MOST MISSED OLD BUILDING
THE COFFEE CUP
Staff Pick
A repeat winner. The Coffee Cup wasn’t much to look at, but as the first integrated restaurant in Charlotte, that little building represented our best selves. Then Beazer Homes tore it down for a development that never happened, thus representing our worst selves.
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THE STEEPLE, PECAN & CENTRAL
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| Jul 20, 2010
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| Jul 20, 2010
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| Jul 28, 2009
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Athens Restaurant
| Jul 28, 2009
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| Sep 9, 2008
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| Sep 9, 2008
