Western Durham

Looking west at the intersection of Trent Dr. and Erwin Rd., 1950. (Courtesy The Herald-Sun Newspaper) The erstwhile dormitories clustered around the intersection of Trent Drive and Erwin Road were built between 1942 and 1951; for a period of time, this cluster was known as 'North Campus' - an appellation it appears to have shed at this point.

1959 Howard Johnson's, Chapel Hill Boulevard, 1963

EDEN ROCK MOTEL" - "AAA, Located 1 mile west of Durham, N.C. on U.S. 15A and 501A ... Serving Duke University. 40 air-conditioned rooms with TV, radio, and 24-hour telephone service.... Off the highway in fourteen wooded acres. Swimming pool. Howard Johnson restaurant adjoining.... Loran Clark, Owner-Manager. The Eden Rock was one of the early...

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2010 (Photo by Gary Kueber) (Triangle Modernist Houses)

Howard Johnson's, 1959 Civil Rights Protest, 1962 1962

Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. Route 3, Box 24 Durham, North Carolina 76 New Units - Located at Jct. U.S. 15-501 Bus. and 15-501 Bypass; 1 mi. So. Durham - Near Duke Univ. and Hosp.; Veteran's Hosp.; Univ. of N. C. 20 Kitchenettes; Room Controlled Elec. Heat and Air-Conditioning; T.V.; Phones; Tub-Showers; 2 Swimming Pools; 9 Holes (Par 28) Golf on...

(Courtesy John Martin) Obverse reads: BLAIR HOUSE on US 15 and 501 between Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A Restaurant of Traditional Williamsburg design. Six dining rooms of varying size ranging in decor from rustic to formal. Recommended by Mobil Travel Guide. H.S. Finley, Manager Box 8735, Durham, N.C. Phone 489-9128 Blair House likely...

September, 1986 (Preservation Consultants) There was an actual "Patterson Place" - devoid of Harris Teeters, Home Depots, etc. And the actual site of the homestead hasn't been displaced, yet, by the suburban wasteland. Or as I like to call it, the SWa. A physician and farmer, William Patterson built his house / homestead in 1840. The summary from...