History of 217 Middle St., New Bern – Facade Gets a Paint-Lift

2nd floor view of 200 block of Middle Street in the early 1990s

We discovered New Bern back in 1991. In those days many of the downtown buildings were boarded up and their windows had been replaced with cinder blocks and many were used as storage spaces by their owners. Antiquated electrical wires were strung everywhere, the sidewalks were cracked and uneven, and Union Point Park had deteriorated to […]