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05/28/2024

Congrats!
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04/24/2024

This is some serious wind farm action. Like the old windmill as a water pump and the new electric windmills in the background.

04/22/2024

Who doesnt love a road trip?

Beautiful view of Lake Mead from the Hwy.

10/27/2023

Does anyone out there see their house in this before photo of Cameron Village/ Village District?

The beginnings of Cameron Village (present-day Village District) looking northeast with Oberlin Road running across bottom of frame, late 1948.
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N.53.15.6807
From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives of NC.

10/13/2023

This morning was something else!

Misty Morning.

10/12/2023

There are a few of these post WWII neighborhoods around.

Looking east down the 700 block of Mills Street (SEE UPDATE IN COMMENTS) in the Hi-Mount neighborhood c. 1952.

Developed between the 1940s and early 1950s, Hi-Mount displays a variety of middle-class home styles from this era including ranch, Minimal Traditional (Colonial Revival) and Minimal Cape Cod.

Most homes were built according to Federal Housing Administration guidelines so the developer could market to home buyers using FHA and VA subsidized mortgages. These design regulations combined with the developer's desire for maximum profit led to the homogenized nature of these post-war subdivisions.

The government subsidized mortgages did wonders for the housing market, but also fanned the flames of racial inequality by excluding Black people. The effects of which are still seen today.

Hi-Mount was developed by familiar names in Raleigh's post-war housing boom--among them, Willie York, Ed Richards and George Wright. The area still retains many FHA spec houses--although that number is quickly dwindling.
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N.53.15.3768
From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives; Raleigh, NC.

08/16/2023

Dont miss it. Also make sure to dress up as wild as you (or the weather allows) want to!

Here's your reminder that Kirby Derby is this weekend!

Two soap box derby contestants are seen racing down the 3700 block of Lassiter Mill Road, 10 July 1965.

The 1000 foot course began near the intersection of Lassiter Mill Road and Spring Valley Drive and ran down to a point near the bridge crossing Crabtree Creek.

After many heats and a threatening rain cloud, 14-year-old Harry Rattelade pulled out a win with a 19.5 second run. He was awarded with a $500 savings bond, a handsome trophy and an all expense paid trip to the National Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio later that year in August.

There were five minor crashes and no serious injuries. One crash ended up sending the driver, 11-year-old Larry James, off the road into the brambles lining Lassiter Mill Road. When bystanders pulled him out of the brush, he asked, "Did I win?"

See comments for additional pictures.
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NO.65.7.66
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.

07/29/2023

https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/progressive-farmer/
Drive by this marker on a regular basis and never put much thougt in it. These guys!

Originally devoted to agricultural issues in the Tar Heel State, the Progressive Farmer started publication in Winston, North Carolina, on February 10, 1886.  Farmer, Confederate veteran, newspaperman, and former North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, Leonidas L. Polk (1837-1892) founded the j...

07/25/2023

And now they line up for discounted gas here!

Actress Joan Crawford (far right) is seen at the dedication ceremony for Raleigh's newest Pepsi-Cola bottling plant at 2838 Wake Forest Road, 31 October 1964, present-day location of Costco. To the left of Crawford is Tom Gaddy, president of the local Pepsi franchise.

The 75,000 square foot plant designed by Leif Valand could produce 288,000 bottles per day. It operated here until 2001.

In 1955 Crawford married Alfred Steele, president of Pepsi-Cola. Upon his death in 1959, Crawford took his place on the board of directors. She held the position until 1973 when she was forcibly retired.
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NO.64.11.343
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.

07/18/2023

We got to see both Chelsea and Wrexham team buses pulling into their hotel today.

06/07/2023

Don't hate. We all Love street tacos.

05/31/2023

This "rug" is carved into the oak-wood floor by Spanish artist Selva Aparicio 😮

How cool is that?