Uptown Charlotte, also called Center City, is the central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina. The area is divided into four wards by the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets, bordered by Interstate 277 and Interstate 77. The area is managed and overseen by the Charlotte Central City Partners, one of the three Municipal Service Districts in Charlotte. Uptown Charlotte is the largest business district in Charlotte and the Carolinas.
Several Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters in the district, including Bank of America, Duke Energy, Honeywell, and the east coast operations of Wells Fargo. Uptown contains over 33 million square feet of office space. Athletic and event facilities in Center City include Bank of America Stadium, Spectrum Center, Trust Field, and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Museums, theaters, hotels, high-density residential developments, restaurants, and bars are concentrated in Center City, with over 245 restaurants and 50 nightspots.
Tyrone Street
Tryon Street is a major north–south street in Charlotte, NC. It traverses through the center of Uptown Charlotte and is the address for some of the city’s tallest buildings, such as the Bank of America Corporate Center and Trust Center. U.S. Route 29 and North Carolina Highway 49 are signed along portions of Tryon Street (although they both deviate onto Graham Street through Uptown). The road is divided into two segments at its intersection with Trade Street: North Tryon Street and South Tryon Street. Likewise, Tryon Street divides Trade Street into east and west. The Trade and Tryon intersection is the dividing point for the city’s first four wards and the center of its address grid. The street was named after William Tryon, governor of the Province of North Carolina, from 1765 to 1771.
Neighborhoods
First Ward
Queen City Quarter (formerly known as the Epicentre) is a popular shopping and nightlife destination downtown. First Ward lies directly to the east of the intersection of Trade and Tryon. It is that quadrant bounded by North Tryon on the northwest and East Trade on the southwest. A1 Bed Bug Exterminator Charlotte
Second Ward
The second ward was formerly the location of the predominantly black neighborhood of Brooklyn before an urban renewal project took place. Today, the second ward is home to Queen City Quarter, a mixed-use entertainment and retail complex; the Charlotte Convention Center; the Victorian Gothic style St. Peter’s Catholic Church; The Green, a downtown mini-park; and the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Art+Culture (named for Harvey Gantt). Duke Energy also has its corporate headquarters in the second ward.
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