Chair

When English-speaking philosophers talk about the material world as opposed to ideas, their phrase is tables and chairs. Charlotte has a number of sister cities, including:. Activities that are likely to be made insignificant or undone by some future event are said to be like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. Amtrak's Crescent and Carolinian and Piedmont trains connect Charlotte with New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, and Raleigh. If you nearly fell off your chair, it was because you were very surprised. Plans for the light rail and commuter rail network will link uptown Charlotte with its immediate suburbs along four additional key corridors. A movie or a story is said to keep you on the edge of your chair, if it is suspenseful and engaging. CATS has begun work on the $426.8 million south corridor light rail project, running from downtown to suburban Pineville with service scheduled to begin in 2007.

They are counter-weighted so as to not slide off the arms under the weight of the remote control. The 2025 Corridor System Plan looks to upgrade Charlotte's public transportation by supplementing its established bus service with a light rail and commuter rail network along five key corridors at a total cost of over $1.7 billion. Remote control bags can be draped over the arm of easy chairs or sofas and used to hold remote controls. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the local mass transit agency that operates historical trolleys, express shuttles and bus service that serve Charlotte and its immediate suburbs in both North and South Carolina. They come in various shapes, some specifically sized to fit partially under a desk. Upon completion, the Outerbelt will have a total circumference of approximately 67 miles (108 km). This allows chairs on wheels to roll easily over the carpet and it protects the carpet. Charlotte's beltway, designated I-485 and nicknamed the "Outerbelt", is nearly complete and slated for completion by 2013.

Chair mats are plastic mats meant to cover carpet. Charlotte's central location between the population centers of the northeast and southeast has made it a transportation focal point and primary distribution center, with two major interstate highways, I-85 and I-77, intersecting near the city's center. Car seats sometimes have built-in and adjustable lumbar supports. Nonstop flights are available to many destinations across the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Latin America and Canada. Obus Forme is a major brand in this category and helped develop this market niche. American Airlines, Air Canada, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, AirTran and Lufthansa are some of the major carriers that serve the airport. Orthopedic backrests provide support for the back. It is served by many international and domestic airlines, and is the largest hub of US Airways.

In cars, they may be used to increase the height of the driver. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the 17th busiest airport in the US. Some are decorative. The average for cities in this category was 927 violent crimes per 100,000 population and 5968 property crimes per 100,000 population.
. Chair pads are cushions for chairs. Compared to other cities with population from 500,000 to 999,999 for 2004 (the first year that data was broken down by the FBI for the Uniform Crime Report in this manner), Charlotte's crime is a bit higher than average. In the second half of 20th century, some people used custom clear plastic covers for expensive sofas and chairs to protect them. Direct comparisons to national crime rates are difficult as many different urbanization levels are present across the country.

Covers for sofas and couches are also available for homes with small children and pets. However, since then the rate has risen to 7090 occurences per 100,000 population as of 2004, a trend not seen in the national statistics. The chair covers may come with decorative chair ties, a ribbon to be tied as a bow behind the chair. From 1997 to 2002 property crime dropped from 7,779 occurences per 100,000 population to 6,340 occurences per 100,000 population. They are typically rented for formal events such as wedding receptions to increase the attractiveness of the chairs and decor. According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, violent crimes have dropped from a rate of 1630 occurences per 100,000 population in 1997 to 1099 occurences per 100,00 population in 2004 The violent crime rate has decreased steadily from 1997 to 2004, though the 2004 rate was slightly higher than the 2003 rate (1099 compared to 1077). A chair cover is a temporary fabric cover for a side chair. In general, the occurence of crime in Charlotte has been decreasing in recent years, as has crime nationally.

If matched to a glider, the ottoman may be mounted on swing arms so that the ottoman rocks back and forth with the main glider. Lawrence Homes Home Ice at the new Charlotte Bobcats Arena.


. An ottoman is a short stool to be used as a footrest but can sometimes be used as a stool. The Charlotte Checkers now play in St. In place of a built-in footrest, some chairs come with a matching ottoman. Via the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL are a farm team for the NHL's New York Rangers. Canada's Canadian General Standards Board CAN/CGSB 44.15M [6] on "Straight Stacking Chair, Steel"). Charlotte is on the list of cities that the Florida Marlins are considering for relocation; team officials are expected to visit the city in late February or early March 2006 to discuss a move with city leaders and consider a plan to build a privately-funded stadium downtown.

