Goodnight Raleigh - a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night
Tucked away in the woods behind a nondescript building on Raleigh’s busy Oberlin Road is a long-forgotten chunk of inside the beltline real estate. I am speaking of the old Oberlin Village Cemetery.
Few people are aware of its existence now, but this weedy, three-acre graveyard entangled with ivy is the final resting place for many former residents of the once-thriving African-American Community known as Oberlin.
As Karl pointed out in the previous post about the green house attached to the Jackpot!, the building has been here since the 1950s. It was a strip club called Brite Spot in the ’60s and ’70s, with a bright neon sign with a red flashing ball out front. More recently it was Bourbon Street Bar, before becoming what it is today.
Today, the Jackpot! is easily one of the hippest clubs in Raleigh. Like The Rockford (same owner) there is no sign out front advertising the place.
Auctioneer looking for bidders during the live auction
The fourth annual Downtown Appetite For Art kicked off at Marbles Kids Museum on a Saturday evening that was markedly different than the first one in 2004. Then, Moore Square was almost quiet enough to hear tumbleweeds roll across the grass. This year the area was afire and loud as Downtown Live filled the streets with people.
This week Flashback Friday soars high above Raleigh’s beloved State Capitol. The sophisticated 19th century Greek Revival building has stood on this spot for 175 years. We’ll also take a peek at the history of this building and its predecessors. So climb aboard and enjoy the flight!
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