The Fayetteville Observer has plenty of photos in its archives for anyone interested in how the Cumberland County area has grown and changed over time.
Here are 20 of our most popular staff archive photo galleries from the past few years, with photos ranging from the 1800s to the 2010s.
Hay Street’s seedy past
48 years of shopping at Cross Creek Mall
A century of downtown Fayetteville
Restaurants and bars in the 1970s and 1980s
Bars from 1970s through 2010s
Holiday Inn Bordeaux through the years
The Cape Fear River in Fayetteville and beyond
Fayetteville Regional Airport
From Elvis to J. Cole, these national acts have performed in Fayetteville
The Prince Charles Hotel over the years
Skibo Road over the years
Ramsey Street through the years
Raeford Road through the years
From Camp Bragg to Fort Liberty
Fayetteville buses, riders and drivers
Fayetteville in the 1980s
Fayetteville area students from the 1900s to the 1960s
Fayetteville-area streets and roads in the 1980s
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