#TBT – Today we are throwing back to 1946, and a photograph of the “Waterfall”. Built in the late 1930’s on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, the wooden structure was a state fair landmark. “Meet Me at the Waterfall” was a common phrase – where friends met up and lost children reconnected with their parents. […]
#TBT – We are throwing back to 1979, and the relocation of Raleigh’s Capehart House. The home was built in 1898 at 403 North Wilmington Street in the Queen Anne style for Lucy Catherine Capehart and her husband, B.A. Capehart. Mrs. Capehart resided there until her death in 1908. It became the home of […]
#TBT – Today we are throwing back to 1910, and the Briggs Hardware building, located at 220 Fayetteville Street. The building is the only 19th century commercial building in Raleigh that remains virtually unchanged since construction, which was completed in 1874. It was Raleigh’s first skyscraper, at four stories (plus a basement). In addition […]
#TBT – We are throwing back to the late 19th century today with a photograph of the historic Mordecai House, located in Mordecai Park. It is the oldest house in Raleigh in its original location. Built in 1785, it was originally the center of a plantation. The oldest section of the home was built by […]
#TBT – Today we are throwing back to 1967, and a photo of the North Carolina Executive Mansion before the fence was constructed. The mansion is situated in the Blount Street Historic District, Raleigh’s most fashionable neighborhood between the Civil War and World War I. Construction of the mansion was begun in 1883 by prisoners […]
#TBT We are throwing back today to the 1960’s, and the iconic Mr. Peanut statue on South Wilmington Street in Raleigh. The statue, over 50 feet tall, stood next to a Planters Peanut and Candy store, and welcomed visitors to Raleigh from miles away. The store and the statue are now gone, replaced by […]
#TBT It’s mid-August, which means it’s back to school time! We are throwing back today to the beginning of the twentieth century with a postcard of the Baptist Female University, which opened in 1891 in downtown Raleigh, on a one acre lot on Blount Street. The school changed its name in 1904 to the Baptist […]
#TBT – We are throwing back to 1950 and Reynolds Coliseum, located on the North Carolina State University campus. The building was constructed to host a variety of events, including agricultural expositions, as there were no proper indoor facilities at the time. Construction began in 1942, but was halted by the war. The building […]
#TBT We are throwing back the original location of the North Carolina Museum of Art. This photo depicts a school group visiting the museum in 1963 at its original location. The Museum first opened its doors sixty years ago, in the State Highway Division Building on Morgan Street in downtown Raleigh. It was the […]
We are throwing back to the 1960’s today, and the Statler-Hilton Inn located at 2424 Erwin Road in Durham. The amenities included a roof top restaurant, “Hawaiian Garden” plunge pool, coffee shop, and club lounge, and it was located just minutes away from Duke. The hotel, built in the contempary style, was constructed in the 1960’s. […]
