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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 5/2/2008 - 11:10am
When I moved here, I thought "that's where my record label will be!" haha.
Odd to see residences at the corner of West Chapel Hill St. and Gattis going down Chapel Hill St.
-Allen
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 5/2/2008 - 12:25pm
The stucco was part of a 1970's renovation.
lwn
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 5/2/2008 - 8:44pm
It's hard to imagine Chapel Hill Street / Duke University Road without those huge oak trees. The difference between the historic photo and the current view is quite dramatic.
I'm sure it's just a matter of time before Duke Energy swoops in with their abyssmal tree "pruning" program, and ruins the one thing this street has going for it, just as they've recently done to Duke, Gregson, Markham, Green, and so many others.
RWE
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 5/2/2008 - 9:58pm
Stucco and renovation do not belong in the same sentence! What, no vinyl siding available?
What an ugly "makeover."
Submitted by David McMullen (not verified) on Fri, 5/2/2008 - 11:51pm
If I'm not mistaken, a few of the trees in the first picture are still there in the second picture - much larger now, naturally, but they've survived the past 80 years pretty well.
And I always wondered why Chapel Hill St. curved like that. Yeah, streetcars - I should have thought of that.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 5/15/2008 - 6:14pm
Your first paragraph mentions this being Kent Street and Chapel Hill St, when, in fact, isn't it Chapel Street and Duke University Road?
Submitted by Gary (not verified) on Thu, 5/15/2008 - 6:29pm
In fact, it isn't. Duke University Road starts 2-3 blocks west of this intersection, depending on which side of the street you're counting on.
GK
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 9/11/2011 - 2:00am
My father owned this building from around 1950 until about 1970. The building had structural problems and he donated it to Duke University as I remember. The building was stucco during the 20 years he owned it. Cole's Dairyette occupied the space during the first years he owned it. Also in the basement was a nightclub, "Null & Void", and was very popular at the time. Doug Clark and The Hotnuts preformed there many times.
Submitted by PCL (not verified) on Wed, 5/7/2014 - 11:26am
I think it looks kind of cool in stucco, rust stains aside; sort of ghost-like. It will probably look better in brick, but I'd rather have seen it stuccoed than allowed to deteriorate. Of course, the wrong kind of stucco can destroy a building like this, so it's probably a good thing it came off, as long as the re-pointing used the right kind of mortar. And, yes, it could have been covered with vinyl siding which really would have been hideous.
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