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George Matsumoto house formerly on Transylvania Drive

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Bill and Marcia Weber House at 606 Transylvania is seen here in 2006.
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N.2006.10.5271
From the General Negative Collection, State Archives of NC. 

Garland Jones Building Window Detail

License for use purchased from https://metroscenes.com/

Photographer: Matt Robinson

Fayetteville Street looking north in 1923

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PhC.68.1.105
From the Carolina Power and Light Photograph Collection, State Archives of NC.
Curated by Ian F. G. Dunn

1325 Sycamore Street, 2021

1325 Sycamore Street in the Mordecai Place Historic District. Demolished in 2021 for the lot.

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Photo by Ian F. G. Dunn, used with permission.

Masonic Temple, 1946

The Masonic Temple Building is seen on the northeast corner of Fayetteville and Hargett Streets in 1946.

Completed in September of 1908, the building took over a year to construct and was North Carolina’s first skyscraper constructed using reinforced concrete.
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N.53.15.7031
From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives of NC.

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Raleigh City Market & Metropolitan Hall

Raleigh City Market and Metropolitan Hall on the 200 block of Fayetteville Street is seen here in October of 1914. Constructed in 1870 in the Italianate Style, this building was a major boon for the City of Raleigh and an encouraging sign of progress during the difficult years of Reconstruction. In October of 1914 (the same month this photo was taken) the new City Market on Moore Square opened. The old City Market then sat largely vacant for four years until it was demolished in April of 1920. 

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N.53.15.6324
From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives of NC.

Curated by Ian F. G. Dunn

Hotel Raleigh, c. 1929

Hotel Raleigh is seen here at the corner of McDowell and Martin Streets c. 1929. The property was purchased by the News and Observer and demolished in 1976 for a parking lot.

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N.53.15.247
From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives of NC. 

Curated by Ian F. G. Dunn

House moving to 1305 College Place, 1977

The house formerly located at 807 Hillsborough Street is seen lumbering west toward its new home in Cameron Park (present-day Forest Park), 27 November 1977.

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NO.2970
From the N&O Negative Collection, State Archives of North Carolina. Photo copyrighted by the News and Observer. Illegal to use without express permission from the N&O. 

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Seaboard Train Station

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Curated by Ian F. G. Dunn

Streetcars at the intersection of Martin and Fayetteville Streets looking north, 17 May 1909.

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PhC.68.1.98
From the Carolina Power and Light Photograph Collection, State Archives of NC. 
Curated by Ian F. G. Dunn

“The Brownstone” 1966

The Voyager Inn at 1707 Hillsborough Street is seen here nearing completion, 8 August 1966.

In later years it operated under names including Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Brownstone and finally the Doubletree by Hilton.

It will be replaced by a 12-story 661 unit “luxury” student housing complex that occupies nearly the entire 3.8-acre parcel.
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NO.8-8-1966
From the N&O Negative Collection, State Archives of North Carolina Photo copyrighted by the News and Observer. Illegal to use without express permission from the N&O.

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First Federal, 1992

First Federal Savings and Loan on the corner of Martin and Salisbury Streets is seen here 20 March 1992.

Shortly after this photo was made, Wake County purchased the property for office space and named it in honor of former Wake County manager Garland H. Jones (1928-1991).

Adorned with variegated blue glass panels and a smooth marble wall on its east side, this modernist office building certainly stood out among its nearby monotone peers.

The building was demolished in May of 2009 to make way for the new Wake County Justice Center. About a dozen of the enameled glass panels survive in the hands of a few Raleigh artifact collectors.
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NO.91078
Staff photo by Gary Allen. From the N&O Negative Collection, State Archives of North Carolina. Photo copyrighted by the News and Observer. Illegal to use without express permission from the N&O. 

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Curated by Ian F. G. Dunn

Capital Apartments, c. 1920

Capital Apartments at 127 New Bern Avenue is depicted here on a postcard dating to c. 1920.

Building permits for this five-story apartment building were issued in December of 1916 and construction was complete in late 1917.

The building was designed by Architect James Salter and constructed by contractor C. V. York. Highly modern for the time, it featured fireproof construction and an elevator. Its estimated construction cost was $100,000 ($2.3m AFI).

A November 1916 article in the N&O reported on the proposed project with enthusiastic optimism stating, “The erection of the apartment house, Raleighites are saying, is only another evidence that Raleigh is getting to be a city of proportions. With its good streets and its many other advantages, Raleigh is becoming a residence city that is winning a favorable reputation, it is being pointed out.”
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PhC.205.4.114
From the Karl Larson Photograph Collection, State Archives of NC.

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Curated by Ian F. G. Dunn