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

Commercial National Bank, Raleigh, N.C.

For Flashback Friday this week we feature a postcard depicting the elegant Commercial National Bank. Many consider it Raleigh’s finest early 20th century commercial building. It was designed in 1912 by the talented Atlanta architect, P. Thornton Marye.

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Court House, Raleigh, N.C.

In 1909 ‘Bob’ wrote the folks back home in Cambridge, Illinois, dissing Raleigh’s Wake County courthouse building. Maybe he should have sent them a postcard of the state capitol instead.

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The Raleigh Skyline (ca. 1960)

 

Raleigh’s skyline has changed a great deal since this photo was taken 50 years ago. Although four of the buildings seen in this view were demolished years ago, six of them are still standing today.

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