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From Barfields to Brandt's
Our editor's pick for best update from September 2020 - from contributor Rashida Brandt - brings to life the business history of a bygone downtown building.
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Crowd-Sourced Chronology - When Was This Photo Taken?
Every building you can identify could be a clue...
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The Marks of Urban Transformation
How one image from Durham County Library's archival collections connects threads of the city's past - from the tobacco industry's heyday to the tragedy of urban renewal and the long road to revival.
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Mystery PhotoBy DaveG on 04/05/2021 - 9:18amDefinitely the Advance Auto Parts but I find myself more interested in the cars sitting in front of... -
Help Date This Photo!By DaveG on 04/01/2021 - 8:56amIt’s extremely difficult to see but the license plate on the front of the car at the curb but what... -
McManhandled? When your footers need to be six feet under in Trinity Park...By DAS on 03/22/2021 - 4:50pmYep--as a 50 yr long researcher on the Chamblee/Shambley/Chamlee et al clan in the U.S., this is... -
705-707 NORTH MANGUM STREETBy Misspent Youth on 03/21/2021 - 9:59pmPlayed many a game of pool in that pool hall when I was a teenager (Not really old enough) but I... -
918 North Buchanan BoulevardBy vszabo on 03/10/2021 - 7:31pmThis house was built in 1912. It precedes the incorporation of that part of then-First Street into...
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