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614 CARR STREET / 500-600 BLOCKS CARR ST.
614Carr Street1870-1910 Looking southwest, 1880s (Courtesy Herald-Sun) The 500 and 600 blocks of Carr, situated directly across Carr St. from the American Tobacco warehouses, were the early location of...
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ALEXANDER FORD MOTOR CO.
The Alexander Motor Company was established in 1916 by S. Parks Alexander on the corner of Church and East Parrish Sts. In 1924, they constructed their new dealership at 330 East Main St. To get a...
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CT Wilson Construction Company, Inc.
Charles T. Wilson, Sr. organized C.T. Wilson Construction Company in 1952, which was later incorporated as a C Corporation in 1955. The company's first customers were public school boards in eastern...
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THE MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING
Mid-Century commercial medical office building that has been kept vacant/abandoned by Bill Fields since the mid-1990s.306South Gregson StreetCross street: Burch AvenueDurhamNC1950-1958People: London,...
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FLAT RIVER BRIDGE (OLD OXFORD ROAD)
Bridge across Flat River on Old Oxford Road built in the 1920s, replaced by new span in the 1980s, but kept in place alongside the current roadway. Listed in the Historic American Engineering Record as...
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100-102-104-106 MORRIS STREET
Though much modified, this building is one of the oldest remaining in downtown - minus its original, quirky Second Empire roof.102Morris StreetCross street: East Chapel Hill StreetDurhamNC1890s1954And...
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1502 EAST PETTIGREW STREET
Long-time grocery store and eatery along the south side of the railroad tracks in East Durham. Listed as Catlett's Restaurant in Victor H. Green's The Negro Motorist Green Book guide for African...
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GRAYBAR ELECTRIC - 303 SOUTH DUKE ST.
The brick storefront at 303 South Duke St. was built in 1930 by Southern Land and Lumber for the Graybar Electric Company, a national electric supply company. The structure was designed by local...
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Mystery Photo - 06.18.09
Unknown"Corner store at 11pm, Durham NC" - May, 1940. From the Library of Congress - Farm Service Administration photo by Jack Delano. As a side note, there are some great Durham photographs in the...
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NATURE / CHILDREN'S MUSEUM - NORTHGATE PARK
Built in the 1930s for park ranger use, the so-called Lavender House in Northgate Park was the mid-1940s home of the Durham Children's Museum, before it moved to larger quarters and eventually became...
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THOMAS J RIGSBEE FARM / DUKE UNIVERSITY WEST CAMPUS
Large farmland of the TJ Rigsbee family was bought by James B. Duke / Trinity College for the construction of Duke UniversityRigsbee RoadDurhamNCPeople: Rigsbee, Thomas Jefferson Rigsbee House, 1912...
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421 NORTH MANGUM STREET - WILLIAMS PURE OIL SERVICE
421North Mangum StreetCross street: Morgan StreetDurhamNCPeople: Rigsbee, Thomas Jefferson1920s-1930s (From "Images of America: Durham" by Stephen Massengill)Prior to the 1920s, 421 North Mangum Street...
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SCARBOROUGH HOUSE - 1406 FAYETTEVILLE
1406Fayetteville StreetDurhamNC~1913-1914~2008 (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection / Scanned by Digital Durham) John C. Scarborough established his funeral home in his hometown of...
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326 EAST MAIN STREET / JOHNSON MOTOR COMPANY
326-328East Main St.Architect/Designers: Carr, George Watts Sr.DurhamNCPeople: Johnson, J. Eric1926326 East Main, 2007During the early 20th century, the large, elaborate dwellings in the 300 and 400...
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FIRE STATION #4 - FAYETTEVILLE ST.
2010Fayetteville StreetCross street: Pekoe AvenueDurhamNC19572000A new Fire Station #4 was built in 1958, and the station on McMannen St. was closed. This station was built contemporaneously with Fire...
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FIRE STATION #5
2212Chapel Hill RoadCross street: Ward StreetArchitect/Designers: Ham, Marion A.DurhamNC1960When Fire Station #5 opened in Lakewood in 1960, it was the first expansion of the number of fire stations in...
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908-912 WEST TRINITY AVENUE – TOWN AND CAMPUS APARTMENTS
908-912West Trinity AvenueDurhamNC1960-1969 (N. Levy, 02.05.2019)Looking northeast, the adjacent Trinity Apartments - built in 1928 - closer to the street to the right.(Below in italics is from the...
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1708 ENGLEWOOD AVE.
1708Englewood AvenueCross street: Broad StreetDurhamNC1920? (N. Levy, 03.06.2019)County tax records date this two-story house to 1920, which would make it the oldest house on this block at the western...
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1106 ENGLEWOOD AVE.
1106Englewood AvenueArchitect/Designers: Hackney and KnottDurhamNC1930 (N. Levy, 03.06.2019)National Register: Trinity ParkConstruction type: Brick and FrameNeighborhood: Trinity ParkUse:...
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BRODIE DUKE WAREHOUSE
321Liggett StreetCross street: West Corporation StreetDurhamNCPeople: Duke, Brodie Leonidas18782000 Brodie Duke Warehouse, 1930s(This particular crop Courtesy the Main Street project at UNC, which...
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