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

Triangle Home Movie Day — 2012

Do you have old home movies stashed away in your family vault? Ever wondered what’s on them, their condition, or how to take care of them? Then bring your family’s 8mm, Super 8 or 16mm home movies to the 10th annual Triangle Home Movie Day, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Just what might have been filmed by our parents with their old movie cameras back in the day?

Read more »

Greetings from Raleigh, North Carolina

This week’s Flashback Friday feature is a so-called ‘Big Letter’ postcard, popular with the American traveling public of the 1930s and ’40s. And, quite by coincidence, we revisit with it the ‘Ronson Twenty Questions’ radio show of the 1940s.

Read more »

Hotel Sir Walter, Raleigh, N.C.

For Flashback Friday this week, we feature this fine ‘linen’ post card of Raleigh’s famed Hotel Sir Walter. The card depicts a dramatic view of the hotel — I love that huge neon sign and the twin radio towers mounted on the roof. However, the message written on the back reveals a hint of peril.

Read more »


Discuss Raleigh

  • Recent Comments:

    • url: If you are going for finest contents like myself, only pay a visit this site everyday because it presents...
    • https://www.princegeorgecleaning.com/: Cobblestone roads often look historic and charming, but they can be genuinely...
    • Eric: Fascinating bit of local history — cobblestone always looks charming but the practical headaches are real....
    • Eric: The way modern patching replaces original cobblestone with mismatched stone really does erase a layer of a...
    • Matt: Cobblestone restoration is one of those topics that quietly reveals a city’s priorities. The point about...
    • Sam: Cobblestone aesthetic is hard to argue with, but the maintenance and accessibility issues are exactly the kind...
    • Matt: Cobblestones look gorgeous in photos but my bike rims still remember the last block. Surprised to learn how...
    • Eric: Cobblestones photograph beautifully but my bike rims still remember the last block I rode over. Sad to learn...


  •