Exhibit Dates:
7/16/2008 -
9/8/2008
Planning for the wayfinding project was led by Jim Kimbler, Senior Planner, CDOT and Howard Landers, Howard M. Landers Consulting, LLC.
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Explore Charlotte!
In Spring 2008, new wayfinding signs appeared throughout Uptown Charlotte.
Funded by the City of Charlotte, they direct drivers and walkers to cultural facilities, transit stations, parking, and more.
The project planners at the Charlotte Department of Transportation asked Levine Museum of the New South to help create wayfinding panels about Uptown history. This exhibition conveniently gathers all of those history wayfinding panels in one place.
Four signs introduce the stories of Charlotte's original four Wards. Thirty-three smaller panels direct pedestrians to landmark buildings and sites.
Look for the yellow star on each panel's map, indicating the location of the wayfinding sign.
Take a walk! Explore Uptown! Discover history!
Text and photography provided by Dr. Tom Hanchett. Historical advice and photo research provided by: Jane Johnson and Shelia Bumgarner, Carolina Room, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County; Dr. Dan Morrill, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission; Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation; Fannie Flono and Marion Paynter, Charlotte Observer; Ken Beebe, Kugler Studio; and Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University. |
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Exhibition Credits
Signs Etc. of Charlotte Brinkley Design Levine Museum of the New South Howard M. Landers Consulting Charlotte Center City Partners Charlotte Department of Transportation
Design Team
Two Twelve Harakawa, Inc., New York Brinkley Design, Charlotte DAWA, Inc., Charlotte
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