[Durham INC] Neighborhoods Hike: West Durham, East Campus & Beyond

[Pat Carstensen]

Neighborhoods Hike: West Durham, East Campus & BeyondSaturday, March 28 at 10 AMMeet at Ninth & Green (free)* Where does Coach 1K get his haircut, near Station 9? * What song writer for Lou Rawls and Norah Jones was "born on a kitchen table" -- behind Monuts?* What controversial Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist attended EK Powe school? * Why do neighborhoods change so quickly in Durham?* Why wasn't Duke Chapel built in Walltown?* Why was Duke Hospital built on top of Durham's old bone yard -- and not in Trinity Park? * Who wrote "The Gambler" for Kenny Rogers and lived in a mill house in Old West Durham?* Where did Elvis sleep incognito, in a caboose?* Where was Kevin Costner spotted in his boxer shorts, near East Campus?* Where did Madonna take early dance lessons?* Why is Ninth Street called Ninth Street?Come along and find out...Three-mile loop starts at Ninth & Green -- at the old stone steps by EK Powe Elementary (aka West Durham High School).We'll start with the South Ellerbe Creek Nature Area and continue through an old mill village. We'll see an old liquor house, Buck Dean's bungalow, a Sears House and a quiet urban garden in Old West Durham.We'll continue into the Watts-Hillandale neighborhood and walk past Oval Park and the old Watts Hospital.We'll go down a hidden alley and see where a songwriter for Norah Jones, Lou Rawls and Jefferson Airplane was born. We'll head over to Walltown and hear about Duke's original plans to build here. Then we'll go by Richard Nixon's house in Trinity Heights and continue past the homes of Duke's famous faculty and coaches on Buchanan -- including Cap Card, the father of Duke basketball -- and Wallace Wade, whose bowl games paid for Cameron Indoor Stadium.We'll go down Watts Street, past Trinity Park park, and see where Mr. Costner was filmed in his boxers. Then we'll head across East Campus to Ninth Street, past Erwin Cotton Mills and back to where we started.You'll see a little nature and learn some Durham history on the route. We might even get into current events in the Bull City.Local history lover John Schelp will narrate along the way. No need to register. Parking is available on streets near Ninth & Green. (Bike racks are also nearby.)Optional post-tour gathering at Dain's Place at 754 Ninth Street -- for a cold drink and further conversation.Co-sponsored by Museum of Durham History, Sierra Club and the Old West Durham Neighborhood Association. Rain or shine. 		 	   		  
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