As the 1970s dawned, residents in Raleigh became more and more concerned about urban sprawl. While the city’s population was rapidly growing and several development projects were being proposed, community organizations felt that business interests heavily influenced municipal offices. Instead of choosing him from the electoral list, the city council altered the election procedure to elect the mayor directly. Instead of being based on at-large representation, most city council seats were allocated to districts. The reforms took effect for the first time in the 1973 elections. Clarence Lightner, a member of Raleigh’s City Council, defeated Raleigh Merchant Bureau Executive Director G. Wesley Williams for Raleigh’s first black mayor, the first black mayor of a major Southern city with the majority white population.
Raleigh City and Wake County school merged in 1976 to become Wake County Public Schools, now the most extensive school system in the state and 19th largest in the country. The I-440 beltline was built during the 1970s and 1980s, which eases traffic congestion and provides access to most major city roads. In 1977, the first Raleigh Convention Center (replaced in 2008) and the Fayetteville Street Mall opened. As a result, Fayetteville Street became a pedestrian-only street to help the downtown area, but the plan failed, and business declined for years. The main thoroughfare of Raleigh’s downtown was reopened in 2007 as Fayetteville Street.
#1 100 block of Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, looking south, 1970s
#2 310 North Blount Street, Hawkins-Hartness House, Raleigh, 1970s
#3 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, 1970s
#4 West side of the 200 block of Fayetteville Street in Raleigh. Briggs Hardware Building is seen among others, 1970s
#5 1101 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#6 East side of the 400 block of Davie Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#7 333 Fayetteville Street, BB&T Building, Raleigh, 1970s
#8 Kwik Pik convenience store on Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#9 Capitol Square, Raleigh, 1970s
#10 Parking lot on the 400 block of South Wilmington Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#11 View from Raleigh Beltline overpass looking south down Wake Forest Road toward Holly Park Shopping Center, 1970s
#12 400 block of Wilmington Street looking north, Raleigh, 1970s
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I remember us parking in that parking lot and then walking to Hudson Belk.
#13 100 block of Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, looking south, 1970s
#14 Former Woolworth’s storefront, 200 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#15 Bath Building, Raleigh, 1970s
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worked there 30+ years
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Worked in Bath Bldg for 10 years
#16 Wake Med Hospital, 1970s
#17 2600 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) looking north, Raleigh, 1970s
#18 Entrance to Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh, 1970s
#19 Eastern side of Raleigh Memorial Auditorium from Wilmington Street, 1970s
#20 Murray Tire Company on the southeastern corner of Wilmington and Davie Streets, Raleigh, 1970s
#21 Bank of North Carolina and Johnson’s Jewelers at the corner of Fayetteville and Martin Streets, Raleigh, 1970s
#22 East side of the 200 block of Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, 1970s
#23 Raleigh Beltine terminus at New Bern Avenue exit, 1970s
#24 Residence at 2405 Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh, 1970s
#25 Davie Street looking east at its intersection with Wilmington Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#26 First Union National Bank, corner of Martin and Fayetteville Streets, 1970s
#27 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) Beltline overpass, Raleigh, 1970s
#28 515 North Blount Street, Lewis-Smith House, Raleigh, 1970s
#29 North Carolina Executive Mansion, Raleigh, 1970s
#30 Raleigh Beltine terminus at New Bern Avenue exit, 1970s
#31 Fox Ridge Manor Apartments on Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#32 Construction on 2400 block of Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh, 1970s
#33 Construction on 2400 block of Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh, 1970s
#34 Residences at 2425 and 2501 Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh, 1970s
#35 500 block of Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#36 208 South Wilmington Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#37 Dawson Street looking south near its intersection with Hargett Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#38 Planters National Bank at Davie and Fayetteville, Raleigh, 1970s
#39 First Citizen’s Bank and Trust, 300 block of Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#40 Salisbury Street looking north, Raleigh, 1970s
#41 Salisbury and Jones Streets, State Personnel Building, 1970s
#42 Jones Street, Raleigh near intersection with Salisbury Street. Education building is seen center of frame, 1970s
#43 Jones Street, Raleigh, looking south toward Agriculture Building, Education Building is also seen on far righ, 1970s
#44 State Personnel Office, 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#45 Wake Med Hospital, 1970s
#46 Wake Med Hospital, 1970s
#47 Raleigh Beltine terminus at New Bern Avenue exit, 1970s
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We used to go there to drag race
#48 2800 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) looking north, Raleigh, 1970s
#49 King’s Plaza Shopping Center, 3151 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) , Raleigh, 1970s
#50 Building Supply, 2610 Yonkers Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#51 Unidentified, possibly Yonkers Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#52 Carolina Builder’s Supply, 3000 Yonkers Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#53 Intersection of Navaho and Executive Drive, Raleigh, 1970s
#54 Fox Ridge Manor Apartments on Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#55 Unidentified semi-rural area, 1970s.
