Goodnight Raleigh - a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night
Shoemaker S. M. Jones on E. Davie St. ca. 1926
From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives of NCÂ (N.53.16.6674)
Very little was known about this photograph until Special Collections staff at State Archives decided to take a closer look — quite literally. Under high magnification and some considerable squinting, the sign above the man standing in the doorway was found to read “S. M. Jones” — beside it, a crudely painted boot.
Photo by Bryan Regan
I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then. — Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
On Saturday, June 22, the quiet solitude of 1920s-era Pullen Park Terrace was unequivocally broken. Shattered were the usual neighborhood superlatives – quiet, tranquil, hidden.  Rather than the usual crop of neighbors walking dogs, gardening, or strolling, there was a mob. Not just any mob, but a mob of rowdy party-goers, dressed in costumes ranging from the Queen of Hearts to the Cheshire Cat.
Where The Wild Styles Are
Over the weekend, passing motorists on Beryl Road may have noticed a large mural on the back of a business facing Hillsborough Street. Three artists painted an incredibly large scene depicting Maurice Sendak’s characters from Where The Wild Things Are.
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