Western Durham

Clayton Place

"On US 70, near main gate to Quarry" - June 1940

University Tower / 'the Pickle' / 'the Green *&%#@'

Standing erect, proudly verdigris amongst the trees

South Square

The newfangled enclosed mall to beat them all in 1974 - a huge amount of concrete and steel that didn't last 30 years.

Walter Curtis Hudson Farm / "Patterson Mill General Store"

Not really the original Patterson Mill or general store, but a well-preserved early 20th century farmhouse nonetheless.

3608 University Drive

The only remotely interesting piece of post-1960s architecture between ~the intersection of Chapel Hill Road/University and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Building in Chapel HIll.

3100 University Drive

A remnant of the small 'supermarkets' of the mid-20th century - now abandoned.

3039 University Drive

Bungalow at Old Chapel Hill Road gives a sense of the once rural character of this intersection.

(john) Brown's Store / Hollow Rock Store

What would become the Hollow Rock Store was built by John Ransom Whitfield and run by John Brown in its early years. The store was a focal point for the community through much of the 20th century; in 1972 a new store was built behind the original, and the original store was moved to Jan Gregg's property. In 2000, the 1972 store was torn down by NCDOT as part of the replacement of the original bridge.

White(s) Cross (roads) Community Center

~2004 Former White(s) Cross(roads) Community Center, now a private residence. 05.22.11 Find this spot on a Google Map. 35.992795,-78.98207

Men's Graduate Center / Trent

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.