Governments will often issue standards for purchases by government agencies (e.g. The Triple-A Charlotte Knights, the top minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, currently call the Charlotte area home (the team's stadium is located in nearby Fort Mill, South Carolina). Large institutions that make bulk purchases will reference these standards within their own even more detailed criteria for purchase [5]. Baseball has a long, rich history in the Queen City, dating back to 1901 when the Charlotte Hornets were formed. Under these higher loads, the chair may be damaged, but it must not fail catastrophically. Seventy-three percent of American motorsports employees are based within two hours of downtown Charlotte. The specification further defines heavier "proof" loads that chairs must withstand. A vast majority of NASCAR teams and race shops are located within an hour's drive of Charlotte, and most NASCAR drivers maintain a residence in or near the city.

It specifies things like[4]:. Charlotte is a hub of stock car racing, with major races being held at nearby Lowe's Motor Speedway. The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association (BIFMA) defines BIFMA X5.1 for testing of commercial-grade chairs. Charlotte is home to the Charlotte Eagles of the United Soccer Leagues and plays host to the annual Wachovia Championship, an increasingly prestigious stop on the PGA Tour. ASTM E1822-02b defines the combustibility of chairs when they are stacked. The WNBA Charlotte Sting have played in Charlotte since 1997. ASTM F1858-98 specifies lawn chairs. The franchise relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana in 2002 after bitter animosity between the team's fans and principal owner George Shinn led to slumping attendance and ill feelings towards the Hornets.

ISO 7174 specifies stability of rocking and tilting chairs. From 1988 to 2002, Charlotte hosted an NBA franchise named the Charlotte Hornets. Bean bag chairs are specified by ANSI standard ASTM F1912-98[3]. The team plays in the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, which opened in fall 2005 in downtown Charlotte. Dental chairs are specified by ISO 6875. In 2004, Charlotte was awarded its second NBA expansion team named the Charlotte Bobcats. There are multiple specific standards for different types of chairs. The NCAA football Meineke Car Care Bowl is played annually in December at Bank of America Stadium.

ISO 9241-5:1988[2], "Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) -- Part 5: Workstation layout and postural requirements " is the most common one for modern chair design. The city has also been home to two Arena Football League teams, the Charlotte Rage and Carolina Cobras. Design considerations for chairs have been codified into standards. Charlotte was home to the World Football League's Charlotte Hornets during 1974 and 1975. Open center seats where a soft material is attached to the tops of chair legs or between stretchers to form the seat. They have been in two other NFC Championship games: in 1996 (their second year) and 2006. Some systems include: Solid center seats where a solid material forms the chair seat. 1, 2004, the Panthers were defeated, 32-29, by the New England Patriots.

Chair seats vary widely in construction and may or may not match construction of the chair's back. In Super Bowl XXXVIII on Feb. See also seats in movie theaters, and pictures of benches with and without arm rests. The team won the NFC Championship of the 2003-2004 NFL season when it beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 14-3, in Philadelphia. A loveseat in particular, has no arm rest in between. The Panthers play in Bank of America Stadium, located in Uptown. Arm rests prevent or complicate both desired and undesired proximity. Charlotte is home to the NFL's Carolina Panthers, which debuted in the league in 1995.

in public transport and other public places, and to prevent lying on the bench or coach. SouthPark has over 125 stores, many of which are unique to the Carolinas, including Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Neiman Marcus, and Kate Spade. The latter may be provided for comfort, but also for privacy e.g. SouthPark Mall, the region's most upscale shopping center, is located about 5 miles south of uptown. A couch, bench, or other arrangement of seats next to each other may have arm rest at the sides and/or arm rests in between. Northlake features a variety of both upscale and conventional retailers. Hence in some chair designs, the armrest is not continuous to the chair back, but is missing in the elbow area. Northlake was built to serve the population of rapidly growing north Charlotte and University City, as well as the nearby suburbs of Davidson and Huntersville.

