The second of three rooftop murals in southendclt celebrating public transit and the electric trolly car that was developed by Thomas Edison’s company GE. “Edison came to Charlotte in 1890 to test out a theory. He wanted to see if it was possible to use electricity to separate gold from other sediment in the process of gold……It didn’t work. However while in Charlotte the celebrity was on the list of Charlotte’s elites to have over for dinner. Edward Dilworth Latta was just such a person. On Friday February 21, 1890 Mr. Latta had a big dinner at his house on North Tryon Street. He had the who’s who of Charlotte (See full story Charlotte News February 24, 1890). It was at this dinner that Latta discussed with Edison his plan to run electric street cars out to the “Country” to Charlotte’s first suburb, Dilworth. The two agreed to work together and Charlotte has been growing ever since. After a visit by Thomas Edison, Edward Dilworth Latta and his Charlotte Consolidated Construction Co. op...