# The future of Caswell Square **URL:** \ **Category:** The Pub\ **Created:** [June 15, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289 "2018-06-15T21:43:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![evan.j.bost](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/evan.j.bost/32/539_2.png) [@evan.j.bost](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/evan.j.bost)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/42 "2020-03-25T21:42:30Z")
I think this is the right thread? ![IMG_20200325_173700](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9b5991f8bd64f3de4836bb492cb6e295cf635c96.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RobertSanderlin](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/robertsanderlin/32/59_2.png) [@RobertSanderlin](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/RobertSanderlin)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/43 "2020-03-25T21:45:47Z")
šŸ˜µ I had no idea this was coming and so soon? You intrigue me, tell/show me moreā€¦ šŸ™ƒ ---
**Author:** ![dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/dtraleigh/32/32735_2.png) [@dtraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/dtraleigh)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/44 "2020-03-25T21:49:34Z")
Demo only. No plans right now. ---
**Author:** ![ericraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@ericraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/ericraleigh)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/45 "2020-03-25T23:01:14Z")
Lets hope for a mini-park and not a parking lot ---
**Author:** ![OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/oakcitydylan/32/169_2.png) [@OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/OakCityDylan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/46 "2020-03-25T23:31:35Z")
You beat me to it!! But your angle didnā€™t get the @oakcitydylan graffiti! haha ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/47 "2020-03-26T03:15:55Z")
The grey building to the right is absolutely a historic treasure as one of the buildings from the original NC School for Deaf and Blind. Only two of these are/were left this particular building being built in 1898. It should have been saved and is one of the things I give McCrory credit for trying to do. I would have knocked down everything on the square except the two school buildings (the other is on the SW most corner) and ended up with old Caswell Square park again plus a history building complex that served as an annex to the History Museum. Could have also moved the Seaboard building here to free up its space for a bigger, modern building. ---
**Author:** ![rgmedd](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@rgmedd](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/rgmedd)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/48 "2020-03-26T11:09:48Z")
Does anyone know if theyā€™re going to use the space vacated by the demolished buildings for parking lot or grass and trees? Even having that small area park-like would be a big improvement. ---
**Author:** ![orulz](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/orulz/32/3808_2.png) [@orulz](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/orulz)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/49 "2020-03-26T11:15:55Z")
Well said. Is this whole row of buildings still set for demo? ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/50 "2020-03-28T03:04:37Z")
Just the twoā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![R-Dub](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/r-dub/32/3300_2.png) [@R-Dub](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/R-Dub)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/51 "2020-03-28T17:15:19Z")
I really hate to be the one that posted this, but it looks like the historical building is gone. ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/873eb6571f5c8f75d425571bd09411fe55ed6b6f.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d6bddd5eaeed4e8d25908d62926d77835dac0429.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/fc21613f26ddd5839e5b56e4fa369619722b9184.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7e39618d1cbe789e98a739bde2774969b38441e8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jpc426](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@jpc426](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/jpc426)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/52 "2020-03-28T20:06:44Z")
![IMG_3461](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e7ac142d1ab0d46debd1f3b7d096506613262c51.jpeg) Got this while stopped at the light. ---
**Author:** ![TSnow27609](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@TSnow27609](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/TSnow27609)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/53 "2020-03-28T20:18:04Z")
Please keep and protect the Oral Hygiene Building. Our city has an old building physically titled the ā€œOral Hygiene Buildingā€. This coolness cannot be lost on our leaders and developers. ---
**Author:** ![John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/54 "2020-03-28T22:02:16Z")
Oral hygiene would make a really cool name of a boutique hotel. Imagine the cool scandal of it all! ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/55 "2020-03-29T02:30:00Z")
All good man. I knew it was coming so made sure to get some covert interior pictures a while back.I canā€™t see what Iā€™m uploading very well so these might be terribleā€¦plus it was just an iPhone in the dark, But this give you some idea about the inside. ![IMG_4656](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3366541a24c882e4b0f27fc91e4778817d11223d.jpeg) ![IMG_4657](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/ad33b2a966e6fb0fd13f34927c19122b643682af.jpeg) ![IMG_4658](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ee59a7f1e056346b04d4d86489a6d1d71e5f8f58.jpeg) ![IMG_4668](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/2/25f6b6f40481149ef4f4b3a2713097f8178734b4.jpeg) ![IMG_4670](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a84b11c20dd8fd72ad4ebb8528e644378b49e6fd.jpeg) ![IMG_4672](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9b99e1e6297d8d8a06d7c359903f49688a7bac98.jpeg) ![IMG_4676](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/105e7da778fba3b25e9d849c419265b84b867213.jpeg) ![IMG_4677](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9c346c07a9c3893afe45bab9fb139e6fd6a6b74f.jpeg) ![IMG_4679](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d73bca475241ee8e68dfb65443ace75829cde58e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/guccilittlepig/32/25831_2.png) [@GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/GucciLittlePig)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/56 "2020-03-29T03:54:16Z")
Wow thatā€™s really cool! Thanks for taking these!! ---
**Author:** ![pBeez](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/pbeez/32/2461_2.png) [@pBeez](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/pBeez)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/57 "2020-03-29T13:29:13Z")
That handrail was pretty special. I suspect it was not saved and is a mangled mess of junk now. What a shame. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/jake/32/34692_2.png) [@Jake](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/58 "2020-03-29T19:15:34Z")
MAN Iā€™m mad now. Why must this city systematically destroy every piece of its history bit by bitā€¦ oh except for the Confederate statues that donā€™t belong anywhere near an American STATE capitol building. Those stay while beautiful old buildings are destroyed. DUMB. ---
**Author:** ![OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/oakcitydylan/32/169_2.png) [@OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/OakCityDylan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/59 "2020-03-29T19:56:21Z")
Some current shots of the demo. We were surprised to see patient information from 1980 flying around the streets. ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/580c766f98bdb6985ef5385e3e9cfde2b9d4fee0.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/437dcbc4bfe0b3d39a5b0f6273ca8f6f66296e72.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3f9cc2b91f5f52bf0127d151f958e30ff7a4902b.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3fe513dfbb1010f27b9b6b4d28e5ddbe8176c9f5.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e39e918fb9525b5ed33072dc86199df6cdb1522f.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/05c2dc3d7f0a174035c199f72f576f1a0819b4d9.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cb22b9f94c126992176471bd3d094a3e59315e24.jpeg) ![image](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4c200df20f8aff041471c890059708a0c67e89c0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![R-Dub](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/r-dub/32/3300_2.png) [@R-Dub](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/R-Dub)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/60 "2020-03-29T20:00:00Z")
And look at the Logo! ---
**Author:** ![RobertSanderlin](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/robertsanderlin/32/59_2.png) [@RobertSanderlin](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/RobertSanderlin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289/61 "2020-03-29T20:35:29Z")
@OakCityDylan Thank you as always for your awesome pictures for us and posterity sake! šŸ„°šŸ„° If we Raleigh/DTR specifically continues to tear down ALL of these buildings for what I am sure will be nicer projects, what do we have or are we left with? This really goes to what and who Raleigh is, was and will be??? šŸ¤” [Previous page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/the-future-of-caswell-square/289.md?page=4)