Mad About Modern: The Allure of Charlotte's Mid-Century Design

Michael Jacobs I suspect that may be true for many of us as we get older.

Michael Jacobs hi Michael... my mother's decorating taste lent itself to mid-century modern... so no surprise that I avoided it in my own homes. But in recent years, I've gained an appreciation for it.

Nina Hollander, Broker - there are many things I "see" today that remind me of the past where I have new-or-reconnected-appreciation.  Life continues to be interesting in that way.   

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 I agree, Sheila. The big picture windows are so special.

Thank you Nina Hollander, Broker that was fun to get a closer look. I showed it to Timmothy too. I think I would be in awe of the architecture but I'm not sure it would give me the feeling of being in the presence of God. From the best I could tell that is a huge pipe organ. If I am correct do you know if it is still functional?

Bob "RealMan" Timm hi Bob... here's a link to the photo tour of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter. 

This Church is actually not in Charlotte, but in the City of Belmont west of Charlotte... very dramatic.

If you click on the link in my post, it will take you to a house by house interior tour. Some very interesting and beautiful interiors.

Bob "RealMan" Timm hi Bob... I have no idea about the organ... but I would assume it's functional.

Wayne Martin hi Wayne... interestingly it's the same for me. I have a new appreciation for this style that I never had previously. As for attending, I'm probably still about two weeks away from these kind of activities after my hip replacement.

Thank you, Roy... it's finally stopped raining here at my end of Charlotte. The wind has also died down. Thankfully, we had no power outages (at least thus far).

Hannah Williams hi Hannah...then you should come down to Charlotte for next year's tour!

Dorie Dillard Austin TX hi Dorie...it's funny how those of us who grew up with mid-century in the mid-century haven't gone all ga-ga over this return to that style. But young people are acting like they've discovered the look.

Kathy Streib hi Kathy, the "problem" is that builders are not building MCM homes so if you want one you need to buy one built in the 50's or 60's... but those homes are much smaller in square footage.

George Souto good morning, George... mid-century modern has become so popular in Charlotte that I more and more beautifully renovated homes that take one back to the 50's and 60's.

Endre Barath, Jr. good morning, Endre... I know that about LA. Here in Charlotte, modern is still not all that popular. 2-story homes have always been the preferred style here... obviously, in the 50's and 60's we saw more of that mid-century modern come about... but I think many of those homes have been razed to make room for mini-mansions over the years. 

Brian England good morning, Brian... well, at least you hopefully learned a lot about mid-century modern neighborhoods in your area. You never know when that knowledge might prove useful in future! :)

I did and I saved the search I created on the MLS where I roped off all of the neighborhoods.  Perhaps it will indeed come in handy one day, haha.

Patricia Feager, ABR,CRS,GRI,MRP you make a great point... many of our homes that would fall into that mid-century style have no garages at all. 

Joan Cox hi Joan... mid-century modern is a style I've come to appreciate more in recent years.

I love the windows in them!