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1301 Hillsborough Street

1301 Hillsborough Street is quite the anomoly. I’ve driven by this place several times and wondered if people lived in the house. It reminds me of the house from “Fight Club”. In fact, I’ve often confided in friends that I’d love to live in it.
What is particularly interesting about this house is the fact that it is subjoined to the storefront that is on Hillsborough Street. The storefront is currently The Jackpot, an indie club with a nondescript faÃ§ade. It is located near The old Staudt Bakery, and like that old building, it is mostly hidden while in plain sight. This may have helped it escape the demolition spree of the mid to late 60’s.

An Unknown Sculpture

by John Morris
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Image taken in 2004

The same sculpture in 2008

The subject of these photos is an art piece that I know nothing about. When I originally photographed it in ’04, it was located on Fayetteville Street Mall, before it was reopened to auto traffic. It is now located across from Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. There is no information accompanying it that states the title or who created it.

Do you know anything about this sculpture?

Spot Up Your Community

by John Morris
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I absolutely love this painting. It’s on the side of a barbershop on the corner of Wilmington and Davie Streets. I know it has been repainted at least once in the past 4 years, as it was faded the first time I saw it. As noted in the bottom right corner, it was painted/updated by James Stacy Utley in 1994, but it older than that. It’s interesting to note that the skyline’s two tallest buildings are Progress I and the BB&T building.