This place has no web presence, and I’ve never been to the store before. They certainly have an interesting array of lighting fixtures–notice the NASCAR themed lamps in the bottom photo. The location also has a nice view of the city at night.

This is part of Two Progress Plaza. You can see the original Progress Energy Building in the background.

My last post entry about the Post Office reminded me of the slight similarity or architectural styles of Fayetteville Street and London’s Piccadilly Circus. I first thought about it when noticing the light reflections on the Court House. It’s interesting that both buildings pictured have blue reflections on the windows. To be sure, Fayetteville Street pales in comparison to the busy nature and environment of Piccadilly.

The official Raleigh City Government web site says that

The new federal courthouse and post office with its identical front and back, was opened at the corner of Fayetteville and Martin in 1878 at a whopping cost of $400,000.

Considering the time frame that this building was constructed, it isn’t much of a surprise that it shares many architectural characteristics with a building in Piccadilly, shown below.

Reflections in Piccadilly Circus

The Federal Building and Court House had many buildings constructed around the same time frame as those in Piccadilly. There was talk of closing down the Federal Building (which includes the Post Office and Bankruptcy Court), until the plans came to revitalize the Fayetteville Street Mall.

If you are interested in seeing photos of London at night, please check out my other site, Goodnight, London!.