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Administration Bldg., Shaw University, Raleigh, N.C.

Shaw Admin Bldg_web

Shaw University has been a prominent institution of higher learning in Raleigh since 1865. The historic downtown campus has occupied its South St. location since 1870. Flashback Friday takes a look this week at an early campus landmark that, sadly, few people nowadays remember.

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Main Building, Agricultural and Mechanical Arts University, Raleigh, N.C.

A&M Main Bldg_1911_web

Students are returning to college campuses in Raleigh this week, so Flashback Friday takes the opportunity to jump in our time machine and visit the campus of NC State University of more than 100 years ago.

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Martin and Fayetteville Streets, Raleigh, N.C.

Martin + Fayetteville Sts_web

We’ve published many postcard views of Fayetteville Street on Flashback Friday over the past three and a half years; so how about we mix it up a bit this week. Here we are at the busiest intersection on Raleigh’s main street, looking west down Martin Street, flanked by the US Post Office on the left and the Tucker Building on the right.

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