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

Raleigh’s Union Depot

This week’s Flashback Friday postcard features Union Depot, Raleigh’s first centrally located train station.  It  opened in 1892 — and believe it or not, the building is still standing today.

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First National Bank

First National Bank, Raleigh’s modernist drive-in as it appeared in the early 1960s.

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Raleigh’s Fabled Fayetteville Street

This postcard depicts Fayetteville St.  — as I remember it — the mid 1960s. And of course, back then my trusty Kodak Instamatic was always in tow.

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