Durham - North Carolina - Downtown Drive
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- Afternoon drive around downtown Durham, NC. Includes Chapel Hill St, Duke St, Main St, Mangum St, Roxboro St. and more.
Durham by the Numbers:
City Population: 228,330 (2010)
Metro Population (Durham-Chapel Hill, NC): 542,710 (2010)
CSA Population (Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC): 2,037,430 (2010)
City Area: 108.3 sq. mi
From Wikipedia:
Durham is a city in and the county seat of Durham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 274,291 as of July 1, 2018, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 79th-most populous city in the United States. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the Research Triangle, which has a population of 2,037,430 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates.
A railway depot was established on land donated by Bartlett S. Durham in 1849, the namesake of the city. Following the American Civil War, the community of Durham Station expanded rapidly, in part due to the tobacco industry. The town was incorporated by act of the North Carolina General Assembly, on April 1869. The establishment of Durham County was ratified by the General Assembly 12 years later, in 1881. It became known as the founding place and headquarters of the American Tobacco Company. Textile and electric power industries also played an important role. While these industries have declined, Durham underwent revitalization and population growth to become an educational, medical, and research centre.
Durham is home to several recognized institutions of higher education, most notably Duke University and North Carolina Central University. Durham is also a national leader in health-related activities, which are focused on the Duke University Hospital and many private companies. Duke and its Duke University Health System, in fact, are the largest employers in the city. North Carolina Central University is a historically black university that is part of the University of North Carolina system. Together, the two universities make Durham one of the vertices of the Research Triangle area; central to this is the Research Triangle Park south of Durham, which encompasses an area of 11 square miles and is devoted to research facilities.
On the Duke University campus are the neo-Gothic Duke Chapel and the Nasher Museum of Art. Other notable sites in the city include the Museum of Life and Science, Durham Performing Arts Center, Carolina Theatre, and Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory. Bennett Place commemorates the location where Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to William T. Sherman in the American Civil War. The city is served, along with Raleigh, by Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
As a student of Duke University for 3 years , these streets have become my friends of all time 😃♥️
'89 Kid born in Duke hospital, Attended DSA and Southern High,went to NCCU ...moved to 5 different states /cities to see the Union finally settled in NYC but always speak fond of my Bullcity and I'm a Tarheel for life!
Love me some Durham
I love Durham! I miss living there. I met a lot of cool people there also.
Durham, North Carolina Are A Beautiful And Kool City 👍 👍.
I was not born here, but I first came to Durham 32 years ago. For those who may not have been here that long, downtown Durham's turnaround is shocking. Especially since about 2008 or so, though the change accelerated beginning in about 2015. I remember a desolate, empty, and downright dangerous downtown. You did not go there at night - EVER - unless you wanted to participate in illicit activities and possibly get shot. The change is mostly for the better. Something had to be done. There have been some unfortunate consequences, such as expensive housing, and many of the original, much poorer residents being forced to leave (gentrification). For those people who were affected in this way, I feel bad for them. But I don't know what else could have been done. There has been some historic preservation, such as keeping the old tobacco buildings and repurposing them, which I think was a good and important thing since it honored the city's history. Who would have believed Durham would ever become a cool place to be - but it has!
Awesome video, Really enjoyed the tour!
Hector A glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching!
Durham NC 919👏👏👏
You mean: 911
Good work. Keep it up!
Thanks!
Love this video looks like with me seeing it I'm already there in Durham, LOL!!!!! Even that saw the hwy 147 Durham Freeway video the changes of it near Research Triangle Park reminded of how interstate 85 was constructed in Durham back in the early 2000's 😁
Yeah NCDOT is planning to change the Durham Freeway to I-885. You can kind of see it behind one of the covered signs on the video.
DSA Class of 2018
Awesome video 👏🏽
Thanks. Really appreciate you watching them all.
As long as you post I’ll watch and share 🙌🏽
I'm in the vid
Goto Macon, Augusta, & Columbus GA next I wanna see what they are like compared to our cities in NC
I'll probably head to Georgia in the Spring or Summer next year. Of course, I'll go to Atlanta first but will try to get some of those other towns too.
@@MileageMikeTravels awesome. Have you been to those GA towns I just named before?
@@leonation89 I've been to Augusta and Columbus. Never been to Macon.
@@MileageMikeTravels awesome, what are those cities like compared to NC cities like Durham?
@@leonation89 Columbus is a military town and reminded me of a smaller version of Fayetteville more than anything. Augusta, I'm also not a big fan of. It just doesn't seem to have much interesting going on or to offer. It's reminiscent of some of the economically depressed towns in Eastern NC. I'd prefer Durham over either of those two cities.
you passed my school at the beginning
How many skyscrapers
Ummm bout as many as Augusta in GA
I didn't know Durham has skylines
Oh yeah they have a few decent sized ones.
Bull City👊
20 yrs ago downtown Durham was a dump. Now it's all trendy and hipster. Apartments going up like crazy. Overrated and stupid inflated housing prices...but the Bull City made a comeback.
Well what do you want for the city then?
when u discover ✨CAPITALISM✨