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 propav8r
 |  | Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
< on 5/19/2012 1:09 PM >
|  | | | Hi All,
This is my first and likely only post here. I'm a construction worker in Charlotte, and lately, I've been working on an upfit at the old Mecklenburg County Courthouse at 700 E. Trade here in town.
From the outside, the building only appears to be three stories, but it's actually seven. There's a sub-basement, a basement, levels 1-3 with offices, and then 4 and 5 which house an old jail.
The courthouse was built in 1898, and the best I can figure from writing on walls, the jail was last used in the 1969-70 time period.
Everything still works-you'll see a long lever in a cabinet that's used to open various doors on the larger cell block. The small silver buttons select which doors to open and close, and the large (3ft long) lever is pulled to activate those doors.
The jail itself could house probably about 70 or so people at full capacity. There are larger cells that housed four inmates, and smaller ones that housed individuals. You'll see in the pics.
The best I can tell, this is all going to be left intact. The only thing that has been removed are the locks for the individual cells and the beds in all the cells for some reason, both removed a long time ago. The cost of lead abatement for removal, and the sheer logistics of getting tons of steel out of a building likely makes it cost-prohibitive to remove the space.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread for a few days.
I also share a family connection to this space-at the end of the gallery, you'll notice a couple pictures of a WWI memorial plaque. Keller Stillwell was my great-grandfather's twin brother who was killed in France on Armistice Day, after the treaty was signed. If you don't believe me, I can provide photos of his gravestone at a local churchyard, and the letter recieved from the U.S. Army upon his death.
My grandfather on my Mother's side was a Charlotte city policeman from 1966 to 1975. He likely put a few people away up here.
Here's the link to the full Imgur gallery: http://imgur.com/a/JxXi0
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Jack Strathmore
   
Location: Adrian, MI
Gender: Male
Good friends bail you out of jail....true friends will be with you saying, "Damn, that was fun!
| |  | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 1 on 5/19/2012 1:54 PM >
| | | | Nice set, love the history story. Why the first and last post here?
Jack Strathmore
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Crypton
   
Gender: Male
| | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 2 on 5/19/2012 2:19 PM >
| | | | Nice place man!
Is the construction site accessible? ;)
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propav8r
| | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 3 on 5/19/2012 5:16 PM >
| | | | Posted by Jack Strathmore
Nice set, love the history story. Why the first and last post here?
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I'm jut not very into UE, but that's just me. Thought I'd share with a community that might appreciate it.
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propav8r
| | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 4 on 5/19/2012 5:19 PM >
| | | | Posted by Crypton
Nice place man!
Is the construction site accessible? ;)
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Hrm...the only way to get to it is to actually enter the building. The temporary fencing is easy to bypass, but getting in the building would be challenging. It's locked up tighter than a nun's pussy after dark.
Now, if you showed up with a hard hat, fluorescent safety vest, eye protection (a must on this jobsite), and a few tools during the day, nobody would even look twice at you. Show up with a 2-day beard and have some dust on your boots and jeans and you'll blend right in.
But, if you go, you didn't see it here, you heard about it by word of mouth, and just got curious.
What I'm getting at is it would be much more accessible during the day than at night.
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Jack Strathmore
Location: Adrian, MI
Gender: Male
Good friends bail you out of jail....true friends will be with you saying, "Damn, that was fun!
| | | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 5 on 5/19/2012 5:30 PM >
| | | | Posted by propav8r
I'm jut not very into UE, but that's just me. Thought I'd share with a community that might appreciate it.
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I am glad you shared and it is appreciated!
Jack Strathmore
http://www.flickr....os/jackstrathmore/ |
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critter
| | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 6 on 5/20/2012 5:21 PM >
| | | | Nice. Glad to see they're not demolishing it.
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DJ Craig
   
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Location: Johnson City, TN
Gender: Male
Break the Silence
| |  |  | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 7 on 5/21/2012 4:55 AM >
| | | | This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." -Dr. Suess |
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Eschaton
Location: Western NC
Gender: Male
Entry: Eschaton (es-kuh-tawn) noun | end of time, climax of history | Etymology: Greek for 'last'
| | | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 8 on 5/26/2012 9:41 PM >
| | | | Posted by propav8r
Hrm...the only way to get to it is to actually enter the building. The temporary fencing is easy to bypass, but getting in the building would be challenging. It's locked up tighter than a nun's pussy after dark.
Now, if you showed up with a hard hat, fluorescent safety vest, eye protection (a must on this jobsite), and a few tools during the day, nobody would even look twice at you. Show up with a 2-day beard and have some dust on your boots and jeans and you'll blend right in.
But, if you go, you didn't see it here, you heard about it by word of mouth, and just got curious.
What I'm getting at is it would be much more accessible during the day than at night.
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Such a shame, as it seems like you would be pretty good at UE. You certainly think the right way 
But I think Crypton's question was more focused on legitimate access, and if there is a foreman on the job nice enough to give permission.
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insanebuslady
Location: ?
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"You talkin' to me?"
| | | Re: Old Mecklenburg County Courthouse Jail, Charlotte NC
<Reply # 9 on 5/28/2012 4:28 AM >
| | | | Thanks for sharing, this is cool. Post again sometime
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