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Chicken Hut Front Facade- 3019 Fayetteville

3019 Fayetteville St. - Chicken Hut

The Chicken Hut, originally The Chicken Box, was founded in 1958 by Claiborne Tapp Jr. and his sister Julia Tapp. The restaurant was first located on Apex Highway, serving out of a concession stand. Julia was inspired by the shape of the stand and coined the name "The Chicken Box." The Tapps then relocated to 410 S Roxoboro Street in 1961 where the...

Home Security Life Building in 1959

Home Security Life Building

Modernist office building built by the Hill family in 1957 for their Home Security Life insurance company. In the 1990s, it became the headquarters for the Durham Police Department. Vacant since 2019.

Durham Electric Lighting Co.

Looking southwest near the intersection of E. Peabody and S. Roxboro (actually closer to Pine St., which did not originally line up with Roxboro, but terminated at the tracks just a bit further east,) 1890. (Courtesy Duke Archives)

119 East Main Street

Looking northeast from the south side of the 100 block of East Main St., 1890s. (Courtesy Duke Archives) The first brick structures on the north side of the 100 block of East Main St. were built during late 1880s-early 1890s, including the midblock structures of 113-119 E. Main. 119 East Main notably included the Rawls Store, which later became the...

1102-1104 Broad

1102-1104 Broad (with Somethyme on the left,) 1974 1102-1104 Broad St., 06.27.09 1102-1104 Broad was built in the late 1940s, initially housing Sanders Florist at 1102 and the Hostess Restaurant at 1104. In ~1974, 1104 became the location of Somethyme, Mary Bacon's restaurant that was the forerunner for Pyewacket in Chapel Hill, and the very...

Mill Park Pure Oil Gas Station

Mill Park service station, ~1950. (Courtesy Wayne Henderson) As I mentioned when discussing the Pure Oil Station at Morgan and N. Mangum, a sudden explosion of gas stations in residential neighborhoods during the 1920s met some resistance from neighbors - perhaps a bit aghast that every house on a corner was being torn down for another gas station.

Angus Barn

Wake County Steakstablishment drew Durham fine diners for many years prior to Durham developing a 'foodie' scene

500 Morgan St.

Morris Street was one of the early, prominent residential sections of Durham, developed with larger, two-story houses during the 1880s and 1890s. This residential development was interrupted by the development of Fallon and Martin Company, followed by the Imperial Tobacco Company in the 200 block of Morris St. Looking northwest and Morgan and Morris, 1924 (Courtesy Durham County LIbrary)

The Wright Corner / Main And Corcoran - Sw

One of the earliest mixed-purpose office buildings in Durham, Richard Wright's "Wright's Corner" survived in modified form until 1961.

1102-1104 Holloway Street

1102-1104 Holloway Street, 10.02.10 1102-1104 Holloway appears to have been built between 1923 and 1928. In 1928, "B's Home Cash Grocery" is a business located at this address. In 1934, it is referred to as "Beck's Cash Grocery." In 1941, 1102 had converted to a part of the Purity Stores grocery chain, and 1104 was Pop's Place, confectionery. These...