North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte

Uptown Charlotte

Uptown is the central business district of . It is home to most of the city's major institutions, and is the historic core. It is also the geographic center of Charlotte, with the center point of the city at the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 15,500 residents
  • Description: central business district in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Charlotte Center City” and “Uptown”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bank of America Stadium and Spectrum Center.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Uptown section of , United States. It has a capacity of 75,037 and is the home facility and headquarters of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League and Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer.

Stadium
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is an indoor arena in , United States. Located in Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association.

Museum
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The , is a Hall of Fame and Museum located in that honors NASCAR and its history. Inductees to the Hall of Fame are drivers who have shown expert skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, broadcasters and other major contributors to competition within the sanctioning body.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elizabeth and South End.

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is a neighborhood in . It is just south of Uptown, extending out of town along Ave. and 7th St. It blends the affluence of the neighborhood to the west with the middle-class livability of to the east.

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is a district in . Extending from the southern side of the I-277 freeway loop south of Uptown, it extends along South Boulevard toward I-485.

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is a neighborhood and commercial district located in south-central . Its exact borders are open to interpretation, but is generally regarded as the area between South Blvd, Morehead St, Kenilworth Ave, and Sedgefield Park.

Uptown Charlotte

Latitude
35.22717° or 35° 13′ 38″ north
Longitude
-80.84308° or 80° 50′ 35″ west
Population
15,500
Open location code
867X65G4+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7939258313
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q5086205
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Uptown Charlotte” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “夏洛特上城”
  • Italian: “Città alta”
  • Persian: “آپ‌تاون شارلوت”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اوپتوون چارلوت”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Uptown Charlotte”. Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0.