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Originally Posted by Francois
Old photo of Christmas on Fayetteville St., 1968. The "BB&T" building (corner of David and Fayetteville) was the most "modern" building downtown. Next to it was Hudson Belk (now WTVD Studio and condos). Note Memorial Auditorium at the end, before Fletcher and Meymandi were added to the sides. The Ambassador theatre about 3 doors down on the left (you can see the marquee and the white roof over the sidewalk) was one of Raleigh's major movie theaters for decades, closing in the late 1970s.
Wish there were more pictures like this posted here. Where did you find this one? I remember going to the Christmas parades back then. It was such fun. Nothing, and I mean nothing like today's parades.
Wish there were more pictures like this posted here. Where did you find this one? I remember going to the Christmas parades back then. It was such fun. Nothing, and I mean nothing like today's parades.
If you are on Facebook, there is a group called "You know you grew up in Raleigh, NC when..." with LOTS of old photos from past decades.
Another vintage pic--remember when Crabtree Valley had a theatre?! The Valley Twin (first "multiplex" in Raleigh, 1972!). This was around the left side of where Best Buy is now. I saw many an Irwin Allen disaster movie there, plus Star Wars.
Wish there were more pictures like this posted here. Where did you find this one? I remember going to the Christmas parades back then. It was such fun. Nothing, and I mean nothing like today's parades.
The present day Raleigh Christmas Parade seems so dull and lackluster compared to those at night years ago under all those overhead lights and decorations. It was truly spectacular. I was sad to see the parade moved to mid morning. I believe safety was the reason for the change. Maybe they should change First Night to daytime as well
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Falls Lake Nov 7, 2011
