And then there were two. With the exception of a handful of squatters, Mary Keef and Brian Walingsford are the last two people living in the Velvet Cloak Inn in Raleigh. Since July, several of ...

The Velvet Cloak inn on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, and the old Jack Tar motel, aka the “Oprah Building” in downtown Durham, are two of the most mysterious, yet iconic structures in their ...

The Velvet Cloak Inn, developed by York Properties in the early 1960s, will be demolished in favor of 150 units of student housing and a parking deck. Posted 2016-12-29T20:46:23+00:00 - Updated ...

An Atlanta-based developer wants to demolish the Velvet Cloak Inn on Hillsborough Street and replace it with a 150-unit student housing complex. Peak Campus, a 5-year-old company that manages more ...

The Velvet Cloak Inn, on Hillsborough Street between downtown and the North Carolina State University campus, was once among Raleigh's grandest hotels, attracting celebrities and dignitaries.