The Greenhouses

They are located on the corner of Yarbrough and Brooks. This is also where Brooks Avenue begins. Once again, Google Maps has the street names wrong when embedding the map as a widget.

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The Tubes Outside of Williams Hall

I've walked by these things a thousand times and always thought they'd be neat to photograph. As the post title implies, they are outside of Williams Hall. I have no idea as to their purpose. I know that they have been the target of taggers and have been repainted several times.

The Corner of Salisbury and Wilmington

I was standing on a grate at the corner while taking this picture. When fumbling around to change memory cards, my fingers slipped and I lost a card in the drain. Luckily there weren't any images in it that had not already been downloaded.

Happy Christmas

In lieu of a family of my own, enjoy a picture of my two girls and my sister's rottweiler, Lexus.

Bagwell Avenue

Bagwell Avenue is one of my favorite residential streets in all of Raleigh. The oaks lining the street not only provide a lovely environment, but also serve to provide great sound insulation as well. You can see Hillsborough Street from the middle, yet the sounds of all of the hustle and bustle aren't there.
I can't put my finger on it, but there is something special about this street.

The Lights in Cameron Village

This is at the intersection of Oberlin Rd. and Cameron St.

Holiday Lights with Zoom Effect

Santa on a Roof Top

Holiday Decorated Houses, Part I

NCSU week has come to a close, and with it comes a new beginning. All this week is Christmas week, where this blog will showcase some of the houses and businesses that have strung out the holiday lights for this time of year. Out of respect to home owners, I won't be posting addresses or locations for the photos.

The house pictured above had a neat effect of snowflakes moving across the front of the house.

Scott Hall

All I know about Scott Hall is that it is the home to The Poultry Sciences. This is the rear of the building, furthest from Hillsborough St.

Harrelson Hall (and its ultimate demise)

By a somewhat coincidence, the topic of Harrelson Hall came up at work, shortly before I had planned to write about it. Working in a software development company in the Raleigh or Durham area means that there are quite a few NCSU comp sci alumni in my midst. Harrelson Hall, being the math building and all, means that everyone is familiar with it and has some sort of opinion on it. The fact it is across from D.H. Hill Library/the brickyard means that it would be difficult to say you went to State and did not know this building.
It seems as though the the talk of its destruction has been going on for at least a few years now. Wikipedia says that

Future plans call for the demolition and reconstruction of Harrelson Hall after a temporary hall has been constructed. A rebuilding plan was chosen after the estimated expenses for remodeling were compiled and deemed too costly.

Jason, a friend from work, said during the discussion that Harrelson was often the base for some recurring dreams he's had. I don't find it that surprising. There are somewhat unreal elements to it, due to the nature of it being round and all. It is also odd that although everyone has an opinion, and it is generally not negative (but not necessarily positive), no one I know seems terribly sad that it is going to be torn down, myself included. I'm not sure why this is.

• What are your experiences in this building?
• Any quirks you remember when having classes here?
• What are your thoughts on its inevitable demise?

Wikipedia goes on to say that

Its structure is in the shape of a cylinder, 261 feet in diameter, with a mostly open-air plaza ground floor. It was named after mathematics professor John W. Harrelson. Constructed in 1961, Harrelson Hall was the first cylindrical classroom structure ever built on a university campus. It is four stories high (although top floor is designated as the third floor). A ramp with access to floors 1 through 3 wraps around the building's central column; three stairways and one elevator also provide access to the upper floors. The 105,732 square foot building houses offices and classrooms for Mathematical Sciences, Foreign Languages, Sociology, and Anthropology. Lecture halls are found around the inner portion and offices are along the rim.

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Park Shops Renovation

According to NCSU, this renovation project is scheduled to be complete in early 2009. There is some funkiness going on with this map, as it is listing Morrison Drive when it should be Current Dr.

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Riddick Labs

I believe it now houses Physics and Animal Science. Beyond that, I don't have much more information.

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The Court of Carolinas

This week has been dubbed "NCSU Week" here at Goodnight, Raleigh! This first entry is the Court of Carolinas, which according to Wikipedia,

is a large, mostly green quad on North Campus. It is surrounded by the 1911 Building Hall, Tompkins Hall , Caldwell Hall, Winston Hall, Poe Hall, Page Hall, and Leazar Hall. The west side of the Court is sloped upward along a hill that the 1911 Building is situated upon. It was once home to 100 trees (one for every county in North Carolina; thus the court's name name), but damage caused by Hurricane Fran in 1996 reduced the number significantly, including the destruction of a particularly old and large tree which was some 12 feet in diameter. Some replanting has occurred, but the Court's former appearance is far from being restored.

The Court of Carolinas is really beautiful place, with a diverse amount of life and greenery.

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An Abandoned House Downtown

Growing up in a rural area in the mountains, abandoned houses were everywhere. When the owner died, or moved, and no one bought it, it would just sit. The cost of tearing a house down didn't make sense when there is plenty of land available. I was kind of surprised and delighted to find this gem, but my guess is that it won't be this way for long.

If you look at the map, you'll notice this house rests on the corner of Wilmington St. and Bledsoe Ave. The big highway left of it is also Wilmington St. How is it that there are two Wilmington Streets, right next to one another? It's not a flaw in the map, I saw the street signs myself. Anyone know?

UPDATE: If you enjoy abandoned places/things, please visit my online gallery of abandoned photography: http://influxed.fotki.com/abandoned.

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Just Another Cityscape

View of the city as seen from E. Hargett St. Person, Blount, and Davie Streets

In Front of the Wake County Courthouse

I have been in the courthouse on many occasions, but all for non-moving violations. Honest!

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Moving Trains, Part II

Back in August, I made a post titled "Moving Trains, Part I". I had the intent of following up with another moving trains post, but haven't got around to it until now. I've always loved trains. I'm sad that my current residence isn't close to one. This particular junction is on West Hargett St.

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East Davie St. Near City Market

You can compare the condos on the left side of the image with those on the bottom of the map as seen by the great eye of Google/Sauron.

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