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Morning View 031611

I have new neighbors. Two doors down from my studio on E. Martin and S. Bloodworth St. new neighbors have moved in. The house was on the market for 2 months and then the renovation began.

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A Sigh of Relief from Dix Hill

As far as I can tell, Mayor Meeker’s response to a question after the State of the City speech yesterday was the first public confirmation that the Dorothea Dix Hospital property won’t fall in to private hands. Although I haven’t been following the saga of the state’s first mental institution very closely, this seems like really big news.

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Raleigh’s Union Depot

This week’s Flashback Friday postcard features Union Depot, Raleigh’s first centrally located train station.  It  opened in 1892 — and believe it or not, the building is still standing today.

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