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Originally Posted by jowens
I'm very impressed with Charlotte in so many areas, the new urbanism, light rail, density in uptown.
In looking at the uptown pics more closely, I'm not seeing many older historical buildings in the mix.
It appears some of these buildings were razed for surface parking. So many of our cities sacrificed alot of urban character for foolish needs, in the late 60's, 70's and early 80's.
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Yes, a lot of the historic buildings were torn down in the 80s/90s. However, Charlotte never had the amount of historic buildings like Atlanta, Richmond or Charleston. The latest to be saved is the Carolina Theater, which is supposed to be remodeled and have a condo tower rise above it.
I like how Charlotte has focused on one area for skyscrapers and how all of the sports entertainment is in one centralized area. It should bring continued density to Uptown. I prefer having everything in one area, sort of like Chicago, Philly, etc....
Some of the surface lots should be developed despite the recession. As mentioned, the baseball stadium, Third Ward Park, NC Dance Academy, UNCC tower and First Ward redevelopment "should" all still be built.
Great thread! It has to be the best and I love the play by play. I would love it if you could do Richmond and DC/NoVa too!