Car #85:

1. It was the last streetcar to operate in Charlotte and was used for the ceremonial Final Run.

2. 1927 in Charlotte, at the trolley barn at South Boulevard and Bland Street

3. It was sold to the Air National Guard and used as an office at the airport.

4. It was moved to Huntersville and used as a diner.

5. Car #85 was sold to Ms. Daisy Mae Trapp Moore for $125-$150.

6. She used it as a rental house: 3 rooms, no plumbing.

7. 1987

8. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Properties Commission (now Historic Landmarks Commission)

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