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Announcements/News
Letter to City Officials on 9th Street Development South Ellerbe Creek Natural Area Broad Street BP Four-way stop signs Traffic circles Pyne Award Revolving Fund for Old Houses
New traffic circles in OWD help slow down speeding cars.
Walking Tour around Duke and OWD | History Students offer their visions of Ninth Street OWD Hosts NC Pride Parade Residents ready to light up homes Moving Historic House Celebrating Public Art OWDNA holds Gardens in Droughts workshop Roots on Ninth Community Service in Old West Durham Old West Durham a local legacy in Library of Congress Return to Erwin Mills Cemetery for Spruce Up OWD Focus of E.K. Powe/Duke Center for Documentary Studies Neighborhoods Project Report from OWDNA's President on Accomplishments Duke Moves More Offices to Erwin Mills
About the Old West Durham Neighborhood Association
Neighborhood Accomplishments Become a Member of OWDNA Join the OWDNA listserve History of the Association OWD Sign Dedication Celebrates Diversity Residents Make a Clean Sweep on Green Street Annual Night of Lights Celebration Neighbors Help with Post-Hurricane Cleanup OWD Celebrates Anniversary of Sign Dedication Historic Preservation Awards for OWD The Story of South Ellerbe Creek OWDNA Letter Supporting Regional Rail Special Olympics World Games & OWD Congressman David Price Visits OWD OWDNA's positions on Asphalt Plants | Zoning | Regional Rail | Traffic Calming | Green Space
Information About the Neighborhood and Durham
Why I love living in Old West Durham Bull City Community Links Police Tips on Home Safety OWDNA and zoning issues Barrio Viejo del Oeste de Durham (OWD) Old West Durham Map Neighborhood History | Durham History Friends of South Ellerbe Creek We're a National Registry Historic District Proclamation of "Old West Durham Day" The Ninth Street Business District web site Map of Nearby Neighborhoods Old West Durham For Teenagers Neighborhood Message Board Housing Code Concerns in OWD Photographs of OWD
History of OWD in Pictures | Ninth Street | E.K. Powe, West Durham Graded, and West Durham High schools | Southside school | Old Neighborhood Grocery Stores | Ellerbe Watershed History| Erwin Auditorium | Erwin Mills | Life in the Mill Village | Working on "Mill Hill" | Child of Erwin Mill Village | West Durham Church of God | Broad Street | Duke in History | WPA Interviews | Historic Durham | Growing up on Hillsboro Road | | The Depression in West Durham | Brookstown & Hickstown |
Virtual Tour of OWD
Upper Ninth Street | Ninth Street Shopping District | Erwin Mills & Erwin Square | Broad Street | Edith, Virgie, and Carolina | Hale, Rosehill | Knox, Green, Alabama | Oakland, Lawndale | Trent Drive, Rutherford, and 15th | Iredell Street | Perry Street| Hillsborough Road | West Pettigrew Street | Gin St. and Dezern Pl. | Sights Near OWD
Our Neighborhood in the News
Old West Durham in the News What they're saying about Old West Durham... Mill Strike Left Durham Reeling Erwin Mills' Pulse Gave Life to Village WRAL: Communities Using the Web to Keep Connected OWD Receives "Grit" Award Group Spruces Up Erwin Mills Cemetery National Internet Publication Features OWD Southern Living:Durham's Ninth Street Shops Onward Citizen-Soldiers: The Independent's Story on OWDNA's 1998 Citizens Award The Independent Honors OWDNA at Holiday Party
Citizen Resources
Who do I call for...? City Council & County Commissioners Nuisance Abatement Animal Control information When to call 911 and when to call our District II Police Substation (560-4582) Appearance issues The Rezoning Process Find Property Owners in Durham City and Regional Planning Don't Give the Burglar a Helping Hand Before you leave for vacation... Car ID Program: Watch Your Car North Carolina This is the Law: Landlords and Tenants Housing Code Q&A for Owners and Tenants Community Action Contact Information Transit and Trip Planning Streetlight Repairs
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