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South Independence Blvd. in Charlotte renamed

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Adam Prince

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Jun 28, 2007, 7:00:28 PM6/28/07
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A section of Charlotte's South Independence Blvd. has recently been renamed
to Charlottetown Avenue. The section of road from Kenilworth Ave. to East
7th Street will bear the new name.

Originally the state's first urban highway, Independence Blvd. has seen
numerous alterations to its routing over the past two decades. What was once
West, South, and East Independence Boulevard has been broken into and
renamed Carson Blvd., Stonewall St., and now Charlottetown Ave. The only
part of the highway to retain the 'Independence' name is the section of US
74 east of Uptown.

The name change was requested by the Charlotte Department of Transportation
to eliminate confusion with differing directions with the Independence
Freeway. Local property owners submitted the Charlottetown Ave. name.

Story: http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/164720.html
Independence Blvd. History:
http://www.gribblenation.com/ncpics/charlotte/indblvd/index.html


stan

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Aug 5, 2007, 10:57:54 PM8/5/07
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On Jun 28, 7:00 pm, "Adam Prince" <aprince...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> A section of Charlotte's South Independence Blvd. has recently been renamed
> toCharlottetownAvenue. The section of road from Kenilworth Ave. to East

> 7th Street will bear the new name.
>
> Originally the state's first urban highway, Independence Blvd. has seen
> numerous alterations to its routing over the past two decades. What was once
> West, South, and East Independence Boulevard has been broken into and
> renamed Carson Blvd., Stonewall St., and nowCharlottetownAve. The only

> part of the highway to retain the 'Independence' name is the section of US
> 74 east of Uptown.
>
> The name change was requested by the Charlotte Department of Transportation
> to eliminate confusion with differing directions with the Independence
> Freeway. Local property owners submitted theCharlottetownAve. name.

>
> Story:http://www.charlotte.com/breaking_news/story/164720.html
> Independence Blvd. History:http://www.gribblenation.com/ncpics/charlotte/indblvd/index.html

Just to be a bit more annoying, CDOT named the street "Charlottetowne
Ave" (with the useless "E" at the end).

The overhead street signs have been changed. I haven't recently taken
inbound Independence Expressway to see (and get a picture) of the
updated BGS.

-Stan

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