Armrests should support the forearm and not the sensitive elbow area. Northlake Mall opened in September 2005 and is located 8 miles north of uptown. Armrests further have the function of making entry and exit from the chair easier (but from the side it becomes more difficult). Efforts to reinvigorate the mall and surrounding area are currently being discussed. If so, armrests will support part of the body weight through the arms if the arms are resting on the armrests. But while SouthPark has flourished and transformed itself into the region's source for high-end merchandise, Eastland has experienced a general decline over the years with many stores vacating the mall. A chair may or may not have armrests. Eastland Mall was constructed in the mid-1970s as an alternative to then five-year-old SouthPark Mall; its claim to fame being an indoor skating rink in its central atrium.

For adjustable chairs, the aforementioned principles are applied in adjusting the chair to the individual occupant. Concord Mills has over 200 outlet stores and a 24 screen theater within its nearly one-mile interior radius and is North Carolina's largest tourist attraction. In some airplanes and stadiums the seat pitch is so small that there is sometimes there is no leg room for the average person. Concord Mills is a sprawling retail and entertainment outlet mall about 10 miles northeast of uptown. "Seat pitch" is the distance between rows of seats. Carolina Place offers over 1.1 million square feet of retail, and its proximity to the South Carolina border draws many shoppers from the Palmetto state. The buttock-knee length is used to determine "leg room" between rows of chairs. Carolina Place Mall opened in the early 1990s and is located about 12 miles south of uptown in suburban Pineville, North Carolina.

Elbow rest height is used to determine the height of the armrests. The metro area is also served by a 24-hour cable news channel, News 14 Carolina, available on Time Warner Cable. Hip breadth is used for chair width and armrest width. Television stations serving the market include:. Additional anthropometric measurements may be relevant to designing a chair. The Charlotte television market is the 27th largest in 2005, according to Nielsen Media Research. Mass produced chairs are typically 38-43 cm deep. The dominant newspaper in the region is The Charlotte Observer.

This anthropometric measurement is used to determine the seat depth. There are also several alternative religious institutions in the Charlotte area, with the Unitarian Universalist Church perhaps being the most prominent and popular. For someone seated, the buttock popliteal length is the horizontal distance from the back most part of the buttocks to the back of the lower leg. Hindus meet at the Hindu Center or the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) temple. Mass produced chairs are typically 17 inches high. The Charlotte area has five mosques: The Islamic Society of Greater Charlotte, Islamic Center of Charlotte, Masjid Ash-Shaheed, South Musallah, and the Islamic Society of Gastonia. The popliteal height, after adjusting for heels, clothing and other issues is used to determine the height of the chair seat. Jewish synagogues (Temple Beth El, Reform, Temple Israel, Conservative, and an Orthodox congregation) are located in Shalom Park on Providence Road.

(The term "sitting height" is reserved for the height to the top of the head when seated.) For American men, the median popliteal height is 16.3 inches and for American women it is 15.0 inches[1]. The Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America is headquartered in Charlotte, and both Reformed Theological Seminary and Gordon Conwell Seminary have campuses there. It is sometimes called the "stool height". Catholic congregations continue to expand with the growth of Latino immigration. For someone seated, the popliteal height is the distance from the underside of the foot to the underside of the thigh at the knees. Charlotte's Catholic and Jewish population surged during the 1980s when a series of corporate relocations brought thousands of northeasterners into the area. The two most relevant anthropometric measurement for chair design is the popliteal height and buttock popliteal length. In total, Charlotte lays claim to more than 700 places of worship.

Anthropometric statistics may be gathered for mass produced chairs. The birthplace of Billy Graham, Charlotte was once known as the "City of Churches." Of those who practice a religion, most Charlotteans are Christian of various Protestant denominations, with (principally Southern) Presbyterians and Methodists being the two dominant denominations in the region. Individuals may be measured for a custom chair. Out of the total population, 13.8% of those under the age of 18 and 9.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Actual chair dimensions are determined by measurements of the human body or anthropometric measurements. 10.6% of the population and 7.8% of families are below the poverty line. By matching the shape of the occupant's buttocks, weight is distributed and pressure at any given point is reduced. The per capita income for the city is $26,823.

A contoured seat pan attempts to distribute weight without padding. Males have a median income of $38,767 versus $29,218 for females. Where padding is not desirable, contouring may be used instead. The median income for a household in the city is $46,975, and the median income for a family is $56,517. For example, in hot climates, padding with fabric or plastic covers is often uncomfortable against the skin. The city's breakdown by race is as follows:. There may be cases where padding is not desirable. Charlotte's population is ethnically diverse.

