Angier Avenue

04.04.11 Abbie's Filling Station - 1939 - 1944 Angier Avenue Service Station 1944 -1950 Abernethy's Service Station 1950-1960s Find this spot on a Google Map. 35.982543,-78.87985

2012 Angier Avenue, 04.04.11 Gertrude Brogden - Dry Goods - 1944 Clayton's Beauty Shop - 1950 Find this spot on a Google Map. 35.982359,-78.879058

2019 Angier, 1980 2019 Angier appears to have been built in the 1940s as a "Jr Order of United American Mechanics Hall - Green Fred Council." This union had previously been located at 459 1/2 South Driver Street. It remained as such through the 1960s. By 1980, it was a florist shop, and by the 1990s, it was a shoe store. Then, it burned. It had...

2021 Angier Avenue, 1980 2021 Angier Avenue used to be connected to the back of 314 South Driver Street as part of DW Brown cleaners, and later, Scott and Roberts cleaners. 2021 Angier Avenue, ~2000 I always loved this building, with its huge windows and stately entry. I thought it provided an amazing substrate for an adaptive reuse - possessing...

1980 2022 Angier was built in the 1930s, and appears to have spent most of its existence as a restaurant. In 1940, Jean's Luncheonette 1944 L&W restaurant 1950 Watkins restaurant 1960 Frank's Place - restaurant 1970s - Big Tub (Courtesy Dave Piatt) As of 2011, it's "Caribbean Paradise" - I haven't tried it, but I'd be happy to have some good...

1980 2024 Angier Avenue was likely built in the mid 1920s and housed a series of businesses over the course of the 20th century. Having done this for awhile, I can attest that retail turnover seems to be the norm rather than the exception. East Durham Furniture Company in 1928 Red's Place - billiards in 1940 Glenn Crabtree's - Hdw Co. 1944-1957...

One of the earliest businesses established in the Angier-Driver business district of East Durham, Crabtree Pharmacy, was started in 1904 by R.A. Crabtree, C.A. Crabtree, H.C. Barbee, and Viola Young. The Crabtree family, 1895 (Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection) The original building was a frame structure on the southeast...

2100-2104 Angier Avenue, 05.28.63 (Courtesy The Herald-Sun) In 1928, 2102 Angier is listed as "William Thomas, Billiards." By 1934, the building was vacant. By the mid-1940s, Andrews Market was located here, and remained here through the 1950s. In 1960, Linthicum Radio and TV repair moved to the building. 2102-2104 Angier, 1980

2104 Angier, partly visible with "_ardware Co." on the facade. (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) 2104 Angier Avenue appears to have been built in the mid-1930s and was first used by Andrews Market. By 1940, the establishment was known as the East Durham Market. By the early 1950s, it was closed, and Andrews Market was open at 2102 Angier, next door.

Andrews Grill, as it was originally called, opened around 1950. The Andrews family ran the Andrews Market, a grocery store, at 2104 and, later 2102 Angier Avenue. In the late 1940s, one of the sons built a small restaurant building mid-block at 2108 Angier and opened the Andrews Grill. For reasons unknown, the restaurant became Smith's Grill during...