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...