Do you remember when the Flying Saucer was a Baptist bookstore? My grandma used to take us in all the time. She would be sad to know how much I frequent the premises now.

Old Ravenscroft School was located on the block bordered by Glenwood Ave. Tucker St. Boylan Ave. and Johnson St. It is now Glenwood Towers and the Chapel is still there. As far as I know that is where it has always been. I know it was there in the 1940′s.
Devereaux Meadow was the home of the Raleigh Caps Baseball team. It was where the City Garbage Trucks now park. Peace St. Across the street and down a bit from Finch’s. Used to be Finch’s drive in, car hops and all.
In the late 1950′s we would walk down Peace St. and go sit on the hill behind Devereaux Meadow and watch the baseball games for free. Capital Blvd is there now.
There was an old hosiery mill that I think was on West St. I think it was abandoned but do not remember much about it except it burned down. I was about ten or eleven and we could see the flames from our house on Wilmington St. My mom and I and another kid drove out to see what was happening. I know it was nighttime and I am pretty sure it was summertime.

Thanks man.

Karl

You have done such a wonderful service for so many of us. THANK YOU! I’ll bet that in 1966 you had no inkling of how important your memories and photos would be to so many people 45 years later – and beyond, no doubt.
I left Raleigh in 1964 and joined the Navy in ’66. In ’67 while stationed aboard a nuclear submarine in dry-dock, I drove down from Virginia to visit the old neighborhood (Oakwood Ave.) and see Morson again. I was devastated to find it gone – and still am. I and others are so grateful to you. I’m going to try and post my picture of Mrs. Oswald’s 1961 7th grade class, of which I was a proud member. I’m just glad the picture was taken on a day I actually went to school. I loved that place, but for personal reasons missed a LOT of days. Mr Cook, the boy’s counselor, said that I set the absentee records for both 8th and 9th grades. Mrs Yarborough wanted to fail me in Latin and in English, but Mr. Cook intervened because I carried an A+ average in both subjects. She was furious because in 9th grade, I missed 97 out of 180 school days. I’m not proud of that – but what was, was, and is. (And I did become a professional writer/novelist – and can still conjugate Latin verbs with the best of ‘em. So I must have learned something!)

Rut Etheridge

I’m guessing you read my post on Oberlin Cemetery –
http://goodnightraleigh.com/2008/07/forgotten-oberlin-village-cemetery/ There was a volunteer clean up effort back in the 1990s, but as you can see, today the cemetery is once again in dire need of some major TLC. If your son is in the scouts, a cleanup of the cemetery could be an excellent merit badge project! You might try connecting with the Wilson Temple Methodist Church down the street, as I think they are the administrators of Oberlin Cemetery

Here is a link you also might find helpful–
http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/wake/cem252.htm

Good luck in your endeavor!

I happened upon your site quite by accident in an effort to learn more about the forgotten, little, overgrown cemetery that it now our next door neighbor. My son and I have developed an undeniable fascination with the 3 acre space and its history. We are interested in leading a grassroots clean up effort. Our hope is to restore some dignity to the memory of those buried there. It’s heartbreaking to see it in such disrepair. I know the Latta House had tried to organize some sort of effort back in 2008 but it does not seem as though anything more has been done since. It may be time to try and spark some interest again.

I will continue to do some research of my own and I am interested in anything else you may know.
Many thanks,
Cole