909, 911, 1003 FAYETTEVILLE
Between Banks Place and Fowler Ave. was another residential block of Fayetteville St., occupied by 909, 911, and 1003 Fayetteville.
909 Fayetteville, 1962
(Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection)
911 Fayetteville, the WA Meeks House, 1922
(Courtesy Duke Rare Book and Manuscript Collection, scanned by Digital Durham.)
911 Fayetteville, 1962
(Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection)
1003 Fayetteville, 1962
(Courtesy Durham County Library / North Carolina Collection)
These houses were torn down by 1965, and replaced with part of "Tin City" - the relocation buildings built for displaced Hayti Businesses. This building, modified, still exists, and houses The Carolina Times, which actually does still publish.
Looking southeast, 10.05.08
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3 comments:
Do you know the origins of the 1962 photos of the properties in this post and many of your residential related posts? The uniform nature of the photos suggests to me they were utilized as an appraisal tool for the urban renewal effort. It seems the last photos of many of the structures is a similarly uniform photo. When I compare these photos to the "renewed" current photo, I wonder if the renewers would think again. I enjoy you work here immensely.
Anon
You are correct - I scanned all of the B&W 1960s per-urban renewal photos on this site from the original appraisals by DH Scanlon - I've lost track of how many I've scanned, but probably on the order of 1200 photos. (The photos are stapled to a multi-page appraisal for each structure with a plan drawing of the structure and lot, as well as documentation of owner, last sale, and the usual appraisal stuff.)
The language on the appraisals is fascinating for its uniform conclusion - that the age and condition of the structures made them worth little.
GK
Fascinating. More evidence that your work here is very important. One person's junk...
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