076 new firms have invested $9.9 billion in new Charlotte facilities. Abundant modern office space is conveniently located throughout the city, with 6.2 million square feet available for lease.
Dun & Bradstreet lists 947 companies in their Million Dollar Data Base with facilities in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. In addition, 306 of the Fortune 500 companies have facilities here, nine of which are headquartered in the Charlotte area, ranking Charlotte 6th nationally in the number of headquartered firms.
Financial Powerhouse
Charlotte is first and foremost a banking city. With more than $1.8 trillion in assets, it is the second largest financial center in the nation, behind only New York . By comparison, Atlanta has assets of only $175 billion and Miami $0.8 billion. Two of the nation’s largest banks, Bank of America and Wachovia, are headquartered here. Each are ranked by Forbes magazine. In total, 20 banks with more than 229 local branches, as well as a Federal Reserve Branch, are located in Charlotte. Our banks provide a wealth of services to commercial and individual customers and are leaders in the financial services industry.
Manufacturing Center of the Carolinas
Charlotte is also a major manufacturing force. Mecklenburg County has 1,024 producers generating an annual payroll of nearly $2 billion. The region has 1,870 manufacturers that employ more than 74,542 workers. Every major manufacturing sector is represented including industrial machinery and metal working industries along with computer and electronic products and biomedical facilities.
Growing Number of International Companies
The growing number of international companies is of increasing importance to the Charlotte area. Over 447 foreign-owned companies have Charlotte facilities, representing over half of all foreign companies in North Carolina .
Serving the international needs of the business community, Charlotte is a port of entry with fully staffed U.S. Customs and Immigration and Naturalization offices. The Charlotte Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #57) and an inland port facility are located here.
Sound Fiscal Management
Two elected bodies serve the Charlotte area: the mayor and eleven members of the city council, plus the nine members of the county commission. Both use a manager form of government, with a full time manager for each.
Under its state constitution, North Carolina must operate all levels of state and local governments with balanced operating budgets (i.e., annual expenditures cannot exceed revenues). This sound, fiscal management by government officials assures a high level of public services at a reasonable tax rate. The per capita state and local taxes for Charlotte residents are the 20th lowest in the . The best municipal bond credit ratings possible are consistently maintained for city, county and state by both rating services. Only one other community in the nation can boast this statement.
Economical Utilities
Utilities are economical in Charlotte especially when compared to most locations. Duke Energy Corporation, a national leader in the utilities industry, generates power to the area from an efficient combination of nuclear, coal-fired and hydroelectric facilities with rates at 15% below the national average. A plentiful supply of natural gas is available from Piedmont Natural Gas. Telephone and telecommunications services are provided locally by over 30 companies. Long distance service is provided by a wide variety of telecommunications firms.
A jewel in the city crown is its generous and high quality water supply from the mountain stream fed Catawba River . The countywide water system provides service to more than 700,000 customers. The system has a maximum daily treatment capacity of 242 million gallons with an average daily usage of 100 million gallons. Wastewater treatment daily capacity is 118 million gallons with average usage of 84 million gallons per day. Water and sewer rates are among the lowest in the nation.
Transportation Hub
Charlotte is served by an excellent state and federal highway network, including major north-south and east-west interstate arteries, and a modern, expanded international airport terminal. In addition, eight major airlines offer direct and nonstop daily flights to 168 cities. International travelers appreciate the nonstop flights to Frankfurt , Munich , London , Toronto, and the Caribbean . Each year over 14 million passengers board planes at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, ranking it the 17th most active air transportation center in the nation.
The Charlotte region is also the center of the country’s largest consolidated rail system. Two major rail systems, Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation, link 27,000 miles of rail between Charlotte and 22 eastern states. Each offers piggyback facilities combining with 530 trucking firms located here. Direct connections are provided to the Ports of Wilmington, Morehead City and Charleston .
Superior Education
Serving nearly 127,000 students, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system is the largest in the Carolinas and is the 23rd largest in the nation. Student achievement tests are consistently above the national average at all grade levels. The district’s Family Choice Plan allows parents to choose which school their child will attend. Offerings range from traditional school settings to magnet schools with specialized curriculum. To learn more about the schools visit www.cms.k12.nc.us.
In addition, the Charlotte area has an outstanding system of higher education. We are fortunate to have 29 colleges and universities that serve over 110,000 students. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is known to be one of the best education values available. Central Piedmont Community College is one of the top five two-year institutions in the country. Other colleges and universities include The Art Institute of Charlotte , Brookstone College , Carolinas College of Health Sciences, Davidson College , DeVry University, ECPI College of Technology, Gardner-Webb University , Johnson & Wales University, Johnson C. Smith University, King’s College, Lee University , Montreat College , Pfeiffer University , Queens University , Strayer University , Wingate University and Wake Forest University .
A little known fact about North Carolina is that it is second to only California and New York in film production. Part of this comes from the fact that North Carolina offers the opportunity to experience a vast array of landscapes; part of it comes from the fact that North Carolina has a growing diversity in economics and population. Charlotte, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem have all contributed to the success that North Carolina has faced in recent years, and the residents of this state hope to continue the trend.
College degrees that look to be held in high demand in the near future include physician assistants, network analysts, biomedical engineers, and microbiologists. The state’s largest employers, Maxton Town Office, Bank of America, Wachovia, Duke University, University of North Carolina, and IBM, all look to welcome new graduates.
Lake Norman is also home of NASCAR Technical Institute. Which is the country's first technical training school to combine a complete automotive technology program and a NASCAR-specific motor sports program, and is the exclusive educational partner of NASCAR.
For over 50 years NASCAR has built a sport and an industry based on exceptional automotive performance. In fact, some of the finest automotive technicians in the world work for NASCAR. Now students can turn their passion for NASCAR into a rewarding career in automotive technology.
NTI - Automotive School
NASCAR Technical Institute is located in Mooresville, North Carolina -- at the heart of racing country. The school provides course work in engine construction, electrical, fuel and lubrication systems, drive trains, body and chassis fabrication and racing theory principles. Students will learn the history and rules and regulations of NASCAR, as well as the teamwork needed in today's automotive and racing industries.
Not only is Charlotte known for NASCAR but it is also considered a sports mecca; it is also home to the Carolina Panthers and the Bobcats. And is as much of a hub for the arts as for finance and commerce. Hospitable, beautiful, and focused on the future. From museums to theme parks. Grits and stock car races to trendy night clubs and fine arts. And only a short commute to some of the world's finest golf courses. It's a city that's setting the pace for economic development. Home to 286 of the top Fortune 500 companies and more than 340 foreign firms. A banking center second only to New York in size. |