Latta Arcade, Historic commercial arcade in Uptown Charlotte, United States
Latta Arcade is a covered pedestrian passageway inside a two-story brick building in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. A glass skylight runs the length of the central corridor, which cuts straight through the block with storefronts lining both sides.
The building was completed in 1914, designed by architect William H. Peeps for developer Edward Dilworth Latta. It was one of the first retail structures of its kind in Charlotte, built at a time when the city's commercial center was just beginning to take shape.
The name of the arcade comes from Edward Dilworth Latta, a developer who shaped much of Uptown Charlotte in the early 1900s. Today the corridor is filled with food stalls run by small vendors, giving the space a lively mix of cooking smells and passing workers.
The arcade is located on South Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte and is most active around midday on weekdays. The central passageway is easy to walk through from end to end, and most of the food stalls are open for lunch service.
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which is uncommon for a working commercial structure still used daily in an active downtown. This listing has helped keep the original storefronts and floor plan largely unchanged since it opened.
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