Goodnight Raleigh - a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night

What Used to be the Tallest Buildings in Town

In the foreground are Capital Bank Plaza and the Durham Life Insurance Building, (aka “The Superman Building“), which were at different points in time the tallest buildings in Raleigh. The Durham Life Building reigned as the tallest from the 1940s until the BB&T Building (later Capital Bank Plaza) was built in 1965. The view here is seen from what is currently the tallest building, RBC Plaza.

Leave a Comment


Discuss Raleigh

  • Recent Comments:

    • chat porno IA: Dr Ross recommends doing it at the same sex to get a sun Tan. We’re absolutely certain that our...
    • IsmaelArexy: This post has a natural flow that keeps the content enjoyable while also making the discussion simple...
    • Ken Hayes: My wife and I had our first date in October, 1999, at The Carriage Club, the steakhouse that was under and...
    • Nilda: This paragraph provides clear idea designed for the new viewers of blogging, that actually how to do blogging...
    • PicReword: Seeing the 1972 photo really shifts the context—what looked bland now feels more like a time capsule, and...
    • Carl Smith: My first job out of high school was as night dishwasher at this restaurant. Summer of 1968. I was waiting...
    • Rw Price: My uncle, Richard Q. Price worked there when he enlisted into the army in the 2940s. He later doled as an...
    • topviewai: I like the focus on Raleigh after dark, especially how the city’s architecture and history can feel...


    •