The east side of the 300 block of Roxboro consisted of apartment houses - as did much of the first few blocks of Roxboro north of Main St. With the seemingly-ubiquitous-during-the-60s corner service station close at hand. 302 Holloway - the southeast corner of N. Roxobro and Holloway., 1963. The houses on the north side of Holloway are in the background. These buildings were torn down using urban renewal funds during the late 1960s.

The east side of the 300 block of Roxboro consisted of apartment houses - as did much of the first few blocks of Roxboro north of Main St. 304 N. Roxboro, 1963 These houses were torn down using urban renewal funds during the late 1960s. In 1976, the new main library building started construction, taking up the entire block bounded by Queen, Holloway, Liberty, and Roxboro.

The east side of the 300 block of Roxboro consisted of apartment houses - as did much of the first few blocks of Roxboro north of Main St. 302 N. Roxboro, on the northeast corner of Roxboro and Liberty, 1963. These houses were torn down using urban renewal funds during the late 1960s. In 1976, the new main library building started construction, taking up the entire block bounded by Queen, Holloway, Liberty, and Roxboro.

The south side of Liberty St. didn't seem to have quite the quality of houses as the north side, but they were no slouches. Except that, by the 1960s, many of these houses were in tired shape, having been converted to rooming houses and the like. 116-120 North Queen, 1965 These were all torn down around 1970. A county building was built on the...

The south side of Liberty St. didn't seem to have quite the quality of houses as the north side, but they were no slouches. Except that, by the 1960s, many of these houses were in tired shape, having been converted to rooming houses and the like. 404 Liberty St.

The south side of Liberty St. didn't seem to have quite the quality of houses as the north side, but they were no slouches. Except that, by the 1960s, many of these houses were in tired shape, having been converted to rooming houses and the like. 406 Liberty St. These were all torn down around 1970. A county building was built on the corner of...

The south side of Liberty St. didn't seem to have quite the quality of houses as the north side, but they were no slouches. Except that, by the 1960s, many of these houses were in tired shape, having been converted to rooming houses and the like. 408 Liberty St., 1966

From "Durham and Her People," 1951: THE FORKS RESTAURANT, corner of Holloway STreet and Raleigh Road, was established in 1938. It was operated by Reuben Smith, who became owner in 1943. Mr. Smith was born in Wake County August 23, 1905, the son of the late Henry L. and Bettie O'Neal Smith. He attended the county schools of Wake County and then...

Moose Lodge, MIami Blvd., to the right. Looking east on Miami / Highway 70, 01.02.53 (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) Looking west on Holloway / NC 98 (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection) (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection) (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection) 10.02.10 10.02.10 Find this spot on a...