Goodnight Raleigh - a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night
The year was 1966, and the gilded luster of the aged grande dame had faded long ago. With great trepidation I walked up to the front door. My buddy and I had been roving Blount St. for more than a year by then, exploring and photographing the once elegant mansions being demolished by the state in the late 1960s. And of course I always had my trusty Kodak Instamatic camera in tow.
This week for Flashback Friday we’re publishing six postcards depicting various ‘tourist homes’ which once lined US Route 1 (Wake Forest Rd./Person St.) through Raleigh. As Raleigh is about halfway between New York and Florida, our city became a popular overnight stop-over for the traveling public.
This week on Flashback Friday we offer another beautifully tinted postcard by the famed postcard publisher, Hugh C. Leighton. The card depicts Raleigh’s post office building on Fayetteville St. as it was originally built, before two major additions in the 20th century altered its appearance.
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