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Ramseur Street
603 Ramseur Street
603 Ramseur St., looking north, 1950s (Courtesy Wendy Watson) Wendy Watson was kind enough to let me scan the above photo of her grandmother's house at 603 Ramseur Street. Her grandmother, Mary Frances Reams Graves, lived in the house during the mid-20th century. Her grandmother's grandfather was Henry Reams, who ran the first tobacco auction house...
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601 Ramseur Street (1954 -)
The original path of Elizabeth St. still persists south of East Main, roughly equidistant between Dillard and Fayetteville St., which is now where N. Elizabeth deposits its southbound traffic. The old route was a smaller, winding street that traveled north of E. Main through the current Liberty St. Apartments housing project, connecting with the...
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601 Ramseur Street (1890s-1954 )
The original path of Elizabeth St. still persists south of East Main, roughly equidistant between Dillard and Fayetteville St., which is now where N. Elizabeth deposits its southbound traffic. The old route was a smaller, winding street that traveled north of E. Main through the current Liberty St. Apartments housing project, connecting with the original Elizabeth St. somewhere between Liberty and Holloway.
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William Branson House - Ramseur St.
(Courtesy Duke Archives) William H. Branson was the secretary, treasurer, and manager of Julian Carr's Durham Cotton Manufacturing Co., located at E. Pettigrew and S. Driver St, as well as manager of the Pearl Cotton Mill at Trinity and N. Duke. His house was located adjacent to the Reed House. 1891 Bird's Eye View (Courtesy Duke Archives) He was...
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706 Ramseur St.
06.25.13 (Photo by Gary Kueber) 06.25.13 - structure at rear (south) of property, next to NC RR tracks. (Photo by Gary Kueber) 06.25.13 (Photo by Gary Kueber)
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618 Ramseur St.
06.25.13 - note the windows on the side and the bricked in window openings on the front. (Photo by Gary Kueber)
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506 Ramseur St.
During the 1950s, Hal G. Randolph was the owner and manager of the Canada Dry Bottling Company at 506 Ramseur St. The company bottled Spur, Nu-Grape, Sun Crest, Gordon's Beverages, and Canada Dry Ginger Ale. Spur cola ad from 1951 City Directory. 1953 Carolina Times ad welcoming the CIAA basketball tournament to Durham. 1958 Lotta Cola ad featuring...
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707 Ramseur St.
11.20.12 Looking east, 1940s. The side of 707 Ramseur is behind the Ice Cart. (Courtesy Duke RBMC - Wyatt Dixon collection) Demolished January 2013 by Hansell Painting Co., next door. 01.08.13 06.25.13
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1005 Ramseur Street
903 and 1005 Ramseur, at the corner of Sunshine Lane, 1964 (Courtesy Billy Barnes Collection, UNC) (Courtesy Billy Barnes Collection, UNC) 1005 Ramseur on the left, looking east on Ramseur, 1964 (Courtesy Billy Barnes Collection, UNC)
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Herald And Sun Warehouse
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