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Let’s turn the switch back on the Color Wall!

The composite of photographs of the Color Wall seen above was created by Libby Levi (College of Design '07) for the summer 2007 issue of the NC State University alumni magazine, NC State. The photos were taken by Daniel Kim, CALS Communication Services.

A few weeks ago Goodnight Raleigh! published a story onÂ NC State’s celebratedÂ Color Wall, which is housed inÂ the DH Hill Library.Â The kinetic light sculpture, the creationÂ of renowned artist and long-time College of Design professor, Joe Cox, was installed inÂ the library’s book tower in 1972. Unfortunately, the mechanical light switching systemÂ thatÂ operates the Color Wall began to malfunction within just a few years after its installation. Repeated repairs were made over the next three decades, but to the viewing public, the Color Wall was dark more often than lit.

Raleigh’s Old State Bank: A Memory Set on a Firm Foundation [updated]

by Raleigh Boy
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Squeezed onto a narrow lot betweenÂ the monolithic BakerÂ Sunday school wingÂ of Christ Church and the five story Capital Apartments on New Bern AvenueÂ is Raleigh’s oldest surviving brick building — the State Bank of North Carolina.Â Â When erected in 1813, it was the only structure on this block. In order to save it from demolition when the Baker wing was built, the venerable old building was moved 100 feet to its current location in 1968.

The top photo shows the State Bank in 1966Â on its original, solid granite block foundation. The bottom photo showsÂ the building in 2009 atÂ its current site.

Fayetteville Street Mall and DÃ©ja Vu

by Raleigh Boy
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I snapped this photo of the newly openedÂ Fayetteville Street Mall on a dreary January day in 1978. I had just returned toÂ Raleigh Â after a 3-year stint away at school. This was my first look at the transformed street, and I must admit, I was not impressed. For some reason an image of cold-war era East Berlin kept flashing through my head.

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