Chairs that have padding that is the same density front and back will feel soft in the back area and hard to the underside of the knees. There are 230,434 housing units at an average density of 367.2/km² (951.2/mi²). Since most of the body weight is supported in the back of the seat, padding there should be firmer than the front of the seat which only has the weight of the legs to support. Figures from the more comprehensive 2000 census show Charlotte's population density to be 861.9/km² (2,232.4/mi²). In lieu of padding, flexible materials, such as wicker, may be used instead with similar effects of distributing the weight. The county's population is projected to reach 1 million in 2010. Spreading the area reduces the pressure at any given point. As of 2004, census estimates show there are 594,359 people living within Charlotte's city limits, and 801,137 in Mecklenburg County.

The same body weight over a smaller area means greater pressure on that area. Other major companies based in Charlotte include Belk, Meineke Autocare, Carlisle Companies, Compass Group USA, and Royal+SunAlliance. A hard wood chair feels hard because the contact point between the occupant and the chair is small. The following Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in the Charlotte metropolitan area:. However, padding does distribute the weight by increasing the area of contact between the chair and the body. At 871 feet (265 m), the 60-story post-modern gothic tower is the 23rd tallest building in the United States, and the tallest skyscraper between Philadelphia and Atlanta. Padding will not shift the weight to different parts of the body (unless the chair is so soft that the shape is altered). Thanks to the continued expansion of the city's banking industry, the Charlotte skyline has mushroomed in recent years and boasts the Bank of America Corporate Center, designed by César Pelli.

Padding can be on the seat of the chair only, on the seat and back, or also on any arm rests and/or foot rest the chair may have. Their headquarters, along with other regional banking and financial services companies, are located primarily in the uptown financial district. Many chairs are padded or have cushions. financial center, and both the nation's second largest (Bank of America) and fourth largest banks (Wachovia) call the city home. A sit-stand chair distributes most of the weight of the occupant to the feet. Charlotte has become a major U.S. A kneeling chair adds an additional body part, the knees, to support the weight of the body. South Carolina.

A stool or other simple chair may have a simple straight or curved bar near the bottom for the sitter to place his/her feet on. North Carolina. Some chairs have foot rests. The Charlotte metropolitan area, formerly known as the Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury CSA (combined statistical area), extends across 2 states (North Carolina and South Carolina), and includes the following counties:. Reclining chairs typically have at least shoulder height backrests to shift weight to the shoulders instead of just the lower back. Due to recent annexations, however, the city's population has grown to 651,101. Headrests support the head as well and are important in vehicles for preventing "whiplash" neck injuries in rear-end collisions where the head is jerked back suddenly. The population of the City of Charlotte is 594,359 according to the US Census 2004 Estimate.

Shoulder height backrests support the entire back and shoulders. The Metropolitan Combined Statistical Area of Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC, has a population, as of the 2005 census estimate, of 2,067,810. In general, backrests come in three heights: Lower back backrests support only the lumbar region. See also: Charlotte metropolitan area. The back of the chair will support some of the weight of the occupant, reducing the weight on other parts of the body. A list of all Charlotte neighborhoods. However, reclining may not be suitable for chairs intended for work or eating at table. Many residents were without power for several weeks and cleanup took months to complete.

In general, if the occupant is suppose to sit for a long time, weight needs to be taken off the seat area and thus "easy" chairs intended for long periods of sitting are generally at least slightly reclined. Passing through Charlotte with wind gusts nearing 100 mph, Hugo caused massive property damage and knocked out power to ninety eight percent of the population. This may be more comfortable for some in reducing weight on the seat area, but may be problematic for others who have bad backs. In 1989, the city took a direct hit from Hurricane Hugo. A reclining seat and back will shift weight to the occupant's back. of precipitation annually, including some winter snow. A lower seat may shift too much weight to the "seat bones" ("ischial tuberosities"). On average, Charlotte receives 43.51 in.

It may also result in no weight on the feet which means more weight elsewhere. In July, lows average 71 °F (22 °C) and highs average 90 °F (32 °C). A seat that is higher results in dangling feet and increased pressure on the underside of the knees ("popliteal fold"). In January, morning lows average around 32 °F (0 °C) and afternoon highs average 51 °F (11 °C). Ergonomic designs distributes the weight of the occupant to various parts of the body. The city has mild winters and hot, humid summers. Easy chairs for watching television or movies are somewhere in between depending on the height of the screen. Charlotte is located in North America's humid subtropical climate zone.

