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Piggly Wiggly
Pittsboro, NC

Photo courtesy Richard Weiss

Here's the familiar Piggly Wiggly sign for the Piggly Wiggly store in Pittsboro, NC. 03-08

Mt. Croghan Mini Mart
Mt. Croghan, SC

Photo courtesy Richard Weiss

This roadside stop is the Mt. Croghan Mini Mart located in the town of the same name. 02-08


Cramerton Bridge
Cramerton, NC

Photos and info courtesy Richard Weiss

Here are some photographs of the railroad bridge at Cramerton, NC. It is one of the largest bridges I have seen in North Carolina, actually one of the biggest concrete bridges I have seen anywhere. For scale check out the locomotives passing overhead. 02-08

 


Gulf Gas (Closed)
Emporia, VA

Photo and info courtesy Rick Ibsen

Here's an old Gulf Gas sign at a long closed station on US 301 north of Emporia, VA. 03-08

(Far left) a close-up look at what's remaining of the Gulf sign in Emporia

(Near left) The overgrown lot where the former Gulf gas station reside


May Hosiery (Demolished)
Burlington, NC

Photo and info courtesy Richard Weiss

In Burlington, NC is this old smoke stack for May Hosiery. All that remained was this stack and the powerhouse. No sign there was ever a textile mill here. 03-08


Lucky Strike Plant
Durham, NC

Photo courtesy Richard Weiss

Here is the Lucky Strike Plant, located in the town of Durham, NC. See more of the Lucky Strike at this Spotlight From the Road feature. 03-08


Coca-Cola Bottling
Union, SC

Photos and info courtesy Richard Weiss


Here is the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Union, SC. This one is no longer used and was for lease. Its last occupant appears to have been a tanning salon that had moved to another facility. The Coke bottles for some reason have been chiseled away. 03-08


Coca-Cola Bottling
Thomasville, NC

Photo and info courtesy Richard Weiss

The Thomasville Coca-Cola bottling building appears to be used as some sort of distribution center for Mobil Oil.  03-08

 

 

 

 

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