Know This Place? Win This Photo.

Know This Place? Win This Photo.

January, 13, 2010 , by Ladye Jane

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Here’s an easy one to start off the New Year. First person to comment the name of the place featured in the photo AND who/what it was named after wins a mounted 16x20 print.


Mounted photo courtesy of the Raleigh City Museum. If you have won one of these before, you can not win again.

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  • Sherry
    01/13 02:23 PM

    Is this Dorothea Dix hospital grounds?

  • Dan!
    01/13 02:25 PM

    NC State Track?

  • Fred
    01/13 02:26 PM

    Camp Bryan Grimes, across Hillsborough St from NC College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
    “Spanish-American War camp, 95 acres, named for the Confederate general, was located here. Only U.S. Army camp in the state, 1898”

  • Kim Duckett
    01/13 02:26 PM

    Courtyard of the Carolinas at NCSU

  • Sam
    01/13 02:29 PM

    Old Riddick drill field (before the stadium) at State, looking east.  The building in the center is the first “piece” of Syme Dorm; Gold and Welch are being constructed just behind that.

  • Lance Robinson
    01/13 02:30 PM

    Riddick Stadium at NC State, named after former NCSU football coach Wallace Carl Riddick

  • Fred
    01/13 02:39 PM

    Oh, following up my earlier partial answer:
    Named for the North Carolina Civil War General Bryan Grimes.

  • Bill
    01/13 02:48 PM

    Camp Polk (1918 - 1919), An Army training camp for the Tank Corps during World War I?

  • Bill
    01/13 02:51 PM

    Col. William Polk, a decorated officer in the Revolutionary War.

  • Ladye Jane
    01/13 05:49 PM

    Lance is the winner! He was the first to post in the comments both correct answers.

  • Ashton
    01/13 07:54 PM

    I used to live in the building dead center [Syme Hall], top left two windows - creeps me out to think of how many people lived there before me…What’s the date on this, any idea Ladye Jane?

  • Rex
    01/13 08:02 PM

    The Rose Garden!

  • Raleigh Boy
    01/13 10:10 PM

    Sam (et al.)—For extra credit from Raleigh Boy—can you name the large building at the left of the photo and the mansard-roofed building to its right?

  • Joyce Watkins King
    01/14 12:19 AM

    Is it Riddick Field at NC State?

  • Fred
    01/14 11:48 AM

    Dang, I should’ve recognized good old Slyme Hall (and Mold and Belch). Good call, Sam & Lance.

  • Ladye Jane
    01/14 01:06 PM

    Yeah Ashton, the photo was taken in 1920.

  • Ashton
    01/14 01:22 PM

    Yeap, Creepy.  smile Thanks!!

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