1937 Sanborn Map Perhaps the most infamous street in Durham, known variously as South Holman Place, Morven Place, Morven's Alley, and Marvin's Alley, began its existence as mill housing for the Commonwealth Cotton Mill. The Commonwealth was briefly revitalized as the Morven Cotton Mill in 1922, only to close again in the early 1930s. "Marvin Alley...
