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Charlotte Neighborhoods Uptown is a late 20th century appelation for the original city, which was divided into four political wards in the 19th century. Today the First and Fourth Wards (roughly west and east of North Tryon Street, respectively) are largely residential, the Fourth Ward housing the remainder of Charlottes 19th century Queen Anne architecture. The center of Uptown is The Square, the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets and the point of convergence of all four wards. Uptown is the location for the skyscrapers of the citys banking industry, as well as the Bank of America Football Stadium and the future Uptown Arena, where the NBA Bobcats will play. The Charlotte campus of Johnson & Wales University, the Museum of the New South and an uptown branch of the Mint Museum of Art are also located Uptown. South End is the area around South Boulevard below the John Belk Freeway (I 277), stretching beyond East Boulevard. It was an area of light industry and cotton mills for much of its history; however, today its formerly industrial buildings have been converted into loft apartments, restaurants and shops. Dilworth, Charlottes initial streetcar suburb, was developed in the 1890s on 250 acres southwest of the original city limits. It was planned largely with a grid pattern similar to the original four wards of Uptown, and indeed was originally designated the citys Eighth Ward. Dilworth is centered on East Boulevard and lies to the east of the South End. Today Dilworth is popularly known as a neighborhood for Charlottes young professional families drawn to its historic turn of the century architecture and traditional neighborhood feel. Myers Park is one of the citys prestige addresses, an area with some of the cityâ€™s oldest large houses and streets lined with towering oaks grown at James B. Dukeâ€™s farm in New Jersey. The Myers Park neighborhood is centered around Queens Road and was designed by John Nolen of Boston in 1911. Like all early American suburbs, Myers Park was initially a "streetcar suburb" whose residents commuted to town daily on the electric trolley car. Nolen discarded the original grid street pattern of Uptown and Dilworth and instead planned avenues following the areaâ€™s topography. Myers Park is largely a product of the building boom of the 1920s, though some residences date from 1912. The primary style is Colonial Revival, especially the red brick style of the Virginia colony. Bungalow influences are also important, particularly in the few dozen houses dating from the 1910s, including some of the neighborhoods grandest houses. The Tudor Revival is a third major architectural mode, and Myers Park includes some of the finest Tudor Revival dwellings in the state. The area was developed with less green space and smaller lots than originally envisioned, and in the 1960s much of the Nolen-designed area was even zoned for redevelopment, and only in the last few years have Nolen and Drapers contributions begun to be appreciated and safeguarded. If University City was its own city, it would one of North Carolinas largest, with nearly 200,000 residents in the Northeastern part of Charlotte. At the center of the largely suburban University City is the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. University City is also home to University Reasearch Park, a 3,200 acre industrial park. Wachovia Bank also operates a large customer support center near the University. The boundries stretch into eastern Cabarrus County, and on the outer limits of University City lie Lowes Motor Speedway and Concord Mills mall, the largest tourist attraction in North Carolina. Eastover Central Avenue Southpark, located in South Charlotte,is an equally residential and commercial neighborhood. The area is centralized around Southpark Mall, a fast growing shopping area. It goes as far south as Pineville-Matthews Road, with Park Road being its western boundary, Providence Road being its eastern boundary, and Runnymede being the northern border. Southpark is a thriving suburban community, with many people and things to do. Among them is the Summer Pops, a free outdoor concert series during the summer evenings. Ballantyne NoDa is the citys "arts district" on and around North Davidson Street, located just north of Uptown. This was formerly the site of a textile mill and the homes of mill workers. Recently, there has been a great deal of development in the area, including adapting the old mill building into condos/artists lofts. This Afternoon...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. chance of rain 20 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. chance of rain 30 percent. Saturday...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Saturday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Sunday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. Monday...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Monday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tuesday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 70s. chance of rain 40 percent. Wednesday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 70s. chance of rain 40 percent. Thursday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the lower 70s. chance of rain 40 percent. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.

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