Grady Cole Center, Charlotte

Name: Grady Cole Center
Address: Charlotte, United States

#208 among attractions in Charlotte

Sport venue, Sport, Basketball

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Grady Cole Center is a small civic center located on the campus of Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 3,000 seat center is located near the city's center, and can host several types of events. It was built in 1954 to replace the Charlotte Armory Auditorium, which had been destroyed by fire. Originally the Charlotte Park Center, it was renamed in 1987 in honor of WBT Radio morning personality, Grady Cole. The arena is a part of the Mecklenburg County Sportsplex, which also includes the American Legion Memorial Stadium. ()

Capacity: 3000Coordinates: 35°13'8"N, 80°49'45"W

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Center City (Elizabeth)Charlotte United States

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Grady Cole Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spectrum Center, Truist Field, Harvey B. Gantt Center, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art.

0.7 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Spectrum Center, Charlotte
18 min walk • Spectrum Center is an indoor arena located in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the NBA's Charlotte Hornets.
1.3 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Truist Field, Charlotte
33 min walk • Truist Field is a baseball stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Uptown-area stadium hosts the Charlotte Knights, a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team in the International League.
1.1 miW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Harvey B. Gantt Center, Charlotte
29 min walk • The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, formerly known as the Afro-American Cultural Center, is in Charlotte, North Carolina and named for Harvey Gantt, the city's first African-American mayor and the first African-American student at Clemson University.
1.1 miW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte
28 min walk • The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a 36,500-square-foot museum space dedicated to the exhibition of mid-20th-century modern art. The modern art museum is part of the new Levine Center for the Arts in Uptown. The museum building was designed by architect Mario Botta.
0.9 miW
Museum, Specialty museum
NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte
22 min walk • The NASCAR Hall of Fame, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, honors drivers who have shown expert skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, broadcasters and other major contributors to competition within the sanctioning body.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte
22 min walk • The Levine Museum of the New South, is a history museum located in Charlotte, North Carolina whose exhibits focus on life in the North Carolina Piedmont after the American Civil War.
0.7 miNW
Park, Pedestrian street
First Ward Park, Charlotte
19 min walk • First Ward Park is a 4.6 acre urban park in the First Ward neighborhood of Uptown Charlotte. After a national competition to attract architects, the firm Shadley Associates was selected to build the park.
0.7 miNW
Children's museum, Museum, Performing arts
ImaginOn, Charlotte
19 min walk • ImaginOn: The Joe and Joan Martin Center is a collaborative venture of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and the Children's Theater of Charlotte located in Charlotte, North Carolina. This 102,000-square-foot landmark learning center opened on October 8, 2005.
~510 ftW
Universities and schools
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte
3 min walk • Central Piedmont Community College is a public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. With an enrollment of more than 50,000 students annually, Central Piedmont is the second largest community college in the North Carolina Community College System and the largest in the Charlotte metropolitan area.
1 miNW
Museum, Art gallery
McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte
27 min walk • McColl Center is an artist residency and contemporary art space located at 721 North Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Residencies last from two months to eleven months and are available to visual artists as well as creative people in other disciplines.
0.5 miW
Park
Marshall Park, Charlotte
14 min walk • Marshall Park is a five and a half acre urban park at 800 East Third Street in the Second Ward of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features a large fountain and a lake, an amphitheater, a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and a Holocaust memorial monument.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Grady Cole Center?

Nearby attractions include Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte (3 min walk), John Price Carr House, Charlotte (7 min walk), East Avenue Tabernacle Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Charlotte (8 min walk), Thompson Park, Charlotte (8 min walk).

How to get to Grady Cole Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Grady Cole Center:

Tram

CPCC Central Campus • Lines: Gold (4 min walk)
McDowell Street • Lines: Gold (11 min walk)

Bus

Transit Center- Bay V • Lines: 35 (19 min walk)
Charlotte Transportation Center (20 min walk)

Light rail

7th Street • Lines: Blue (20 min walk)
CTC/Arena • Lines: Blue (21 min walk)