Product Description

From early hand-colored cards printed in Germany to photographic views in both color and black and white, Mary Boyer's extensive collection of postcards yields a unique glimpse of Charlotte, North Carolina, during the time of extraordinary growth that underpins today's dynamic city.

The postcards--many of them rare and valuable--portray people, hotels, parks, city and street views, residences, schools, sports venues, government buildings, churches, theaters, and more. Many of the buildings portrayed in the cards were subsequently demolished to make way for larger, more modern structures. The extensive captions go well beyond simply describing the scene on each postcard, offering little-known details of Charlotte's diverse social history and lore.

The resulting pictorial history forms a charming visual record of a Charlotte that has largely vanished, one that will be treasured by long-term and new residents of the city and welcomed by the legions of postcard collectors all over the world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2343811 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-23
• Released on: 2000-10-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
As is absolutely crucial in a book of this sort, the production values are very good indeed.

Virginia Quarterly Review

[These] postcard images reflect the pride, energy, and immense change that transformed Charlotte into . . . 'an extraordinary New South city.'

Our State

A charming visual record . . . that will be treasured by long term and new residents of the city.

North Carolina Traveler

History buffs and postcard fans alike will adore this volume.

Creative Loafing

From the Inside Flap
From early hand-colored cards printed in Germany to photographic views in both color and black and white, Mary Boyer's extensive collection of postcards yields a unique glimpse of Charlotte, North Carolina, during the time of extraordinary growth that underpins today's dynamic city.

About the Author
Charlottean Mary Kratt is an award-winning author of twelve books of history, biography, and poetry, including Charlotte: Spirit of the New South and Legacy: The Myers Park Story. She has taught English and American studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Mary Manning Boyer has been collecting postcards for decades, and her collection, on which this book is based, numbers about eight hundred. Boyer has been recognized by the Mint Museum of Art and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission for her contributions to local historic preservation. She lives in Cornelius.

Customer Reviews

Remembering Charlotte: Postcards from a New South City, 1905
A showcase of early century postcards featuring the Historic Architecture of Charlotte, NC. This book is great for history buffs and postcard aficionados alike. It chronicles, in photographs, the urban development of a southern town, and the subsequent demolition of that town to make room for the emerging city development. Sadly some beautiful buildings and homes were destroyed in the process. "Remembering Charlotte" does a wonderful job of resurrecting those structures once more.

Great copy, great price
I was given this book as a birthday gift and loved it so much, I wanted to share it with others; so I bougth other copies. Arrived in perfect condition in a very timely fashion.