The Snap: Oprah
Taken at the old Convention Center c.1986-89.
Photo by Simon Griffiths
The snap is a weekly original photography feature published by New Raleigh. If you have a photo that you’d like to be considered for The Snap, email it to snap@newraleigh.com. Photo must be from Raleigh and no longer than 1000 pixels on the longest side. Please include photographer’s name and a caption.
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Acree
12/30 05:20 PM
I love this.
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Jonathan
12/30 05:28 PM
Are you sure this wasn’t taken at Broughton?
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smitty
12/30 06:58 PM
That is the Raleigh Civic Center.
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Simon Griffiths
12/30 09:46 PM
This was taken at the Raleigh Civic Center…probably for UPI. Oprah did a show where she challenged Raleigh and Durham to have a weight loss competition. A fun question is which city won? My negatives are buried so finding the exact date is going to take some time.
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ncmyk
12/30 11:34 PM
although a picture is worth a thousand words, its nice to have the story to set it up. Thanks for letting us know the background simon! nice picture.
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Brian
12/31 01:57 AM
That cop’s expression is a bit scary on the right. I’m not the only one who thinks so, look at the guy to the left of him nervously looking at him. I remember this day well.
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