Continuing southward on Duke St. from yesterday's post, the boundaries of the 600 block have changed. Yancey St. was moved northward on the east side of the freeway, away from the onramp. The original block would have begun where Yancey intersects Duke on the left side and continued south to Parker Street, which no longer intersects Duke St. due to...

607 South Duke Street, 1963 This block was also residential, with somewhat larger houses than the 500 block of S. Duke as the street moved towards Morehead Hill. All pictures were taken in 1963 as a part of Urban Renewal property appraisals. The house was torn down by the late 1960s. Yancey St. was moved northward on the east side of the freeway...

Howard Johnson's, 1959 Civil Rights Protest, 1962 1962

Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. Route 3, Box 24 Durham, North Carolina 76 New Units - Located at Jct. U.S. 15-501 Bus. and 15-501 Bypass; 1 mi. So. Durham - Near Duke Univ. and Hosp.; Veteran's Hosp.; Univ. of N. C. 20 Kitchenettes; Room Controlled Elec. Heat and Air-Conditioning; T.V.; Phones; Tub-Showers; 2 Swimming Pools; 9 Holes (Par 28) Golf on...

(Courtesy John Martin) Obverse reads: BLAIR HOUSE on US 15 and 501 between Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A Restaurant of Traditional Williamsburg design. Six dining rooms of varying size ranging in decor from rustic to formal. Recommended by Mobil Travel Guide. H.S. Finley, Manager Box 8735, Durham, N.C. Phone 489-9128 Blair House likely...

September, 1986 (Preservation Consultants) There was an actual "Patterson Place" - devoid of Harris Teeters, Home Depots, etc. And the actual site of the homestead hasn't been displaced, yet, by the suburban wasteland. Or as I like to call it, the SWa. A physician and farmer, William Patterson built his house / homestead in 1840. The summary from...

"On Forest Road b/t Rigsbee and Cornwallis" - June 1940 (Marked location unverified.)

"On Forest Rd about 100 yards west of Erwin Road" - June 1940

"First House along Forest Rd opposite Duke baseball field. In arboretum area." - June 1940

"About 100 yds south of old Rigsbee Rd just west of its intersection with 751" - June 1940