Northern Durham

(Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) I know nothing about the Old Hickory Motor Company, but this shot from 06.13.63 gives the sense of a far different feel of this part of Bragtown in the mid-20th century than present-day Former Old Hickory Motor Company, 10.26.09.

Wright Refuge, looking northwest, 1920s. (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection / Chamber of Commerce Collection)

The 1927 comprehensive plan described the area north of Knox Street between Duke St. on the west and Roxboro Road on the east as comprised of "a great variety of scenery - some of the finest in Durham - rugged bluffs and deep ravines, as well as smooth meadows. It is so accessible and varied in its scenery and so well adapted to park purposes that...