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Travel back in time in Charlotte with Google Street View

We cover Charlotte’s changing landscape every day, but we also love to look back. We used Google Street View to remember how some of Charlotte’s most prominent landmarks looked almost 20 years ago.

A comparison photo of Uptown Charlotte in 2024 vs. 2007.

Uptown looked a lot different in 2007.

Photos by Google

Charlotte is constantly changing and evolving, as recently as the Wells Fargo tower lighting up the sky with its new letters this summer. But thanks to the internet, the blank handlebar lives on forever.

If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can use the Google Street View tool to find a specific address, see the most recent Google images, and see how that location looked in previous years.

Here’s how to use it:

  1. Grab the yellow figure (known as Pegman) from the bottom right and drop it on the map.
  2. Look around + click “see more dates” in the black box on the upper left.
  3. Watch the transformation as you choose different dates.

We played around with it for about 30 minutes, and here were some of the most dramatic changes we found:

Morehead Street | Sept. 2007 vs. June 2009 vs. Sept. 2023

North Davidson Street | Feb. 2008 vs. Nov. 2024

The RailYard along South Tryon Street | Oct. 2007 vs. Sept. 2022

Design Center of the Carolinas along Camden Road | Sept. 2007 vs. Nov. 2024

Now it’s your turn. Share the most dramatic transformation you found with us. We may feature your find in an upcoming newsletter.

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