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What’s changed along Hillsborough Street? Use this interactive map to see

Pantana Bob’s on Hillsborough Street.
Pantana Bob’s on Hillsborough Street. FIle photo

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Howling over Hillsborough

More than any place in Raleigh, Hillsborough Street flaunted the city’s playful character and scruffy charm. Now, it’s mourned, lamented and dismissed by the city’s more-seasoned locals — defined, most often, by landmarks it has lost. Though some look to the future and embrace change, others reject modernity. Dive into nostalgia with this special report.


If you’re like me and hung out at places like Pantana Bob’s, East Village and The Alley back in the day, you might not recognize Hillsborough Street as it is now.

The road, which runs near N.C. State’s campus and into downtown Raleigh, has seen so many changes over the past decade that it can be hard to remember exactly where those old bars and restaurants once stood.

So we’ve created this interactive map to help you visualize where things were then — and what’s there now.

This story was originally published August 31, 2022 at 6:00 AM with the headline "What’s changed along Hillsborough Street? Use this interactive map to see."

Jessaca Giglio
The News & Observer
Jessaca Giglio is a McClatchy Flex Editor and Pulitzer Prize Finalist who started at The N&O in 1994. Since then, she’s been planning and enterprise editor, breaking news editor, sports editor, assistant metro editor, retail columnist, small-business editor and assistant design editor. She is a graduate of Campbell University.
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Howling over Hillsborough

More than any place in Raleigh, Hillsborough Street flaunted the city’s playful character and scruffy charm. Now, it’s mourned, lamented and dismissed by the city’s more-seasoned locals — defined, most often, by landmarks it has lost. Though some look to the future and embrace change, others reject modernity. Dive into nostalgia with this special report.