American Women's Business Association, Cape Fear Chapter, Pelligrino Properties, United Carolina Bank
Micki Weisner of Pellegrino Properties (right) sprints to the finish line during the American Business Association Strut. Nine 5-member teams competed in the walking relay race throughout downtown Wilmington Wed. afternoon to raise money for their...
Front Street, Market Street, Atlantic Trust Building, Murchison Building, Masonic Building
General view of North Front Street. Prominent buildings from left are: top of Masonic Building, Atlantic National Bank Building (later People's Bank), Side of Orton Hotel (see sign), Murchison Building, Tower and top of Post Office and the Cape...
(from left to right): Debbie Tinga, David Barkley, Jenny Jones, all members of the Agriculture Business Association who will be the sponsor of the Old South Barbeque to be held on April 11 at the Agricultural Extension office on Oleander, the price...
A View of Sprunt and Sons business office, Northeast corner, Front and Walnut Streets, prior to the new office building. At the time, Sprunt was one of the largest cotton exporters in the South.
Coca-Cola, Coke, Plant, N. Tenth Street, Princess Street, Hutaff
In the early 1880s, Henry Hutaff (1834-1893), a native of the Province of Hannover, Germany, was bottling soda water, ginger pop and sarsaparilla, taking advantage of a new invention whereby ordinary water was charged with carbon dioxide which...
Photograph shows an aerial view of Dawson Street between 16th and 17th Streets in Wilmington, N.C. Can identify a Dairy Queen, a Kentucky Fried Chicken, and a Wachovia Bank. There are other businesses as well.
This is an aerial view of the Scarafino property in downtown Wilmington, N.C., which is the proposed site of coal export. The edge of the property is the Cape Fear River.
North Carolina, New Hanover County, boating, fishing, supplies, dry storage, intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic Ocean, businesses, Redix, Blue Water Grill
Small Bayliner boats line the parking lot at Atlantic Marine at 101 Keel St, Wrightsville Beach, N.C. The marina is a family-owned business which started in 1975.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, factories, Industries, sewing, clothing
Rives industries, which leased space and equipment at the site of Block Industries on S. 3rd St., plans to close in March 1994 after 14 months in business.
Carolina Beach Boardwalk vendor Jim Hayes rocks his 9-month-old daughter Crystal between customers Sunday. Hayes, who operates a cross-bow target game, said business Saturday night was heavy and vendors expected traffic to be thick on the boardwalk...
Accidents, hazardous materials, New Hanover County, NC
Sas, Inc., Csx Transportation Inc. and the New Hanover County officials along with the S. Wilmington Volunteer Fire Dept. responded to a tanker derailment near the SAS business on HWY 421 N. The accident happened late morning. The tankers were...
Charles Allen of Preventive Maintenance Inc. works on a car engine on Market Street in Wilmington, N.C. His business repairs automobiles on the road, or wherever the help is needed. With all his tools in his van, he goes to the car instead of the...
A Kerr Ave. car wash (The Kerr Wash), sports signs showing the disapproval of the city's decision to shut off water to the self-service washer. An official letter was taped to the change machine. Other car washes in the area were open Friday for...