In 2015, a North Carolina landlord rejected multiple offers for his tiny dive bar’s property, so developers built 323 apartments around it

In Charlotte, North Carolina, one small property became an unusually visible holdout against rapid urban redevelopment. Thirsty Beaver Saloon, a one-storey neighbourhood bar in the Plaza Midwood area, opened in 2008 on a parcel that had been preserved for over seven decades.

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