The Ledger
Charlotte handled money rather than making it, and this is its graph kept the way Banktown would keep it: as a ruled book. Pick a page — districts against categories, the district adjacencies, people against places — and every derived connection becomes one stamped entry in a matrix, counted and totalled. Same dataset, same numbers as the spring graph; a different way of seeing where the weight sits.
Rows and columns are ordered by computation — a barycenter seriation that pulls connected blocks together — not alphabetically, so the clusters you see are the data's, not the alphabet's. Derived from 696 nodes · 3,153 connections.
PLATE IV — THE LEDGER
Every connection in the graph, ruled and counted
rows × columns
Σ
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
14
12
10
11
10
8
11
11
11
11
15
14
14
14
Σ
13
19
16
11
19
14
14
16
18
10
16
10
17
10
10
8
2
8
3
6
3
1
1
2
1
248
Read this figure as text
| Districts \ Categories | Takeout & Grab-and-Go | Park | Coffee | Worship | Sit-Down Dining | Live music | Landmark | Nightlife | Historical | Breakfast | Shopping | Greenway access | Activity | Breweries | Clubs & Leagues | Museums | Bowling | Places to Stay | Escape Rooms | Sports venues | Fishing Access | Mini Golf | Bike Rental | Lake access | Beach Access | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic West End | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Dilworth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| North Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Fourth Ward | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Wesley Heights | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Elizabeth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| West Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Matthews & Mint Hill | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| NoDa | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Plaza Midwood | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| East Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| First Ward | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Second Ward | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Camp North End | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Myers Park | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| University City | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Third Ward | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| LoSo & South Boulevard | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| SouthPark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| South End | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Steele Creek & Whitewater | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 14 |
| Day-trips ring | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Σ | 13 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 248 |