Dance studio

304-310 South Dillard Street

Side view of 304-310 South Dillard, looking southeast, ~1950 306 South Dillard was the location of "Snoopy's Discount" by the late 1960s-1970s (Courtesy Joshua Clark Davis- original from The Carolina Times) Davis penned a great article about African-American-owned record stores in the 1960s and 1970s, which was published in Southern Cultures...

Angier B. Duke Gymnasium / 'the Ark'

Built and furnished in 1898 with a donation from Benjamin N. Duke, the building was officially named the Angier B. Duke Gymnasium in honor of his son. The building is probably the first college gymnasium in the state. The building was the site of the second intercollegiate basketball game in the state, and should be considered the birthplace of Duke Basketball

511 Morgan Street

511 Morgan These buildings were all demolished by Urban Renewal in the late 1960s. The entire block is now occupied by the SouthBank building and copious parking. From the north side of Morgan, facing south, 2007.

706 Ninth Street

706 Ninth Street, 12.21.69 (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) 706 Ninth Street was built in ~1936; it initially housed the Andrews Furniture Company, followed by the West Durham Furniture Company. By the early 1960s, the building appears to have been vacant, but was soon reoccupied by Custom Interiors and the Neil Upholstery Co. In 1971, Godwin Dance School became a tenant