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

State Hospital, Raleigh, N.C.

Our Flashback Friday postcard this week features an early view of Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Hospital. Once known as the state ‘lunatic’ or ‘insane’ asylum, Dix Hospital cared for North Carolina’s mentally ill for more than 150 years.

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Howard Johnson Motor Lodge and Restaurant, Raleigh, N.C.

This week for Flashback Friday we feature a classic photochrome postcard depicting Raleigh’s now lost Howard Johnson’s motel and restaurant.

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Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, N.C., Seating Capacity 3,800

This week’s Flashback Friday postcard features Raleigh’s iconic Memorial Auditorium. The monumental building was erected in 1932 as a memorial to the soldiers who died during “The Great War” (WWI). Architecturally, it is a beautiful complement to our Greek Revival-styled State Capitol.

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    • Carl Smith: My first job out of high school was as night dishwasher at this restaurant. Summer of 1968. I was waiting...
    • Rw Price: My uncle, Richard Q. Price worked there when he enlisted into the army in the 2940s. He later doled as an...
    • topviewai: I like the focus on Raleigh after dark, especially how the city’s architecture and history can feel...
    • JT: NC State 1970-1975. The PR was our bar without a doubt, Daryl’s the 2nd choice. Beers were 50 cents and...
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