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Raleigh Furniture Co circa 1914
We were racing by trying to get to the parking meter before our time was up but I had to stop and catch a quick snap of this cool old door mat. I found THIS interesting info on the building.
Linking with Roan's Rubbish Tuesday ...a meme for cool old things!
We were racing by trying to get to the parking meter before our time was up but I had to stop and catch a quick snap of this cool old door mat. I found THIS interesting info on the building.
Linking with Roan's Rubbish Tuesday ...a meme for cool old things!
That mat is a rare sight. It's a classic.
ReplyDeleteA classic indeed, and the Goodnight Raleigh website is well worth a visit too!
ReplyDeleteIn the Uk it would have been more like Raleigh Bikes
ReplyDeleteSigns of the times.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a neat place!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young I would see these tile door mat signs, but haven't seen one in years. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteHa! We have a furniture Co. that has been having a 'Going Out of Business' sale for about 40 years. Not a joke. They are still in business too.
ReplyDeletethere was a jewelry store when i was a teen, called kaleidascope that did the same thing...eventually they did go out of biz, but it took them YEARS!
Deleteneat embedded signage!
ReplyDeleteI love those old buildings and I have seen that before...somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI like that font!
ReplyDeleteI love that so many people focus on keeping the charm and historical beauty of buildings like this!
ReplyDeleteIt happens with 'embedded' signs...
ReplyDeleteThat IS a cool old mat. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am so happy this beautiful old building was restored! (Clicked on the link to read about it) Love the mosaic entrance that has also be retained from the beginning. I love history and when something can be saved and continue to be used, it's so important! I've been enjoying this series of yours. I did get a chuckle at the sign on the door.l So they teach Krav Maga there now. It's a wonderful discipline, and I am glad to see they have such a great old building for their classes. :-)
ReplyDeleteIn answer to your comment on my Tuesday Rubbish, Mathews Co Va (with the towns of Mathews and Deltaville) is across from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, a little peninsula hanging out into the western waters of the Chesapeake Bay, almost due East of Richmond, though, on the map. Yes, it's quite a way from you, but if you do ever get out there, I was so appreciative of your offer to take some pictures.... that was sweet. I just can't imagine anyone just "going" there unless they had family. It's like a separate world. :-)
Quite a contrast between the original use and what's in there now!
ReplyDeleteI love those old tile signs!
ReplyDeleteVery cool to see your self-portrait in such a graphically enjoyable entrance!
ReplyDeleteTin ceiling and exposed beams, what more could you ask for? Almost old enough to be on the historic register...
ReplyDeleteWhen I was there a few weeks ago and that tile stopped me in my tracks too. It's very cool.
ReplyDeleteVery cool building! I find it a bit odd they chose that one to teach Krav Maga, though.
ReplyDeleteGlad you stopped! I love it. We have some old stores downtown with entrances like this.
ReplyDeleteLove the tiled entry.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of Raleigh bikes, but I didn't know they made furniture, too! :))
ReplyDeleteThat is an old doormat. Some people speak of me that way. Is that nice?
That is one great tiled sign! I would have had to get the shot, too!
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