North Davidson, or NoDa as the local residents refer to the area, flourished as a powerhouse in the NC Textile Industry from 1903 to 1975. This textile community functioned as a self-contained village separated from the city of Charlotte by farms and fields. After the 1975 closing of its last mill, North Charlotte (as it was then called) was all but forgotten until the 1980s. This decade brought young artists into the area who had a vision of developing a new art community for Charlotte residents.

NoDa is now the home to the City's best collection of galleries and performance venues as well as some of the funkiest full service restaurants. The architecture of the houses in this neighborhood varies greatly, but consists mainly of mill homes that were built to support the large mill community that occupied this area for over seventy years.