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

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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