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WRAL Television Channel 5, Raleigh, N.C.

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The Raleigh landmark seen here has not changed much since it was built in 1959, but the communications medium for which it was built, has. This week Flashback Friday stops by the WRAL-TV studios on Western Boulevard.

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Raleigh Banking and Trust Co., Raleigh, N.C.

Ral Nat Bank_web

The classic bank building seen here, a veritable ‘temple of fortune,’ still stands on Fayetteville St. — sort of. You will find out why it is still there, and yet, why it is not, this week, on Flashback Friday.

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Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, North Carolina

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A couple weeks ago Flashback Friday took a look at a 1915 viewcard of Fayetteville Street, looking south from the north end. This week we take another look, this time from the south looking north, 50 years hence — with a revealing twist.

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