Downtown Durham

209 East Chapel Hill Street

(Courtesy Herald-Sun)

412-414 West Main Street

05.07.64 The northwest corner of Five Points contained a series of commerical structures, similar to Main St., that fronted on Five Points and turned the corner at Morris Street. A view from the 1920s, looking northwest. (Courtesy Durham County Library) A 1920s view from a bit further west (starts on right with building near the left edge in the...

420-424 West Main Street

The northwest corner of Five Points contained a series of commerical structures, similar to Main St., that fronted on Five Points and turned the corner at Morris Street. A view from the 1920s, looking northwest. (Courtesy Durham County Library) A 1920s view from a bit further west (starts on right with building near the left edge in the above...

400-404 West Main Street

(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. 01.28.58 01.28.58 (Photo...

211 West Main

211 West Main ~1914. (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection) 211 West Main has led a very varied life - it appears to have been constructed ~1910, supplanting an earlier frame structure. The Grand theater opened for business at the location in 1914. 200 block of West Main St., 1910s. (Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection)...

Trinity Methodist (1880-1923)

(Courtesy Duke Archives)

111-113 North Church Street / Montaldo's

(Courtesy Durham County Library) 128 East Parrish St., the southwest corner of North Church St. and East Parrish St., housed a hardware store when this picture was taken in the late 1920s during a snow melt. The name on the glass says "Taylor and Ph(?)" (can't read the last name). The building received a fine pink facade covering during the late 1950s or early 1960s. It currently houses law offices.

108-110 East Parrish

108-110 East Parrish St. was likely a late 19th century structure, going by the embellishment present on this early 20th century picture. Much like the Parrish building to its west, 108 East Parrish St. received a 1920s transformation, likely at the time of the above picture. 108 West Parrish, 1920s. Below is one of the few views of the block face...

117-121 East Parrish

117-119-121 East Parrish Street was contstructed during the late 1910s-early 1920s. Looking northwest, 1924. 117-121 East Parrish is the lighter, 2-story building between Public Hardware and the May and Page corner building (Courtesy Duke Archives) In 1951, 117 East Parrish was home to the "Good Food Shoppe" is owned by Earl C. Winstead, a cafe man...

113-115 East Parrish: Public Hardware

Looking north at 113-115 East Parrish St., 1910 (Courtesy Durham County Library) There aren't many homegrown Durham businesses from the very early 20th century that you can still patronize today, but Public Hardware is one of them. It's first location was at 113-115 East Parrish St. Looking northwest, 1924. Public Hardware is located in the 3-story...