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About Plaza-Midwood
Plaza-Midwood was conceived as a complement to nearby Myers Park but never
quite matured in the same way, and by the 1970s and 80s, it was considered
"at-risk". Beginning in the 1990s it enjoyed a revival that has made it a
sought-after, more bohemian alternative to other higher-priced city
neighborhoods. It also has a significant gay and lesbian population.
Plaza-Midwood, is a neighborhood located approximately one mile to the northeast
of Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina. The neighborhood is roughly bound by
Hawthorne Lane to the west, The Plaza to the north, Briar Creek Road and the
Charlotte Country Club to the east and Central Avenue to the south.
As of 2006, the neighborhood had a population of 3,552 residents and 1,852
housing units with residents having a median household income of $56,650.
The neighborhood is serviced by the Charlotte Area Transit System bus routes 3,
4, 9, 17 & 39. Additionally, future development of a streetcar line along
Central Avenue at its southern boundary will provide service between Eastland
Mall and Uptown.
Plaza-Midwood was first established in 1910 as a streetcar suburb of Charlotte.
The Oakland Land Company was responsible for the layout of the roads within the
neighborhood. Through the Great Depression, Plaza-Midwood would thrive, before
its decline commenced in the 1950s.
By 1975, the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association was established to protect
and preserve the neighborhood.
Since the mid-1990s, the area has seen a dramatic comeback as reinvestment has
transformed once dilapidated homes into funky urban dwellings. It continued
redevelopment has spilled over into other surrounding neighborhoods, and
resulted in the overall renaissance of the former inner-ring suburbs of old
Charlotte.