“Colorful, historic Dilworth with its park, 
boulevards, elegant mansions and sparkling bungalows is Charlotte’s earliest suburban
development. Opened in 1891 by entrepreneur and streetcar owner, Edward Dilworth
Latta,
his house on East Boulevard was the showplace of turn-of-the-century Charlotte. Dilworth
had not only fine residences, but also a racetrack, ball park, pavilion, lake and an
industrial complex, which included textile mills and a foundry. The National Register
neighborhood retains its residential charm while embracing lively adaptive reuse for
commerce, galleries, restaurants and entertainment.” |
“The boarding house where author Carson
McCullers wrote the early chapters of her celebrated book, The Heart Is A Lonely
Hunter, now a restaurant at 311 E. Blvd. in the
Dilworth neighborhood.” |
| “In the same neighborhood is Atherton
Mill, an adapted cotton mill filled with elegant shops, adjacent to a brewery, a rare and
second hand book store, the trolley museum and “stop and ride” for
Charlotte’s colorful restored trolley. The area around the Atherton shops is called South End. Billy Graham and
his family went to church just up the street when he was growing up on a dairy farm
outside of Charlotte.” |
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