#56 Entrance to Charolais Chateau, 1970s
#57 Parking lot on the 400 block of South Wilmington Street, 1970s
#58 Unidentified location in Downtown Raleigh, 1970s
#59 515 North Blount Street, Lewis-Smith House, Raleigh, 1970s
#60 Entrance to Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh, 1970s
#61 Rear of NC Archives and History Building, 1970s
#62 Entrance to Albemarle Building, Raleigh, 1970s
#63 NC Legislative Building, Raleigh, 1970s
#64 North Carolina Archives and History Building, Raleigh, 1970s
#65 Raleigh Beltine terminus at New Bern Avenue exit, 1970s
#66 Raleigh Beltine terminus at New Bern Avenue exit, 1970s
#67 3151 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) looking north, Raleigh, 1970s
#68 2010 Yonkers Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#69 2501 Ratchford Drive, Amburn Pontiac, Raleigh, 1970s
#70 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) Beltline overpass, Raleigh, 1970s
#71 Rear of 3200 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#72 Unidentified, possibly view from Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, 1970s
#73 View from Raleigh Beltline overpass looking south down Wake Forest Road toward Holly Park Shopping Center, 1970s
#74 Holly Park Shopping Center, 3088 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#75 Holly Park Shopping Center, 3088 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#76 Unidentified semi-rural area, 1970s.
#77 Unidentified sewage treatment plant, 1970s
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That is the Sewer Treatment plant off of Falls of Neuse Road
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This is out near the water treatment plant off N Six Forks (or Falls?) We took a field trip there in elementary school (!)
#78 Market Plaza looking east, Raleigh, 1970s
#79 Former Buddy Dale Hat Shop, 213 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#80 134 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#81 Unidentified location in Downtown Raleigh, 1970s
#82 100 Fayetteville Street looking west through the block to Salisbury Street, 1970s
#83 119 Fayetteville Street storefront, Raleigh, 1970s
#84 State Personnel Office, 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh, 1970s
#85 Rear of NC Archives and History Building, 1970s
#86 Street facing side of Raleigh and Gaston/Seaboard Coastline Building, Raleigh, 1970s
#87 North side of Raleigh and Gaston/Seaboard Coastline Building, Raleigh, 1970s
#88 200 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, looking south, 1970s
#89 100 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh, looking north, 1970s
#90 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) and Raleigh Beltline, 1970s
#91 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) and Raleigh Beltline, 1970s
#92 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) and Raleigh Beltline, 1970s
#93 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard) and Raleigh Beltline, 1970s
#94 Westinghouse, 2700 Capital Boulevard (North Boulevard), Raleigh, 1970s
#95 Exide Electronics, Raleigh, unidentified location, 1970s
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Exide was on the service radon the east side of the Beltline across from Yonkers Rd which was on the West side. Can’t remember the name of the road at this time. Maybe Brentwood perhaps?
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Spring Forest Rd between Capital Blvd and Green Rd.
#96 Unidentified, possibly on Yonkers Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#97 2020 and 2010 Yonkers Road, Raleigh, 1970s
#98 2501 Ratchford Drive, Amburn Pontiac, Raleigh, 1970s
#99 1305 Navaho Drive, Raleigh, 1970s
#100 Raleigh Beltline overpass looking north over Wake Forest Road, 1970s
#101 1100 Navaho Drive under construction, Raleigh, 1970s
#102 1100 Navaho Drive under construction, Raleigh, 1970s
#103 1100 Navaho Drive under construction, Raleigh, 1970s
#104 1305 Navaho Drive, Raleigh, 1970s
#105 1305 Navaho Drive, Raleigh, 1970s
#106 3101 Wake Forest Road, Wachovia Bank, 1970s
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I worked there in late 70’s to early 80’s. Loved crossing the road to Mayberry’s for lunch.
looking west….