CLT Blog

Charlotte people, places, and events of 2010.

photos: James Willamor; view this video on Vimeo

One hundred, twenty-six photos of Charlotte taken in 2009, more or less in chronological order. The majority of the photos were taken for CLT Blog and Crossroads Charlotte. The song is Brand New, released in 2009 by Charlotte area artists One Big Love. A list of events and people featured in the slideshow is after the break.
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In honor of Veterans Day, a photo of a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 taking off at Charlotte-Douglas. Notice the corkscrew-shaped moisture vapor on the props.

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr

Helicopter at the Carolinas Aviation Museum located at the airport.

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr

This photo was taken from the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport overlook. This photo was recently used by CNBC and can be seen here. This is a US Airways Airbus A321-211 (N165US).

Of the dozens of times I’ve been to the CLT overlook, only twice have planes been landing and taking off in this direction (36L) instead of the opposite direction on the runway (18R). Here’s a slideshow of some of my favorite photos I’ve taken at the overlook over the past year:

photo: James Willamor; view this slideshow on Flickr

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr

Smoke billows from a massive fire at a scrap metal company just south of Wilkinson Blvd.