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The Raleigh Skyline (ca. 1960)

 

Raleigh’s skyline has changed a great deal since this photo was taken 50 years ago. Although four of the buildings seen in this view were demolished years ago, six of them are still standing today.

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The Beautifully Modern Municipal Building — Raleigh, North Carolina

Summer 1973 — A day in the life of Ruth and Don and Mother and Claris and Debs. While on a day trip to Raleigh, ‘Debs’ picked up this postcard depicting our city’s ‘beautifully modern municipal building’ and mailed it to friends in Rochester, NY.

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Aerial View of Raleigh, N.C.

Flashback Friday redux — A few weeks ago we published Beautiful Raleigh, N.C., an aerial postcard view of downtown Raleigh. Though undated, readers narrowed down the date of that card to 1982-83. Care to give it another try with this one?

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