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California Restaurant, Raleigh, N.C.

This week for Flashback Friday we feature a rare interior postcard view of a long-time (and sadly, long-lost) Raleigh establishment, the California Restaurant. Gotta love those palm trees!

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Dormitory, State College Campus

This week Flashback Friday features a “photochrome” postcard of Bragaw Residence Hall on the N.C. State University campus. It was designed by the Wilmington, N.C. architectural firm Leslie N. Boney, AIA, and built in 1958. Bragaw Dorm was the first modernist-styled dormitory erected at N.C. State.

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Hotel Arcade and Lobby, Raleigh, N.C.

In recognition of Black History Month, we are publishing for Flashback Friday this week a rare postcard depicting Raleigh’s renowned Lightner Arcade. The hotel and amusement center once stood at the heart of the city’s 20th century African-American business district — E. Hargett St.

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