Welcome to Wilmington, North Carolina’s lovely Port City

Gary lived here in the early 80’s so he’s well acquainted with the neighborhood. We walked about 8 blocks through the tree lined streets of the Historic District and saw where he used to work at Stemmermans, just down the street from where he lived at 314 S. Front Street in a pretty Victorian Bed & Breakfast, which is a private residence now.



We walked past a long row of beautiful homes including the Governor’s Mansion - home to Governor Dudley of North Carolina in the 1830’s. It is a stunning, stately mansion walled in on three sides by an aging brick, with flowers and plants cascading over the top and sides. A visceral sense of the fine ladies and gentlemen attending lavish soirees wafted through the breeze all around this beautiful place. I was quite taken with it.



In fact, I’ve always felt that no historic Southern city held a candle to Charleston, but I have a garnered a new fondness for Wilmington thanks to this trip.