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Death of a Victorian: Fabius Briggs House to be Razed

After countless stays of execution and pleas from Preservation North Carolina to save the Fabius Briggs House located at 1301 Hillsborough Street, it seems its day has come. Built in 1906 by a son of Thomas H. Briggs, founder of Briggs Hardware, it has stood witness to the evolution of one of Raleigh’s most attractive and well traveled streets.

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Morning View 113011

My downtown neighbor.

Swimming Through the Trees

Someone painted a mermaid on the water tower of Tower Street, and at night it appears she is swimming through the trees.

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    • hollywoodgirl: I was thinking about the downtown hotels and how their purposes had changed over the decades, and how...
    • jayare: A lunchtime internet search for Ed V. Bedney resulted in the fact that he was a collector of matchbooks and...
    • jayare: LOL that message typed on the post card sounds like an international drug deal!
    • Raleigh Boy: Hollywoodgirl — Thanks for sharing your recollections of the Andrew Johnson Hotel with our...
    • Jimmy G: Moved to Raleigh in 1956. worked at Chiips 1966 later Hardee’s, Emma Conn to Morson to Enloe. Lived in...
    • Debbie McGhee Saelens: I went attended Hugh Morson the first part of the 9th grade (1965) before we moved to Aycock....
    • Matthew Brown: Another great article, Raleigh Boy! Thank you
    • Curt: Interesting post, Raleigh Boy. I wonder if the flag in the postcard was artistic license. Here are two Flickr...


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