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Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts, America’s Finest, Raleigh, N.C.

For Flashback Friday this week we once again revisit the glory days of automobile travel along the East Coast’s storied US Highway 1. Presenting — the Alamo Plaza!

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New Dormitory Building, Agricultural and Mechanical Arts University, Raleigh, N.C.

Our Flashback Friday postcard feature this week was mailed nearly 100 years ago. The building depicted still stands on the NC State campus, but can any of our readers spot what is ‘wrong’ with this picture?

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Cameron Court Apartments, Raleigh, North Carolina

Our Flashback Friday postcard feature this week shows a rare aerial view of Raleigh’s Cameron Court Apartments. Who would ever guess this 21st century urban residential oasis was once the epicenter of a vast antebellum estate.

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    • Eric: Fascinating bit of local history — cobblestone always looks charming but the practical headaches are real....
    • 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...
    • Eric: Cobblestones photograph beautifully but my bike rims still remember the last block I rode over. Sad to learn...
    • 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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