Dental chairs are necessarily reclined. Catherine's and Rudisill gold mines. "Task chairs", or any chair intended for people to work at a desk or table, including dining chairs, can only recline very slightly; otherwise the occupant is too far away from the desk or table. Uptown Charlotte, so named because it sits atop a long rise between two creeks, was built on the gunnies of the St. Intended usage determines the desired seating position. Charlotte constitutes most of Mecklenburg County in the Carolina Piedmont. Chair design considers intended usage, ergonomics (how comfortable it is for the occupant), as well as non-ergonomic functional requirements such as size, stackability, foldability, weight, durability, stain resistance and artistic design. The total area is 0.25% water.

. km.) of it is water. See history of the chair for an extended look at chairs from antiquity to the modern day. (1.6 sq. Headrests for seats in vehicles are important for preventing whiplash injuries to the neck when the vehicle is involved in a rear-end collision. mi. There may be separate headrests. km.) of it is land and 0.6 sq.

The back may extend above the height of the head. (627.5 sq. Likewise, the back and sometimes the seat are made of porous materials or have holes drilled in them for decoration and ventilation. mi. The back often does not extend all the way to the seat to allow for ventilation. Out of that, 242.3 sq. Chairs as furniture are typically not attached to the floor and so can be moved. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 242.9 square miles (629 square kilometers).

A chair mounted in a vehicle or in a theatre is simply called a seat. Novelist Carson McCullers wrote her best-known work, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, while a resident of the city. A separate footrest for a chair is known as an ottoman, hassock or poof. Polk(Pineville), independent filmmaker Ross McElwee, humorist Rich Hall, artist Romare Bearden, actress Berlinda Tolbert (of The Jeffersons) and Emmy-nominated actress Sharon Lawrence ("NYPD Blue"). A chair for more than one person is a couch, sofa, settee, loveseat (two-seater without arm rest in between) or bench. president James K. Without back and arm rests it is called a stool. Famous natives of Charlotte include evangelist Billy Graham, pop music stars K-Ci and JoJo of Jodeci, R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, R&B singer Sunshine Anderson, pro wrestling legend Ric Flair, actor Randolph Scott, U.S.

Chairs also often have legs to support the seat raised above the floor. Most traces of antebellum Charlotte are long gone, and preservationists often struggle to maintain landmarks in the face of modern-minded boosters, a key reason Charlotte is often regarded as a "new" American city despite the fact that it is actually one of the oldest of the nation's larger cities. A chair is a piece of furniture for sitting, consisting of a seat, a back, and sometimes arm rests, commonly for use by one person. Charlotte's penchant for looking ahead—a drive for economic development that kicked into particularly high gear during the mid-20th century—has created something of a historical apathy in the city. seat cycle strength of 100,000 repetitions of 125 pounds (57 kg) dropped from 2 inches (50 mm) above the seat. Today, Charlotte is the second largest banking center in the country after New York City. seat strength of 225 pounds (102 kg) dropped from six inches (150 mm) above the seat. Another hometown bank, First Union, experienced similar growth, and is now known as Wachovia.

leg strength of 75 pounds (34 kg) applied one inch (25 mm) from the bottom of the leg. McColl transformed North Carolina National Bank (NCNB) into a formidable national player that, through a series of aggressive acquisitions, would eventually become Bank of America. chair stability if weight is transferred completely to the front or back legs. The city's modern-day banking industry achieved prominence in the 1970s, largely under the leadership of financier Hugh McColl. chair backstrength of 150 pounds (68 kg). The mint was not reopened at the end of the war, but the building survives today, albeit in a different location, and now houses the Mint Museum of Art. Metal, Metal mesh or wire woven to form seat. The Charlotte mint was active until 1861, when Confederate forces seized the mint facility at the outbreak of the Civil War.

Splint, ash, oak or hickory strips are woven. Congress established a branch United States Mint here because of the gold deposits found in the area. Caning, woven from rush, reed, rawhide, heavy paper, strong grasses, cattails to form the seat, often in elaborate patterns. In 1837 the U.S. Tape, wide fabric tape woven into seat, seen in lawn chairs and some old chairs. Charlotte's history as a financial center is extensive. Fabric, simple covering without support. Uptown Charlotte is literally and figuratively built on gold mines.

