301 Holloway St.

35.995596, -78.896484

301
Durham
NC
Cross Street
Year built
1945-1955
Year demolished
1970
Construction type
Building Type
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The East End/Cleveland Holloway developed during the 1870s-1880s, although Holloway itself developed somewhat later. There was a tobacco "leaf house" (the Umstead Tobacco Prizery) located on the northeast corner of Roxboro and Holloway during the 1890s


1891.

The area north of this - the lower ground, did not develop to much degree until the 1920s, but by the late 1920s, the neighborhood was built out as a bustling residential area (with retail services - as all neighborhoods had.) Holloway St., as a streetcar route, became a prime connector between 'East Downtown' and East Durham.


Looking northwest, 1920s.

Holloway St began to change to some degree with the advent of serious car travel - as highway 98 and 70 business, it was a main road into town from the east. This is likely why the northeast corner of Roxboro and Holloway became the Carolina Motor Club / AAA.


301 Holloway - "Buying New Auto Tags - 01.02.62"
(Courtesy Herald-Sun)


301 Holloway, 1963 - looking northeast from Holloway and Roxboro.

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Carolina Motor Club, ~1970
These houses/buildings were all torn down via urban renewal. The site now contains the Scarborough Nursery School, which was built in 1972.


Looking northeast from Holloway and Roxboro, 2007.


Looking northwest from Holloway and Queen, 2007.

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