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Tudor Revival Historic Home Tour - October 16-17, 2021
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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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1217 HOLLOWAY STREET - WOODS FARMHOUSEBy gagibson on 11/06/2021 - 2:33pmJohn Arnold Taylor, Jr. was my grandfather's son by his first wife, Lida Clara Kelley Taylor, who... -
(JOHN) BROWN'S STORE / HOLLOW ROCK STOREBy PALADIN on 10/13/2021 - 1:20pmHollow Rock Country Store.... I still feel a sense of loss whenever I drive past the location of... -
HOPE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL / ELEMENTARYBy PALADIN on 10/13/2021 - 11:59amAs a kid, I attended Hope Valley School.... A Half Century later, I still recall (quite vividly);... -
801 ONSLOW STREET – FRANCK HOUSEBy dmeeknc on 10/09/2021 - 11:03amMs. Franck, founder of the Martha Franck Fragrance Garden on the campus of the Governor Morehead... -
116 WEST MAIN ST. / MERCHANTS BANKBy Allen Wilcox on 10/07/2021 - 11:30amMy wife and I now own this building, and last year we worked with Bishop Construction and architect...
