York Road (Charlotte neighborhood)

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York Road
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LoSo Station 3 & 4 South Blvd Late March 2024.jpg
LoSo Station 3 & 4 along South Blvd in March 2024
Coordinates: 35°11′14″N80°52′48″W / 35.187298°N 80.880089°W / 35.187298; -80.880089
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
StateFlag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina
County Mecklenburg County
City Charlotte
Council District3
Annexed1960 [1]
Government
 • City CouncilVictoria Watlington [2]
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
28209, 28217
Area codes 704, 980

York Road, and recently referred to as Lower South End (LoSo) by redevelopers and businesses wanting to emulate the Charlotte neighborhoods of NoDa and South End, [3] [4] is a mixed-use development neighborhood of commercial, industrial, and residential in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located along South Tryon Street (NC 49), it is bounded by Woodlawn Road to the south, Bill Lee Freeway (I-77/US 21) to the west, Clanton Road to the north, and South Boulevard to the east. [5]

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History

Originally known as York Road, it was named after the road York Road before Charlotte annexed the neighborhood in 1960, changing the name to South Tryon Street. [4]

In 2009, The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery opened on Southside Drive (moving to Yancey Road in 2014); which was followed by other breweries and entertainment/restaurants to the area. By the Mid-2010s the name Lower South End (LoSo) began appearing as a place name for the area; the Charlotte Observer first mentions Lower South End in a 2016 article called Is ‘LoSo’ the new Charlotte drinking district? [6] [7] The name change sparked discussions about renaming neighborhoods with tacky and/or generic names, with some proposing to rename the area Queen Park, named after a drive-in movie theater (and sign that outlived it) that used to be in the area. [8] Since then, several businesses have incorporated Lower South End or LoSo in their names; in 2019, a 15-acre (6.1 ha) mixed-use development, spearheaded by Beacon Partners, began construction next to the Scaleybark station called LoSo Station. [9] [10] [11]

Transportation infrastructure

Mass transit

Scaleybark station, located at the intersection of South Boulevard and Whitton Street, is a stop along the Lynx Blue Line, operated by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). The station includes a 315-space park and ride, located nearby on Dewitt Lane. [12]

CATS also operates the following bus routes that traverse through the neighborhood: [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charlotte Explorer". City of Charlotte. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Council". City of Charlotte. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lower South End". Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Sanford, Philip (October 13, 2019). "Opinion: Charlotte deserves better than generic, soulless neighborhood names like LoSo". The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Neighborhoods, Community Services, and Environmental Justice". South Corridor Light Rail Project, Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, Environmental Impact Statement. Charlotte Area Transit System. 2003. p. 5-4.
  6. ↑ Hartis, Daniel (January 14, 2016). "Is 'LoSo' the new Charlotte drinking district?". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ Sealey, Clayton (October 13, 2019). "LoSo has become one of Charlotte's hottest areas -- but it still has one major problem". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ Thomas, Jason (February 16, 2016). "LoSo: The death of neighborhood names in Charlotte". Axios Charlotte . Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  9. ↑ Dunn, Andrew (September 18, 2017). "Is the LoSo name too powerful to be stopped?". Axios Charlotte. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ Esposito, Gina (January 30, 2019). "Big development in works for Lower South End, near Scaleybark light rail station". Charlotte, NC: WSOC-TV . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ Fahey, Ashley (May 26, 2021). "Here's what's planned and underway after string of real estate deals near Lynx Scaleybark Station". Charlotte Business Journal . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Charlotte Riders Guide" (PDF). CATS. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2021.


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