Ted C. Irwin walks listeners through the historical streets of Charlotte, North Carolina as he experienced them during the 1890s and 1900s by providing an account of Charlotte's urban development. Mr. Irwin discusses family and home life, working in Charlotte for Southern Railway, and his participation in the Charlotte Drum and Bugle Corps. He also describes moving from Charlotte to Richmond, Virginia in 1906 to work for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.