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Anyone remember the old pigeon man who sold peanuts down in front of the old Capitol building and Fayetteville Street... when it was still Fayetteville Street, and not the pedestrian mall.
May he rest in peace; I know he's got to be long gone by now. They actually printed a photo of the Pigeon Man in Life magazine once... on the last page, where they always published a parting shot for the issue...
On Sunday's we used to go 'downtown' to the Capitol and buy peanut to feed the pigeons. I was a little girl then...long, long ago
Ernest T. Bass
1. Cardinal Theater
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3.Saunders Ford
4.Devereaux Meadows
5. The Farmer's Market used to be at Moore Square, the large one at corner of Capital and Hogdes.
6.Swain's Steakhouse is now a nightclub on New Bern Ave. next to Walgreen's at the bridge.
7.Mr. Peanut!
Does anyone remember the name of that pizza place that was directly across the street from that "old" K-mart on Six Forks Rd and Wake Forest Rd. in the 1970's? I think it was the first place I ever had a pizza.
Originally Posted by North_Raleigh_Artist View Post
Yeah, well... here's one for ya:
Anyone remember the old pigeon man who sold peanuts down in front of the old Capitol building and Fayetteville Street... when it was still Fayetteville Street, and not the pedestrian mall.
May he rest in peace; I know he's got to be long gone by now. They actually printed a photo of the Pigeon Man in Life magazine once... on the last page, where they always published a parting shot for the issue...
In a similar thought, does anyone remember the old man (I totally forgot his name, but remember him vividly) who sold oysters at happy hour at 42nd Street Oyster Bar for $0.25?) They still do the special, but now they are 50-cents each (still a great deal), but he was so much a part of the experience. His dozens regularly included 13-14 oysters, as many as 15-16 if they were smaller.
I think his name was Sam. I used to go there often for a few dozen, along with a couple pints. YUM!
Does anyone recall a breakfast diner downtown that had decent food and it was really inexpensive? Not the breakfast place inside of the hotel near Sir Walter Apts., however.
Also, does anyone recall a Chinese restaurant downtown that had decent food and it was also really inexpensive?
Both seem to be gone now... or maybe I'm delusional and thinking of somewhere else...
There was a diner at the corner of Martin and McDowell. It was moved from downtown to highway 50 south of Garner in the early 70's to make room for a parking deck. The new Wake County Justice Center now sits on that corner.
The chinese restaurant you remember was The Canton. The Canton was on Hillsborough St. a few doors west of The Second Empire and the old Round Holiday Inn...same side. It finally closed sometime in the mid 80's. I miss it dearly.
There was a diner at the corner of Martin and McDowell. It was moved from downtown to highway 50 south of Garner in the early 70's to make room for a parking deck. The new Wake County Justice Center now sits on that corner.
The chinese restaurant you remember was The Canton. The Canton was on Hillsborough St. a few doors west of The Second Empire and the old Round Holiday Inn...same side. It finally closed sometime in the mid 80's. I miss it dearly.
Yeah, I miss The Canton as well. I used to go there when I was at State in the early 80s.
I remember when Dunderkirk's (Crabtree Mall....best Reuben) and Fat Daddy's were the only places in Raleigh to buy decent import or micro-brew beers!
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