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NC State, with the Brickyard Under Construction

This week’s Flashback Friday shows the Brickyard at NC State in the late 1960s. Construction began in 1967 and was completed in 1969.

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1960s Fayetteville Street

This week’s Flashback Friday entry depicts Fayetteville Street during a time in which Raleigh’s main street underwent drastic changes.

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Hillsboro St., Raleigh, N.C.

For Flashback Friday this week we feature a vintage postcard which captures a glimpse of Hillsboro St. which has long since been lost to memory. I love the image of the streetcar rumbling past the elegant mansions on its route up the dusty street.

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