Downtown Raleigh restaurant 42nd St, Oyster closing after nearly 100 years

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After nearly a century, a once popular Raleigh restaurant is closing its doors for the last time.

The 42nd St. Oyster Bar in downtown Raleigh opened in 1931 as a small grocer offering oysters and draft beer. It later became a popular place for residents to purchase fresh seafood.

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The restaurant will close its doors on March 30.

The owner of 42nd St. Oyster Bar have not released why the decision was made to close.