Charlotte, NC Wall Map, 1942 captures the Queen City as a Piedmont textile and banking hub on the eve of its WWII transformation. The original Square at Trade and Tryon anchors the layout, with streetcar suburbs like Dilworth, Myers Park, and Elizabeth radiating outward, and the Southern Railway corridor running industry through North Tryon and the mill villages.
Best for Charlotte history enthusiasts, Mecklenburg County real estate offices, and interior designers furnishing uptown spaces with regional heritage. Genealogists tracing Mecklenburg ancestors and teachers working through Charlotte’s wartime period will find the map shows landmarks that no longer exist or have since been renamed: Morris Field (now Charlotte Douglas International), the Charlotte Quartermaster Depot, and the original road grid before I-77 and I-85 cut through.
The 1942 publication sits between the end of the streetcar era and the postwar suburban boom, making it a clean reference point for studying Charlotte’s mid-century shape. Surrounding entities include the Catawba River to the west, Davidson College to the north in the upper part of Mecklenburg County, and the South Carolina state line just south of the city.
Available from Map Shop in paper, laminated, and mounted finishes.



