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Court House, Raleigh, N.C.

Wake Co Courthouse_web

Our Flashback Friday feature this week is a rare postcard view of the Wake County Courthouse — rare because of the card type and rare because of the view itself.

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Colonial Pines Hotel, Raleigh, N.C.

Carolina Pines Hotel_web

This week Flashback Friday leaves the familiarity of downtown Raleigh and heads out to the Colonial Pines Hotel, located two miles south of town. We’re talking 1956, mind you.

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North Carolina Revenue Building, Raleigh, N.C.

Revenue Bldg_web

About six months ago Flashback Friday embarked on a postcard tour of the state government buildings encircling Capitol Square. This week we visit the former Revenue Building, located at the corner of Salisbury and Morgan Streets.

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    • 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...
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    • Jerry: Cobblestones look beautiful in photos but my bike rims would disagree. Surprised to learn how much of...
    • Sprunked: It’s interesting to learn that the unevenness of the City Market’s cobblestones is actually due...
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