The Terry Family
The long musical tradition of the Terry family - music interwoven with square dance calling and the history of northern Durham County.
Durham Hosiery Mills Dye House
A short-lived branch of the Durham Hosiery Mills, this clerestoried building became part of the Farmers' Mutual Exchange, and now houses the Durham Food Bank
Lustrons of Durham
A short-lived boom of post-war, prefab, porcelain-enamled steel housing - 5 of which survive in Durham
Marvin / Marven / Morven's Alley
The inspiration for the song "Tobacco Road," Marvin's Alley was long Durham's most infamous street
Patterson Place
There really was a Patterson Place - before the chain store and asphalt fiesta came to town.
YMCA - East Main St. and South Roxboro St.
The original YMCA in Durham, it was demolished in 1961 after the YMCA moved to West Trinity Avenue. Click the picture to read more.
East Main St. Bus Station
It replaced a beautiful VIctorian house belonging to a prominent lawyer, but this 1942 Streamline Moderne building was an architectural beauty in its own right.
