Wilmington police officers, J.D. Wright, and B.L. Daniels, prepare their report following a school bus/car collision at the intersection of 13th Street and Wooster Street early Wednesday morning. The bus driver, Larry Lloyd, had just dropped off a...
grants, inspections, redevelopment, city council, Carolina Beach
From left, Ed Chinnis, Jeff Newsome and Carolina Beach Mayor Neil Pharr inspect the boardwalk at Carolina Beach Thursday morning. The town has received a grant to study re-development of the boardwalk.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, signs, low-rent, city housing, traffic, cars, runaways, Ramada Inn
Large Naegele billboard, located at the intersection of 8th St. & Dawson(heading toward Oleander Dr.) on the edge of Jervay Place housing project, sponsored by the Ad Council showing a young person with a phone in right hand and left hand fisted...
A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Also pictured are businesses on North Front Street including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council Furniture, and...
A marching band makes its way down North Front Street during the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Pictured on the left are businesses including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council...
The Jacksonville High School Marching band from Jacksonville, North Carolina, participates in the Azalea Festival parade (c. 1960). A large crowd gathers to watch along North Front Street. Businesses depicted include Firestone, Sutton Council...
At right is the Wooster House on the northwest corner of Third and Dock streets.
Across Dock Street on the southwest corner is the imposing stone Bridgers House. Behind the tree in the center of the plaza is the Confederate Memorial, designed by...
Confederacy, Monument, Memorial, Dock Street, S. Third Street, Bacon, Boney
Designed by Henry Bacon, the monument, located on the plaza at intersection of South Third and Dock streets was donated to the City of Wilmington in 1924, by Gabriel Boney. The sculptor of the two bronze figures, representing courage and...
Municipal Golf Course, Pine Grove Drive, Winter Park
In 1925, the Wilmington City Council acknowledged the growing popularity of golf and the need for a public golf course in the area. They hired distinguished golf architect, Donald Ross, to design links at Winter Park on land formerly owned by Hugh...