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

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.

Raleigh, NC City Of Oaks

Although we’re stepping back in time this week for Flashback Friday, we aren’t traveling too far. The above view show the center city in the early 1980s.

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The Junior League Center For Community Leadership

The new Morgan Street entrance

Since the 1920s, the Junior League of Raleigh has improved the community and the lives of those within it through education, outreach, and voluntarism. About a year ago, the organization moved in to the lower floor of a former IBM research facility on Hillsborough Street near the Capitol Building.

Often overlooked, this 1960s commercial building is a fine example of the International Style. It has the distinctive flair characteristic of its highly accomplished architect, George Matsumoto, along with a rejuvenated new appearance.

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