Steel

Taylor Street Bridge

South Gregson Rr Bridge - "11foot8 Bridge"

Will you be its next victim?

South Alston Railroad Bridge

04.16.14 (G. Kueber)

Snorting Bull

Despite its quaint "Hit Bull Win Steak" slogan, the sign in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park outfield is not all that old. It was, in fact, created by the writers/producers of the movie Bull Durham in 1987 and installed at the Durham Athletic Park. The sign remained after filming, and became integrated into the lore of the Bulls and the DAP. The Bull...

Reunion (sculpture)

Renowned The World Around Sign

In 1913, the Durham Traction Co. (later Duke Power) offered to pay to erect a large electric sign lauding Durham, as a gesture of thanks to downtown merchants who had purchased electric lights. The Commercial Club (later the Chamber of Commerce) sponsored a contest to decide the slogan. The winning entry, from WW Weaver and JE Banning was "Durham...

Lucky Strike Water Tower - American Tobacco Main Campus

Durham Brazing And Welding Abandoned Truck

Duke Gardens Gate

1961 (Duke Yearlook) Caption from Duke Yearlook: " Joseph G. Barnes (r), artist-sculptor, explains a detail of the gates to Richard H. Fillmore, horticulturalist of the Gardens staff. William Leong (not shown), the Gardens' master planner, assisted with the design, which is abstracted from the arches and stained glass windows of the Duke Chapel."...

613 West Chapel Hill St. - Pure Oil / Phillips 66

A rather elaborate Pure Oil, cottage style station stood at the southeast corner of Vickers Ave. and West Chapel Hill until the 1960s; between 1960 and 1969, the Pure Oil station was torn down and replaced by another mid-century modern classic - the Phillips 66 station with the large triangular awnings.