WakeGOV.com – NEWS: Wake to Hold Justice Center Groundbreaking

We are very excited to begin construction on the Justice Center,” said Wake County Board of Commissioners Chair Tony Gurley. “We have planned the facility very carefully and strategically for many years, and we are fortunate to be breaking ground at a time when we can build a large facility, like this one, for $22 million under the original estimate.

Saving money because of the down economy. Not a bad idea. Groundbreaking is on Monday, May 10th.
via WakeGOV.com – NEWS: Wake to Hold Justice Center Groundbreaking.

Raleigh Streetcar Tracks Make An Appearance On Edenton Street


Edenton Street is currently being repaved. With the top layer of asphalt stripped away, some Raleigh history has been revealed. Take a look at the photos posted below and you’ll see some of the old streetcar tracks that once rolled from the capitol down Blount Street.

We have talked about buried tracks before and the map from North Carolina Maps confirms the track lines. Shown below are tracks on Edenton Street and the beginning of the curve onto Blount Street.