Morning View 051811
I haven’t been to Watson’s Flea Market in years when its been open. It’s a very eerie and odd feeling walking around in the early AM hours.
Save the Century Postal Station!
Century Postal Station today
Across the country, post offices are closing at an alarming rate. Rural communities are being left without their sole means of physical contact with the outside world (as well as services such as money orders), and gathering places for town residents are disappearing.
Despite the area’s strong economy and growing population, Raleigh has not been immune from such closings. We lost the only post office near the state’s largest university just a few months ago, among several others. The next area closure is in an unlikely location: The Century Postal Station on Fayetteville Street.
J. S. Dorton Arena – State Fair Grounds
This week’s installment of Flashback Friday features a 1966 postcard of the arena designed by Matthew Nowicki at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. Dorton Arena is the most significant piece of modern architecture in North Carolina, and probably all of the Southeast.
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