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Buster Keaton was the star attraction at the once famous Carolina Theater on North Tryon Street. 
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Jimi Hendrix opened a show for the Monkees in the old Coliseum in Charlotte during the summer of 1967 and was booed off the stage. However, Hendrix came back to Charlotte as a headliner in 1968 and mesmerized the crowd. It’s remembered as one of the best concerts ever in the old Coliseum.
Osmond Barringer was the first car dealer in Charlotte. He liked to pull stunts to promote the automobile. This is Barringer after he drove to the top of Grandfather Mountain.
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