Leather, may be tooled with a design. The Reed Gold Mine was the nation's first, and it operated until 1912. Wicker, woven to provide a surface with give to it. The nation's original gold rush was on, and many veins of gold were subsequently found in the area. Stone, often marble. It was the first verified find of gold in the fledgling United States. Molded plastic. In 1799, 12-year-old Conrad Reed went fishing one spring morning and brought home a rock weighing about 17 pounds, which the family used as a doorstop for three years before it was recognized by a jeweller as gold.

Metal seats of solid or open design. Charlotte was an ideological hotbed of revolutionary sentiment, a legacy that endures today in the nomenclature of such landmarks as Independence Boulevard, Independence High School, Freedom Park and Freedom Drive. Stuffed fabric, similar to padded leather. It was a site of encampment for both the American and British main armies, and during a series of skirmishes between British troops and feisty Charlotteans the village earned the lasting nickname "Hornets Nest" from a frustrated Lord General Cornwallis. Padded leather, generally a flat wood base covered in padding and contained in soft leather. Charlotte played a critical role during the Revolutionary War. Wood slats, often seen on outdoor chairs. Eleven days later the same 27 townsmen met to create and endorse the Mecklenburg Resolves, a set of laws to govern the newly independent town.

Solid wood, may or may not be shaped to human contours. Though Thomas Jefferson would deny having borrowed content from the Mecklenburg declaration, his 1776 Declaration of Independence featured language similar to the Charlotte document (today there is no generally accepted historic proof of the so-called Meck-Dec, and many doubt it ever existed, yet the date of the Declaration appears on the North Carolina state flag). A copy was sent, though never officially presented, to the Continental Congress a year later. On May 20, 1775, townsmen allegedly signed a proclamation that later became known as the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The loyalty to King George and his consort was short-lived, however.

Polk, was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the German wife of British King George III. The village established by Polk, uncle of United States President James K. The intersection of Trade and Tryon is known as The Square. The trading path became Trade Street, and the Great Wagon Road was named Tryon Street, in honor of William Tryon, a royal governor of colonial North Carolina.

The crossroads, perched atop a long rise in the piedmont landscape, is the heart of modern Uptown Charlotte. In 1755, early settler Thomas Polk built a home at the crossroads of an Indian trading path and the Great Wagon Road, which became the village of Charlotte Town, incorporated in 1768. In the early part of the 18th century, the Great Wagon Road led settlers of Scots-Irish and German descent from Pennsylvania into the Carolina foothills. Route 21, and a second that ran east-west along what is now modern-day Trade Street.

Charlotte was founded in the mid-18th century at the intersection of two Indian trading paths, one of which ran north-south Great Wagon Road, and is followed closely today by U.S. . A resident of Charlotte is referred to as a Charlottean (shar-la-TEE-uhn). Charlotte is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation and is also the second-largest banking center in the country, trailing only New York City in terms of headquartered assets.

As it is a center of finance, transportation, wholesale distribution, and manufacturing, Charlotte is the metropolis of the Carolinas. It is located in the south-central part of North Carolina, near the South Carolina border. Nicknamed the Queen City, Charlotte is the county seat of Mecklenburg County^GR6. Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina and the 20th most populous in the United States.

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Krefeld, Germany (as of 1985). Baoding, People's Republic of China (as of 1987). Arequipa, Peru (as of 1962). National Whitewater Center, state of the art facility scheduled to open in Spring 2006.

U.S. Reed Gold Mine, site of the first gold find in the United States. Paramount's Carowinds, regional amusement park located on the border of North and South Carolina. The Mint Museums, two separate facilities, one dedicated to fine art and the other to craft and design.

Lowe's Motor Speedway. The Levine Museum of the New South. Kings Mountain National Military Park, the site of a decisive Revolutionary War battle, located approximately 30 miles (50 km) west of Charlotte. ImaginOn, cutting-edge educational children's library and theater.

Historic Rosedale Plantation. Historic Latta Plantation, a cotton plantation turned living history farm. Discovery Place, a science museum and IMAX Dome theater. Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, a 111 acre (0.5 km²) botanical garden located just west of Charlotte in Belmont.

The Charlotte Museum of History. Carolina Raptor Center, dedicated to the conservation and rehabilitation of birds of prey. WAXN-TV, Channel 64 (Independent). WUNG-TV, Channel 58 (PBS/UNCTV affiliate).

