400-404 West Main Street

35.99709, -78.904079

400-404
West Main Street
Durham
NC
Cross Street
Morris Street
Year demolished
1974
Construction type
Masonry
Local historic district
Downtown Durham
National Register
Downtown Durham
Neighborhood
Downtown Central
Use
Dry Cleaners
Building Type
Commercial
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400-404WMain_1970.jpg

(Durham County Library)

Built in the 1930s.

1939 Duke Homecoming Parade (Retrochrome.net) showing 400 W. Main as the "Advance Store" and "Durham Beauty Academy." I was a bit loath to believe that this shot was from as early as 1939, but I can't imagine the "Advance Store" would use a rising sun logo after the early 1940s.

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01.28.58

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01.28.58

(Photo by George Pyne via Milo Pyne)

(Photo by George Pyne via Milo Pyne)

(Photo by George Pyne via Milo Pyne)


Completed First Federal Building.
(Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection)

04.27.13

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