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August 6, 2023 200 Market St., Wilmington, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/211da723-e97a-4035-8543-813b2d6305d8/200-Market-St-2.jpg Blog - August 6, 2023 200 Market St., Wilmington, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/0e632461-2cb5-4628-abfa-96dd3a376967/Picture2.png Blog - August 6, 2023 200 Market St., Wilmington, NC - Make it stand out Corner of Market and South 2nd Streets Pre Construction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/778a9d2e-eef4-4804-9511-066c54cf9e1e/200-Market-St.jpg Blog - August 6, 2023 200 Market St., Wilmington, NC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/0f48601d-2a7f-4df8-8a14-095a5401111e/Picture1.png Blog - August 6, 2023 200 Market St., Wilmington, NC - Make it stand out 200 Market Street circa 1900 https://www.genemerritt.com/blog/2023/7/28/july-30-2023-eastern-carolina-rail monthly 0.5 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/4edc613b-be8d-44b1-ac90-e723448b80dc/Picture1.png Blog - July 30, 2023 Eastern Carolina Rail - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.genemerritt.com/blog/2023/7/21/july-23-2023-wilmington-fire-headquarters monthly 0.5 2023-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/2d6066a6-f0c7-4532-93d9-5f01b9bafe40/Blog-11.jpg Blog - July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/f8fe6abf-c42b-47d3-90f7-85939c0bbccd/Blog-4.jpg Blog - July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - 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July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/bf1834cc-8059-443d-a969-c9fbe2d8d465/Blog-12.jpg Blog - July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/0c2e48b4-b2ce-43a4-873b-c9ed7e57267b/Blog-5.jpg Blog - July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/1fe2ece9-928b-4d7c-a12c-c59e38fc4a7d/Blog-10.jpg Blog - July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/61eddd93-8c63-4558-ac21-5d24bb4f6400/Blog-3.jpg Blog - July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/f589399c-aec8-4bd7-8da5-4ffa0198050e/Blog-7.jpg Blog - July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/42fd4fbf-20a1-4e70-9f4c-9f5b8b224667/Blog-1.jpg Blog - July 23, 2023 Wilmington Fire Headquarters - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.genemerritt.com/blog/2023/7/14/july-16-2023-the-murchison-building-in-downtown-wilmington monthly 0.5 2023-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/8a2be080-cd44-473f-9556-db184e1461ba/Birds-Eye-View-SE-Murchinson.jpg Blog - July 16, 2023 The Murchison Building in downtown Wilmington - Make it stand out This is a great view from the top of the Murchison Building looking southeast. 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The old post office is located on the left. https://www.genemerritt.com/blog/2023/7/7/july-9-2023-genes-southern-whitebread-sandwiches monthly 0.5 2023-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/2570fa16-88bc-451b-aa7d-3fdff740ff5d/Picture1.jpg Blog - July 9, 2023 Gene’s Southern Whitebread Sandwiches - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.genemerritt.com/blog/2023/6/30/july-2-2023-historic-firehouse-at-5th-and-castle-streets-wilmington monthly 0.5 2023-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/d67504e4-e30f-42f1-8de5-27ccc4c8d268/13-5.png Blog - July 2, 2023 Historic Firehouse at 5th and Castle Streets, Wilmington - Make it stand out The residential unit is attractively decorated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/cfec8e90-8973-42f4-b76e-96ecd657de13/13-3.jpg Blog - July 2, 2023 Historic Firehouse at 5th and Castle Streets, Wilmington - Make it stand out The building is a excellent location for special events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/ef08e8ff-95a8-469a-9844-41f6a1b157c9/13-2.jpg Blog - July 2, 2023 Historic Firehouse at 5th and Castle Streets, Wilmington - Make it stand out A luxury residential suite is available for short-term rental https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/26eaf238-e552-419a-bf3f-bb393bfd7332/13-1.jpg Blog - July 2, 2023 Historic Firehouse at 5th and Castle Streets, Wilmington - Make it stand out Station Number 2, City of Wilmington Fire Department https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/7106bc1d-06eb-40fc-babf-5e0b901625b9/13-6.png Blog - July 2, 2023 Historic Firehouse at 5th and Castle Streets, Wilmington - Make it stand out Bedroom in short-term rental unit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/1837c90e-33be-4209-aae8-a80042b1b481/13-4.jpg Blog - July 2, 2023 Historic Firehouse at 5th and Castle Streets, Wilmington - Make it stand out A garden area outside is also available for events https://www.genemerritt.com/blog/2023/6/24/june-25-2023-faircloths-restaurant-wrightsville-beach-nc monthly 0.5 2023-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/c45d45e6-75b6-4513-9389-8edab08dcea8/Blog-2.jpg Blog - June 25, 2023 Faircloth’s Restaurant, Wrightsville Beach, NC - Make it stand out Elaine Henson postcard image The Waterway Lodge was located across the street from Faircloth’s for a number of years. Notice the restaurant in the background. The lodge was converted to condominiums. 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June 18 - Raleigh to Wilmington Passenger Rail Service - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.genemerritt.com/blog/2023/6/11/june-11-2023-wilmington-national-cemetery monthly 0.5 2023-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/95177251-be45-49fc-80ef-ebcc9965d094/11-Blog-6.jpg Blog - June 11, 2023 - Wilmington National Cemetery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/50a44e1a-92ca-446b-92dc-417f64f2d40b/11-Blog-3.jpg Blog - June 11, 2023 - Wilmington National Cemetery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/43ea1363-685d-42aa-8a65-9d2d776a9194/11-Blog-7.jpg Blog - June 11, 2023 - Wilmington National Cemetery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/edcb1dcb-219b-40dc-996a-a61164ea742a/11-Blog-2.jpg Blog - 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June 11, 2023 - Wilmington National Cemetery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/11e84907-0cf5-4e15-b602-4067c127fd36/11-Blog-8.jpg Blog - June 11, 2023 - Wilmington National Cemetery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.genemerritt.com/blog/2023/6/3/june-4-2023-princess-st-house monthly 0.5 2023-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/ce3894bb-802e-40a5-8c92-178b49dfc99b/Princess-2.jpg Blog - June 4, 2023 - Princess St. House - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/648b67e0-2932-4e3a-a29b-bf50038e8557/Princess-5.jpg Blog - June 4, 2023 - Princess St. House - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/6b0de5d3-7a33-461f-8671-72da46147dbb/Princess-8.jpg Blog - 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May 28, 2023 - Lumina Pavilion - Make it stand out 1910 doubled in size - view from the ocean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/9b8a6813-49cd-4849-a28a-08a4de25b7f8/Lumina-1905.png Blog - May 28, 2023 - Lumina Pavilion - Make it stand out Lumina Pavilion in 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/e917c541-d97e-4552-bcaa-d0b11e950b3c/Lumina-Demolition-1973.png Blog - May 28, 2023 - Lumina Pavilion - Make it stand out Lumina torn down in April 1973 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/651ec40a-430c-4849-9ea2-f0cd0a61ebfb/Lumina-with-Upper-Deck.png Blog - May 28, 2023 - Lumina Pavilion - Make it stand out Lumina with the Upper Deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/e1fcced3-6dd4-4f72-97e6-552e457f68ac/Lumina+and+Upper+Deck+pen+and+ink+by+Mary+Ellen+Golden.png Blog - May 28, 2023 - Lumina Pavilion - Make it stand out Lumina and Upper Deck pen and ink by Mary Ellen Golden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b6c29acf793925fcfacc267/20393d4c-3bd7-408e-b222-5e9a27a32f6f/Lumina.png Blog - 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