WWWB-TV, Channel 55 (WB affiliate). WJZY-TV, Channel 46 (UPN affiliate). WTVI, Channel 42 (PBS affiliate). WCNC-TV, Channel 36 (NBC affiliate).

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Mecklenburg County. Biddleville came about in the 1870s as result of its proximity to the college, distinctly separate from Charlotte. Smith University, a historically black college, once called the Biddle Institute, where blacks were trained to be preachers and teachers. At the heart of Biddleville is Johnson C.

Biddleville is a neighborhood just west of Downtown. The outer edges of University City stretch into Cabarrus County and it is also home to Lowe's Motor Speedway and the state's largest tourist attraction, Concord Mills. University City is also home to University Research Park, a 3,200 acre (13 km²) industrial park. The primarily suburban University City is the home of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

If autonomous, "University", as it is commonly known, would be one of North Carolina's largest cities with nearly 200,000 residents. University City comprises the northeastern part of Charlotte. Formerly an area of textile manufacturing and mill workers' residences, the area has seen a rebirth as a center for arts and entertainment. NoDa is the city's "arts district" on and around NOrth DAvidson Street, located just north of Downtown.

The area also is home to Providence Plantation and the country club community of Raintree. The Arboretum is situated a few miles southeast of Uptown and developed primarily around the Arboretum Shopping Center. Like SouthPark, Ballantyne has a high concentration of both impressive homes and commercial development. Ballantyne, another upscale area, is 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.

Demographics have changed much over the years and currently Eastland is home to one of Charlotte's largest Latino communities. Eastland, a neighborhood that developed primarily during the 1960s and 70s, comprises a majority of the east side of the city proper, including the namesake Eastland Mall. can be found here, as well as upscale restaurants The Palm, Morton's, Ruth's Chris, and McCormick & Schmicks. Luxury retailers such as Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Nordstrom, and Tiffany & Co.

The area's name derives from the fashionable SouthPark Mall, located at the intersection of Sharon and Fairview Roads. SouthPark, located in south central Charlotte, is both an upscale residential and commercial neighborhood. By the 1970s and 80s, it was considered an "at-risk" neighborhood, and has only recently enjoyed a revival that has made it a sought-after, more bohemian alternative to other higher-priced city neighborhoods. Plaza Midwood, conceived as a complement to nearby Myers Park, never quite matured in the same way that Dilworth, Elizabeth or Myers Park did.

Myers Park is largely a product of the building boom of the 1920s. Nolen discarded the original grid street pattern of Uptown and Dilworth and instead planned curving avenues following the area’s topography. Like most early American suburbs, Myers Park was initially a "streetcar suburb" whose residents commuted to town on the electric trolley car. Filled with some of Charlotte's oldest grand houses and streets lined with towering oaks, Myers Park was designed by John Nolen of Boston in 1911.

Myers Park is home to some of the city's most desirable zip codes. Independence Park, the first public park in the city, was created in the neighborhood, and Elizabeth became one of the most fashionable residential areas in Charlotte. Elizabeth was annexed by Charlotte in 1907. Elizabeth began to develop rapidly after 1902, when a trolley line was completed.

Elizabeth takes its name from Elizabeth College, a small Lutheran women’s college founded in 1897 on the present-day site of Presbyterian Hosptial. 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. Planned largely with a grid pattern similar to the city's original four wards, it was initially designated the Eighth Ward. Dilworth, Charlotte's first streetcar suburb, was developed in the 1890s on 250 acres (1 km²) southwest of the original city limits.

Charlotte's historic trolley also originates in the neighborhood. 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. South End takes its name from South Boulevard, its main thoroughfare, as well as its location just south of Uptown. Johnson & Wales University, the Museum of the New South, and the Mint Museum of Craft and Design are also located Uptown, along with the government district for both Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte.

Uptown is home to the majority of the city's skyscrapers, as well as Bank of America Stadium (home of the Carolina Panthers) and the Charlotte Bobcats Arena. At the center of Uptown is the Square, the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets and the point at which all four wards converge. Today the First and Fourth Wards are largely residential, with Fourth Ward housing the majority of Charlotte's remaining 19th century Queen Anne architecture. Uptown The center of Charlotte is known as Uptown. In the 19th century, Uptown was divided into four political wards.