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Charlotte Cars and Coffee- New Location Needed!
Suggestions Welcome

As many of you know the NC Music Factory has been a gracious host to us for the last 3 years. We could not have gotten to this point with out their support to help grow Charlotte C&C into what it is today. Unfortunately for us an economic development opportunity that has been looming for years is now taking place at the Factory. The management has decided to build two office buildings on lot #1 which will begin Nov 1st. That means we will have to relocate the event to another accommodating location as of now.

We have been looking for a new place to host C&C for the last few months, but as many of you know the logistics as well as the liability concerns is a lot for someone to consider. A number of locations have been interested but few have follow up with an invite. I am reaching out to ask the C&C community for some help. If you know of a location in the Greater Charlotte area that may accommodate us, please let me know.

We currently have access to 1200 spaces at the NC Factory in the main lot and we pretty much use about 700 of those spaces. Any suggestion for a new location will be appreciated!

Here are the criteria that we need:

• At least 700 parking spaces
• Multiple outlets for traffic flow
• Accessible for most of greater Charlotte area
• Close proximity to major roadways
• Access to bathrooms or space to add portable facilities
• Would like to support a local restaurant that serves breakfast and coffee
• Food truck rotation would be an option as well
• Security will continue to be provided by the corporate sponsors and myself through the Mecklenburg
• Facility that has an event policy or would be willing to share responsibility for one.




Stay tuned we are trying very hard to save what we have built as a staple in the Charlotte car community over the past 7 years. It is not a matter of if but when we will find a new home.

I can be contacted: mchristian@carolina.rr.com or 704.621.6857

Thank you,

Michael

JR_VETTE

I can't help you, as I'm in TN, but I will say check with the local Carmike cinema. They have been great to work with here in Nashville. It's adjacent to McDonalds. I will say the agreement here was not to perform any onsite business (food trucks, and so on). It's a guaranteed empty parking lot until at least lunchtime.

bonecrrusher

Carmike has no presence in the Charlotte metro area - they are a few located about an hour away from the city...

LFZ

Starlight Cinemas on 29 would be a great place for a Cars and Coffee.....early in the morning...everyone out by 9:30-10:00 anyways before the movies start showing.

denneys69

There's a large movie theatre on the corner of Monroe & Sardis Noth. It has an entrance on each road. This location is about 3/4 mile west off Independence Boulvard. There is also a large parking lot on the corner of Independence & SARDIS North.
Good luck, Dennis

1truL48

Embassy Suites at Concord Mills? Easy on/easy off and tons of food choices.

Tanger Outlets at I485/NC 160

Carolina Place Mall - Pineville/NC51/I485. It's close to being a dead mall.

ElCid79

Was this ever sorted?

ChoppinVette

sub'd for more details

Zero_6

Northlake mall is out of the question.

LFZ

We've been there...done that anyways.....

Zero_6

I don't want my Vette around hood rats or getting struck by stray bullets. It's the new east land mall.

LFZ

I live right across the street from Northlake mall....I'll keep that in mind.

Zero_6

So you know about the shooting during christmas eve? Be safe.

bonecrrusher

LFZ

Yes I know about the shooting....just another day at the mall.

LFZ

procketus

Here's a temporary location if you haven't heard about it yet.


http://forum.carsandcoffee.info/show...-Temp-Location

1truL48

Maserati vs Corvette. That's what I'm talkin about!

Thomasmoto

Hey guys. How has the temp locations worked out. Are you going to the Maserati place again in Feb?

russ472

interested in this as well