This is the second abandoned beauty salon that’s made this blog.
This part of East Martin Street will be going through a renovation before too long. I don’t have any direct knowledge of future plans, but this particular structure lies on the edge of a row of brand new houses towards a slightly less upscale part of Raleigh. If you go to this part of town at night, you can expect to see the RPD in a car nearby, and possibly following you and running your license plate. They have had a presence in this area pretty consistently–at least the few times I’ve ventured down it at night.

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Pictured above is what remains of Dorsett Drive on the Dorothea Dix campus. I haven’t been to this area in a few years now, and it’s quite different than I remember it. The difference being piles of rubble where abandoned houses once stood. I’ve heard that these houses were home to staff of the hospital, but I do not know for sure.

Anyone have the story of this place? Did red street signs once designate roads in Raleigh, or was it limited to the Dorothea Dix campus?

If you are not a new reader of this blog, you may have noticed that I have a fondness for railroad related items. Raleigh has a rich history with railroading, and it shows in some of the artifacts around town.
I can’t say that I know the purpose of this dilapidated structure. My guess is that it was a direct route in to the warehouse to the last building on West Martin St..