09.25.11 The West End looking southwest from West Chapel Hill and Buchanan, 1978 The primary neighborhood business district of West End at Buchanan Blvd. and West Chapel Hill St. developed early in the 20th century. Early wood-framed buildings were replaced with brick structures during the 1920s. As with other neighborhood commercial districts such...

1009-1013 West Chapel Hill St., 09.25.11 The West End looking southwest from West Chapel Hill and Buchanan, 1978 The primary neighborhood business district of West End at Buchanan Blvd. and West Chapel Hill St. developed early in the 20th century. Early wood-framed buildings were replaced with brick structures during the 1920s. As with other...

Moving west to east: 120 Morgan, 1966 118 Morgan, 1966 116 Morgan, 1966 114 Morgan, 1966 Today's post is a historic illustration of an architectural type that I've advocated many times before - the liner building. The large Brick Star warehouse at Morgan and Rigsbee was 'square' to Rigsbee St., where Morgan St. curved to the south as it headed east...

Moving west to east: 126 Morgan, 1966 122 Morgan, 1966 Today's post is a historic illustration of an architectural type that I've advocated many times before - the liner building. The large Brick Star warehouse at Morgan and Rigsbee was 'square' to Rigsbee St., where Morgan St. curved to the south as it headed east away from Rigsbee. This formed a...

109 Morgan St., 1966 (Courtesy Durham County Library) Looking northeast, 1960. The intersection of Rigsbee and East Chapel Hill St. is in the lower right hand corner, and the intersection of Rigsbee and Morgan St. is near the lower left hand corner. Morgan St. curves to the east to meet North Mangum St., where it ends. (Courtesy Duke Archives) The...

A row of 2-story commercial structures were built at the northern peak of the 'triangle' formed by the acute angle of the intersection of Fayetteville and Whitted Sts. These seem to have housed barber shops at 701 and 703 Fayetteville; 705 Fayetteville was the Electric Theater, a vaudeville and movie theater opened in 1913 by FK Watkins, the 'Movie...

Stallion Club, 1968 The Stallion Club was a music / dance club which attracted a primarily African-American clientele, although it appears to have had somewhat of a cult following among predominantly white Duke students. Duke medical students and faculty at a party at the Stallion Club, 1971 (Courtesy Duke Medical Center) I'm not sure when the...

The former Pure Oil service station at 1200 W. Chapel Hill Street had become a neighborhood liability and a likely candidate for demolition. Long-term leakage from underground fuel storage tanks and incidental surface spills had contaminated the soil around three sides of the building. Asbestos, peeling paint, and damage from years of water...

(Duke Chanticleer) This stylish little example of the Moderne architectural style was built in 1949, with a curving glass block front facade being the most striking feature. The front entrance was originally centered in the building, two glass doors being framed with glass blocks larger than on the corners. The streamlined effect was emphasized by...

Looking northeast from Church St. and East Main St., 1890s. (Courtesy Duke Archives) Commercial development of the north side of the 200 block of East Main St. proceeded eastward from the commercial core. The western half of the block was developed by commercial structures by the 1890s, two of which are visible above. By the early 20th century, the...