FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cross Creek Mall, downtown and more from Fayetteville's past

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

Hope Mills Lake over the years

J. Cole before he was famous

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