Brush up on your Charlotte trivia (while closing your rings) with these City Walks
There is arguably no better way to learn one’s city than by walking its neighborhoods, and Charlotte is no exception.
Charlotte’s annual City Walks, after taking a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is back — with one big change. This year, the walks will be self-guided to help support social distancing efforts (coronavirus depending, City Walks should be back to the guided tours we all know and love in 2022).
City Walks officially began in May, and they are celebrated worldwide. Other cities call them Jane Jacobs Walks or Jane’s Walks, named after urban planner and creative thinker Jane Jacobs, who lived in Greenwich Village and in the 1960s, encouraged residents to get involved in their cities.
Jacobs was scoffed at by the architects, planners and officials at the time. Now, her books are taught in architecture and planning schools. She was born May 4, 1916, and the walks are held in May in her honor.
This year, since the walks are virtual, the walks will are still available even though it’s past May. Here are a few to check out:
- Belmont Charlotte
- East Charlotte
- NoDa
- Treetops & Tombstones: Charlotte’s Supernatural Arboretum
- UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens
- Uptown Mural Artwalk
More walks can be found on the History South website.
This story was originally published May 1, 2021 at 8:32 AM.
