![]() In this case, for example, the proposed site is surrounded by some of our less lovable urban attributes - namely, surface parking lots where other buildings were previously razed. DHA needs to hear voices that care about this important objective as well as preserving the historic fabric that makes Durham the great city it is. Obviously the campaign to renew and expand investment in affordable housing - especially in the rapidly developing downtown district - deserves attention and support. Note that the adjacent former Johnson Motor Company building at 326-328 East Main (now occupied by Durham County Criminal Justice) would be preserved in this proposal, with Alexander Ford being replaced by a wing of the 5-story wrap-around structure to its left. Hard to imagine a present-day car dealership hiring a renowned architecture firm to design their dealership. To get a sense of how things have changed in the world of car dealerships, the Alexander Ford Company hired Milburn and Heister (who designed Union Station, the Carolina Theater, and the Durham County Courthouse, among other buildings) to design their structure. In 1921, they built a three-story sales and service building "north of the 200 block of East Chapel Hill St., about midway between Foster and Roney Streets." (Whatever that means.) In 1924, they constructed their new dealership at 330 East Main St. ![]() In 1918, the company moved to Foster Street, between East Chapel Hill and Morgan Streets. The company started out by selling the Model T Ford. Parks Alexander on the corner of Church and East Parrish Sts. The Alexander Motor Company was established in 1916 by S. A frame, single story house sat on the site of the later Alexander Motor Company from the 1880s until the 1920s. (the two blocks between Roxboro and Dillard St.) were progressively torn down to make way for commercial and institutional structures. During the early 20th century, the large, elaborate dwellings in the 300 and 400 blocks of East Main St.
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