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Fayetteville Street is the historical heart of this city. It has seen iconic events like the march of Union troops to the Capitol in the waning days of the Civil War. It has seen welcome-home parades…

Blount Street has always been a part of Raleigh—it runs straight through the original one-square-mile city plan that William Christmas drew in 1792. Today’s Blount Street extends from just south of…

Interested in Raleigh Historic Landmarks, but want to get some fresh air and exercise? Begin at the Raleigh Little Theatre, wind your way through West Raleigh, check out downtown's urban core,…

Raleigh expands by leaps and bounds with suburban development and the growth of the transportation infrastructure Waves of suburban development forced the physical expansion of Raleigh throughout…

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Raleigh Historic is a free mobile app which curates Raleigh's landscape through the use of geo-located historical text and archival images. As the site develops, archival film, oral history and other audio, as well as short documentary videos will be included. Raleigh Historic is available in the iOS App Store and the Google Play Android App Market.