Dilworth
The Dilworth neighborhood was Charlotte’s first streetcar suburb and was originally established in the 1890s by Edward Dilworth. Much of the neighborhood is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Dilworth Historic District. The homes are primarily bungalows — with the occasional Queen Anne — as well as some larger, two-story Colonial Revivals lining Dilworth Road East and West. East Boulevard serves as the main thoroughfare through the Dilworth neighborhood. It is lined with restaurants, offices, and shops, many of which are located in renovated homes giving it a classic look with a charming appeal. Dilworth’s shopping experience is mostly boutique due to the in-home feel but includes everything one might need from the larger chain grocery stores like Harris Teeter, gift shops like the Paper Skyscraper and Cottage Chic, to the phenomenal restaurant scene with staples like 300 East, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Copper, 131 Main, Ed’s Tavern, and the more recently established but very popular Bakersfield. Charlotte’s largest hospital, Carolinas Medical Center, is located in Dilworth. This 861-bed teaching hospital is the region’s only Level 1 trauma center.
