The August “Where Is This photo” by Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative member Sarah Simmons features a mural-covered window on a building located along West Blount Street in downtown Kinston. The mural celebrates the Kinston-Eastern North Carolina agricultural and BBQ history. While the building is currently vacant, it is listed on the National Registrar of Historic Places as part of the Kinston Commercial Historic District. According to the registrar, the two-story brick building constructed around 1911 first housed the Ellis Carriage Works, before moving on to automobiles. This historic district featured many businesses related to carriage manufacturing and the automobile industry. The mural threw quite a few readers off the location, with answers ranging from Raleigh to Charlotte to Lenoir. The winning entry chosen at random from all correct submissions came from Joyce Jackson of Pink Hill, a Tri-County EMC member.
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