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The Passing of a Legend, an Opportunity Lost

The street sign where Catalano's famous house once stood

Almost ten years ago, Raleigh lost one of the most impressive and forward-thinking houses the world has ever seen: The Catalano House. It was the first warped plane structure in America, and it inspired a generation of young architects to explore new ways of constructing the spaces we live, work, and play in.

A little over a week ago, the world lost the brilliant architect who was the namesake of the house. Eduardo Catalano died at the age of 92.

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Pac-Man at the Old Building

How good of a detective are you? Goodnight Raleigh tries its hand at making a riddle wrapped around a trivia question for you in this post-snowpocalypse Raleigh world.
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January Snow Night

The news media are typically focused on how kids enjoy the snow, and show the fun they have during the day. In Downtown Raleigh, some adults were having just as much fun in the evening hours.

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The Evolution of Street Lighting in Raleigh

New LED street lighting on Hillsborough Street

If you’ve driven down Hillsborough Street at night within the past week or so, you may have noticed some new lighting. What makes this lighting noteworthy is that it is LED (right), as opposed to fluorescent or the more common sodium vapor lamps (left). 

But before we dive into why this is important, let’s take a look at the history of municipal lighting of streets, buildings, and sidewalks at night. 

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Working Late at Vernacular Studio

The gentlemen in the photo above were working late (after 11PM) on a Monday evening. One can assume business is good for Vernacular Studio, as they somewhat recently relocated their base of operations to the corner of Hillsborough St. and Glenwood Avenue. They were previously located on Tower Street in the Oberlin neighborhood.

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  • Recent Comments:

    • Ian F.G. Dunn: This is great, John.
    • John Morris: Thanks everyone for the compliments. This was my first attempt at video editing (excluding stuff done in...
    • Mark: Great article on a great man and the efforts to preserve a great house. Thanks!
    • Matt McConnell: Thanks for posting this John…great article, great man.
    • ncsu1stbaseman: Yes!!! I look forward to the next one!
    • George Smart, Editor: Excellent job – thanks John!
    • Bruce: What sort of video camera was used? And with a tripod, perhaps?
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