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U.N.C.C.
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on April 2, 2004
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    • Belk Tower and Carillon - Charlotte
    Belk Tower and Carillon
    by b1bob
    UNCC is Mark's alma mater. Its campus is about 8 miles (5 km.) north of uptown. When it comes to their athletic programme, their teams are simply referred to as Charlotte, but in academic circles it's UNCC. Beyond some typical brick architecture, the campus is right bland in those terms. There are a few statues, some ponds by which to sit and meditate, botanical gardens, and if that's not enough to distract you, the Halton Arena is home to the school's basketball team, not to mention the Barhardt Student Activity Centre.

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    Sculpture at U.N.C.C.
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on June 5, 2004
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    • UNCC art - Charlotte
    UNCC art
    by b1bob
    I don't think I'll ever understand modern art. (Enlarge the photo.) The top one is simply a sculpture of the school's mascot, the 49ers. That is a reference to Charlotte's one-time prominence in gold before the gold rush in California. The bottom one is one I don't get. It looks like a tornado pulling some kind of banner.

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    Rare, but possible
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    • acemj
  • By acemj on March 1, 2004
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    • The Green in Uptown looks more white to me - Charlotte
    The Green in Uptown looks more
    white to me
    by acemj
    Well, in late February of 2004, Charlotte had the worst blizzard that I've ever seen down here. In fact, it was the second most snowfall in the history of the city with about 15 inches falling in my backyard.

    Not surprisingly, the city shut down. I even got my car stuck in my driveway trying to drive to the store to get some groceries.

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    acemj and me
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on October 30, 2004
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    • b1bob & acemj - Charlotte
    b1bob & acemj
    by b1bob
    Mark and I have been friends for a long time. He has been to Richmond twice (as of July, 2004) and I've been to Charlotte twice as of March, 2004. As some have read, when we get together, excellent adventures are guaranteed. Mark and I tease each other so much that some folks might think we don't like each other at all, but we tease each other because we do. This picture was taken by the waitress at Brazas where we celebrated Mark's birthday.

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    Quiet Spots
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    • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on June 4, 2003
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    • Charlotte General Tips
    by acemj
    If you know where to look, you can easily escape the crowds in Charlotte. Whether you're on the busy streets of Uptown or in a thriving South Charlotte shopping mall, you can always find a little peace in a tucked away corner. This photo was taken at the pond that's directly behind the Arboretum Shopping Center in South Charlotte, one of the busiest and nicest strip malls in the city. A lot of locals don't even know it's there, but if you look for it, you'll be rewarded with a small trail and most likely some quiet time with just you and the birds.

    The Arboretum is located at the intersection of Highway 51 (Pineville-Matthews Road) and Providence Road in South Charlotte.

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    Kids on the train
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on April 6, 2003
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    • kids on the train - Charlotte
    kids on the train
    by b1bob
    As I alluded to in my transportation tip, a group of 117 students from Harrisburg (Cabarrus County, NC) Elementary School together with teachers and chaperones boarded the southbound Carolinian from Raleigh through to Kannapolis (the penultimate stop for the run). Why didn't I move from the car taken over by the 4th graders? The train was packed and the only other available seat was my original seat next to a guy with a cold. I reasoned I could get rid of any headache faster than a cold. Instead of letting it get me down, I made the best of it. I saw the teachers really earned their pay and the chaperones the appreciation from the school system. I tried to keep their minds off causing their teachers Maalox moments by challenging them with mathematical story problems such as, "I was born in 1969. I never failed a single year in school and I graduated from university on time. What year did I graduate from university?". I kept this kind of thing up and listened to them from Raleigh through to Kannapolis. I only had about 30 minutes from Kannapolis to Charlotte to decompress from that interesting adventure. Mark will bear witness that I arrived to Charlotte frazzled. To be honest, it was more from lack of sleep the previous two nights than anything else. The experience with the fourth graders brought me back to my own fourth grade (1978-79) experience.

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    Gateway Village
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on March 25, 2003
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    • Gateway Village - Charlotte
    Gateway Village
    by b1bob
    During my extensive acemj tour of uptown Charlotte, he showed me the Gateway Village office complex where he works. This appears to be a nice environment in which to work. Despite being in Uptown Charlotte, it has a suburban office park type atmosphere. Not being in one of the tall buildings, it seems to a less attractive target for evildoers.

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    acemj at 1 Charlotte Plaza
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  • By b1bob on March 25, 2003
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    • acemj by the fountain - Charlotte
    acemj by the fountain
    by b1bob
    Mark gave a great tour of Uptown Charlotte, showing me the transforming architecture of the fourth ward, that of the downtown skyline, and other points of interest throughout this largest city in North Carolina. My favourite part of the tour was The Green.

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    Getting there
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    • b1bob
  • Updated By b1bob on March 9, 2004
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    • acemj checking his VT mail - Charlotte
    acemj checking his VT mail
    by b1bob
    The best part of a trip to a friend's house is arrival, when the adventures have just begun. Mark was waiting for me at the unimpressively designed Charlotte train station at 1914 N. Tryon. We took a nice late meal at Don Quijote on the way in. We were doing the Spanish thing all the way, eating Spanish food at the same time of day they would take supper in Spain. On arriving to Mark's house south of Uptown, he showed me to the most comfortable room in the house. He introduced me to Kirby, his security-conscious cat. You will be even more amazed by Mark's VT page building abilities when I report to you that he did all this (through March, 2003) with a 56K dial-up modem. Shortly after this picture was taken, Mark got a new laptop and a high speed connection!

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    Freedom Park
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  • By b1bob on March 29, 2003
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    • picnic in the early spring - Charlotte
    picnic in the early
    spring
    by b1bob
    Although Charlotte is a big city and financial centre, it enjoys its parks. Once upon a time, Freedom Park was a "warning and danger" tip at night. However, better policing sent the deviants, perverts and pushers to other places. In this snap, a family was dining underneath a blooming tree and next to a World war 2 memorial.

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