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Horse Track Alley





Horse Track Alley is a public road that you won’t find on any map. In fact, I had no idea it even had a name, until about 2-3 months ago when this sign popped up out of no where. It’s very near where I live, and I walk down it frequently when out with the dogs.
It’s also the first sign I’ve ever seen that had the double zero designation. It begins on Clark Ave near Cameron Village, and dead ends behind some businesses on Hillsborough St. (El Rodeo being the only one I can recall at the moment).
Anyone have any info on the origin of the name? Are there any other designated “alleys” in Raleigh with their own street sign?

A Random Cityscape

Visible in the photo are The Church of the Good Shephard, The Wachovia Building, and RBC Plaza.

West Street From Glenwood Avenue


This the parking deck across from the Blue Martini. You can see the sign from this deck in an older post where I gush about how neat it looks.


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