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Greetings from Raleigh, N.C.

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Greetings from Raleigh, N.C. y’all! This week Flashback Friday takes a look at downtown Raleigh as it appeared in the late 1960s — before we got big.

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Dormitories, Library and Administration Bldg., Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C.

Dormitories, Library and Administration Bldg., Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C._web

This week’s Flashback Friday  postcard depicts the Meredith College campus from an unusual viewpoint — that is, from the southwest, rather than looking due north toward the administration building, as is typically seen.

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State Agricultural Bldg., Raleigh, N.C.

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Our Flashback Friday postcard tour of the state government buildings encircling Capitol Square continues this week with a visit to the Agriculture Building on Edenton Street. This will be the fifth stop on the tour, which we first embarked upon in May 2013.

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