602 North Mangum / Udi Supermarket

35.999455, -78.896207

602
North Mangum Street
Durham
NC
Cross Street
Hunt Street
Neighborhood
Old North Durham
Use
Grocery Store
Building Type
Commercial
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600 block of North Mangum - 602 is the house in the lower right hand corner.

602 N. Mangum was built in the early 20th century; Mrs. MF Happer lived in the house in 1919. In 1963, the house was demolished.



As an early project of United Durham Incorporated (UDI,) a supermarket was built to serve a community that was no longer served by supermarkets.


(Courtesy DCL - NC Collection)


(Courtesy UNC - Billy Barnes Collection)

The supermarket was not a success - I don't know much about the story, but the building remains.



UDI later (much) worked to bring a Food Lion to an abandoned supermarket site on Fayetteville St.; I don't know how they are doing, but it's certainly still around.

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35.999455,-78.896207

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/2/2010 - 4:42pm

Hopefully the supermarket vibrations will be more favorable directly across the street from here at 607 N. Mangum, future home of the Durham Central Market. More info at http://durhamcentralmarket.org/

Submitted by menshi mihas (not verified) on Thu, 11/4/2010 - 11:29pm

You missed a whole era. This place also used to be a night club. I won a rap contest but was too young to enter. This was the late '80s. I need to find that song.

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