Mayor looks back on 14 years of memories
Longest-serving leader advocated major changes, presided over period of unprecedented growth.
(By Jim Morrill, The Charlotte Observer) - A teal seat from the old coliseum. Red boxing gloves signed by George Foreman. Helmets from the Panthers and NASCAR. Photos with presidents and preachers and the pilot of the "Miracle on the Hudson." Even a new pair of shoes left forgotten for two years.
All were among the stuff packed into cardboard boxes or tossed into rollout trash bins Friday as Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory prepared to leave his 15th floor office in city hall.
"I'm a very sentimental guy," he said. "Cleaning out 14 years of memories is difficult."
(By Jim Morrill, The Charlotte Observer) - A teal seat from the old coliseum. Red boxing gloves signed by George Foreman. Helmets from the Panthers and NASCAR. Photos with presidents and preachers and the pilot of the "Miracle on the Hudson." Even a new pair of shoes left forgotten for two years.
All were among the stuff packed into cardboard boxes or tossed into rollout trash bins Friday as Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory prepared to leave his 15th floor office in city hall.
"I'm a very sentimental guy," he said. "Cleaning out 14 years of memories is difficult."
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