Wilmington, New Hanovery County, North Caroilna, cemeteries, tombstones, 17th St. and Princess Place Dr.
The terrible state of the cemetery is evident by the tall weeds which hide many of the graves and keeps them from being tended to. Shows a variety of styles of markers. Only 2 names are legible: Westbrook and Castine.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, cemeteries, graves, fraternal organizations, clubs
Eight members of Tau Kappa Epsilion fraternity, using a variety of tools, clean-up Bellevue Cemetery at the Millican plot and the Carrie Russ Mercer (inscribed "in loving memory of our mother, May 14,1891- May 1, 1987) tombstone. Area around graves...
churches, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Native Americans, South College Road, shelters, Christian schools
Spot News on Vacation Bible School at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. The 7 female teachers and one male teacher are dressed up in a variety of international costumes standing in front of a mud hut with a straw roof under a picnic shelter.
Wilmington, New hanover County, North Carolina, marinas, J.E. McWatty, J.B. Gerald, Richard E. Barker
Bradley Creek "66" Marina building, various boats docked at slips, as well as a variety of cars, vans, trucks and boats parked in the lot and on the street. Bertram and Pacemaker signs hang from the marina.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, African Americans, street fairs, ethnic clothing, sellers, music, libraries
The 2nd annual Malcom X Day street festival took place on Red Cross St. between 6th and 7th streets. A group of festival goers (mostly men) check out a vendor on the sidewalk selling a variety of Black-themed tee-shirts. The brick building that...
Commercial building constructed as rental property for the Hanover Trust Company. First used as stables by W.B. McClellan & Son. Other tenants included a variety of automobile dealerships, repair and upholstery; wholesale feeds and groceries; and...
Originally a four-story Romanesque Revival style building constructed for Fredrick Rheinstein (1841-1899), native of Bavaria, wholesale dry goods merchant. The street facade was altered in the Art Moderne style in 1940 when the building was leased...
At eleven stories, the Murchison-First Union Building is the tallest structure in Wilmington. Built 1913-1914, Wilmington native, Kenneth M. Murchison (1872-1938) of New York, was the architect for the Neoclassical Revival building, which...
Murchison Building, N. Front Street, Chestnut Street
The Murchison Building is on the corner at left. In that same 200 block of North Front Street, Bulluck Hospital and the Bijou Theater were located on the west side of the street. On the opposite corner is the south side of the Murchison/Acme...
Chestnut Street - 100 block - north side The main buildings are (from left) the first floor of the Murchison Building, (built 1913/1914); the Murchison National Bank-Acme Building (1902) and the tall building to the left, the Cape Fear Hotel...
Murchison Building, First Union Building, N. Front Street
At eleven stories, the Murchison-First Union Building was the tallest structure in Wilmington until the construction of the twelve-story PPD Building in 2007. Built 1913-1914, Wilmington native, Kenneth M. Murchison (1872-1938) of New York, was the...
N. Front Street, Chestnut Street, Murchison Building, Feast of Pirates
At eleven stories, the Murchison-First Union Building is the tallest structure in Wilmington. Built 1913-1914, Wilmington native, Kenneth M. Murchison (1872-1938) of New York, was the architect for the Neoclassical Revival building, which...