CLEVELAND/HOLLOWAY/ROXBORO

It took me quite awhile to figure out what I was looking at in these archive photos, because the streetscape doesn't look anything like this now. The northeast curve of the downtown loop was put through here in the 1960s (see Aug 15th "Cleveland Street" post).

(Courtesy Durham County Library)

The photographer took this photo on the east side of Roxboro St. (which is in the foreground). He was facing northwest. Holloway Street is to the right, with the laundry building facing on it. Cleveland is at the peak of the hill, and the white house behind the laundry is on Cleveland. The only current-day marker in this picture is the Fuller School (Durham County Schools), whose corner is visible. Today, it would be blocked by the fire station.

(Courtesy Durham County Library)

This photo was taken about 1/2 block west from the prior vantage point. Holloway St. is in the foreground, and Cleveland St. is the cross-street. The white house in this picture faces east on Cleveland (and would be across the street from the house whose back we see in the previous photo.

Today's view of this area, from a spot somewhere between the previous two photos (since these landmarks are gone). In this picture, this spot looks sort of nice because of the oak trees, but it is desolate. It really isn't usable space, as it is trapped between an overabundance of speed-abetting roadway.