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Belmont is a former mill village located east of Uptown, bordered by N. Davidson St., Parkwood Ave, 10th Ave, and Hawthorne St.; College Downs is a John Crosland Co./Ryland developed subdivision of tract-built and customized homes located directly across from UNC Charlotte in the University City/Newell-South district, and bordered by Old Concord Rd. to the east, University City Blvd. (Hwy. 49 ...
The Charlotte Convention Center is a convention center located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It opened in 1995 and attracts more than half a million visitors each year. [1] It was designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates. It has 280,000 square feet (26,000 m 2) of contiguous exhibit space.
Bojangles Coliseum, [a] originally Charlotte Coliseum and formerly Independence Arena and Cricket Arena, is an 8,600-seat multi-purpose arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which also oversees nearby Ovens Auditorium and the uptown Charlotte Convention Center .
Trask Coliseum is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Wilmington, North Carolina. [1] The coliseum was opened in 1977 and named after Raiford Graham Trask, a trustee of Wilmington College. [2] It is home to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Seahawks basketball team, as well as some graduations for New Hanover County high schools.
The Paw Creek community derives its name from the small creek bearing the same name. [3] Also located in the area was the Thrift community, which was centered at Old Mount Holly Road and Freedom Drive. [5] The community was listed on state maps up to the 1980s, when the area was annexed into Charlotte. [6]
Interstate 140 (I-140) and North Carolina Highway 140 (NC 140) is a 25.4-mile (40.9 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway and state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Officially designated the John Jay Burney Jr. Freeway, it serves as a bypass of Wilmington. The western terminus of the highway is at U.S. Route 17 (US 17) near Winnabow.
Rank Name Image Height ft / m Floors Year City Notes 1 Bank of America Corporate Center: 871 / 265 [1]: 60 1992 Charlotte: 56th-tallest in the United States and the tallest between Philadelphia and Atlanta; tallest building in Charlotte and North Carolina since 1992 [2] However, it is the 2nd largest building in Charlotte by leasable square feet, the first is 550 South Tryon.
The station, originally known as Convention Center, first opened for service on June 28, 2004, for the historic Charlotte Trolley and was located adjacent to the Charlotte Convention Center. Originally with one track active and one platform, it operating for little over 19 months, before closing on February 6, 2006.