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1517 James Street

(Below in italics is from the 2003 Lakewood Park National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Alton V. Mann House. Small 1-story side-gabled house with center chimney, 6/6 sash windows, asbestos wall shingles, and a flat-roofed stoop with cast-iron posts. Alton V. Mann was owner/occupant in 1952. [1952 CD)

1515 James Street

(Below in italics is from the 2003 Lakewood Park National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Clark-Horton House. Side-gabled 1/2-story bungalow with an engaged porch with Craftsman posts and a replacement iron railing, 2/2 sash windows, and a shed dormer with casement windows. The overhanging eaves with decorative brackets...

1509 James Street

(Below in italics is from the 2003 Lakewood Park National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) House. Craftsman-style 1-story house with pyramidal roof and an engaged porch with Craftsman posts. Alterations include vinyl siding, replacement 1/1 sash windows, and a replacement porch railing. [1925-1952 CD] NC Garage. Ca. 1960...

1507 James Street- Effie Tiller House

(Below in italics is from the 2003 Lakewood Park National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Effie Tiller House. Frame 1-story house with hipped roof, German siding, and a concrete patio. Mrs. Effie Tiller was the owner in 1952. [1952 CD]

1508 James Street

This gable and wing home, built around 1910, was home to the Rigsbee, Crews and Dodson families through the years.

Lucky Strike Smokestack

Lucky Strike Water Tower - American Tobacco Main Campus

Snorting Bull

Despite its quaint "Hit Bull Win Steak" slogan, the sign in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park outfield is not all that old. It was, in fact, created by the writers/producers of the movie Bull Durham in 1987 and installed at the Durham Athletic Park. The sign remained after filming, and became integrated into the lore of the Bulls and the DAP. The Bull...

Benjamin Duke Statue

James B. Duke Statue

New York sculptor Charles Keck created the James Buchanan Duke Statue in 1935. The statue was unveiled on June 3, 1935 as part of commencement. Mary Duke Biddle, grandniece of James Buchanan Duke, removed the veil on the statue before a group of several thousand with President William Few presiding over the ceremony. Cast in bronze, the statue...