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Basement plan

S & W Cafeteria (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Basement plan
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Basements
Original Format:
Tracing paper
Extent:
1/4 in. = 1 ft.; 675mm x 975mm
Item identifier:
unccmc00094-002-ff0001_1-002-007_0002
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Floor plans (architectural drawings)
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Beaux Arts to Modernism

Source information

Repository:
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Collection:
Martin Evans Boyer Papers, 1910-1993 (UNCC MC00094) held by J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: S & W Cafeteria (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Boyer, M. E. (Martin Evans), Jr., 1893-1970 
Built:
Street:
Fayetteville Street and Davie Street
Community:
Raleigh
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27601
Historical note:
Frank Sherrill and Fred Webber opened their first S&W Cafeteria in Charlotte, NC. The restaurant served Southern-style food at a low cost. The cafeterias opened from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA. The company shut down in the 1990s.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Cafeterias
Latitude, Longitude:
35.775601, -78.639341