Looking northeast from Church St. and East Main St., 1890s. 209 and 211 East Main Street are to the left. (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.

205-207 E. Main 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. This photo...

Bailey's - an Esso Station with a drive up / curb service area on its west side. A popular hangout for Duke students, shown in this 1956 shot Bailey's Esso, 1966 - with Scott Coal and the Smith Warehouse in the background. (Courtesy Jim Urquhart, Jr.) 10.15.11

1008 West Main St., 1952

802 Ninth St., 09.12.09 Looking west from ~Iredell, ~1950. (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) The east side of the 800 block of Ninth St. was residential through much of the 20th century. A frame structure at the north end of the block housed the West Durham Wet Wash Laundry, which became the White Star Laundry, during the 1920s - before that...

816 Ninth St., 09.12.09 Looking west from ~Iredell, ~1950. (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) The east side of the 800 block of Ninth St. was residential through much of the 20th century. A frame structure at the north end of the block housed the West Durham Wet Wash Laundry, which became the White Star Laundry, during the 1920s - before that...

109 N. Church, January 1966 02.66 (Durham Urban Renewal documenation / Durham County Library) 01.28.2019 (G. Kueber)

In other posts on this website, I've detailed the slow creation of an adequate school system in Durham, which consisted of a patchwork of private tutors and schools and rural schoolhouses until the creation of the City Graded School in 1884. That large step was to create one public school for the city for all ages. This is the environment into...

--- Trinity Park High School, 1904, looking east-northeast, with Lanier Hall, Branson Hall, and the Asbury Building in view. (Courtesy State Archives) In other posts on this website, I've detailed the slow creation of an adequate school system in Durham, which consisted of a patchwork of private tutors and schools and rural schoolhouses until the...