Durham: Duke University, Tobacco Warehouses, and Bull City
Durham developed around the tobacco trade after the Civil War, when Washington Duke and his sons built what became the American Tobacco Company into one of the largest corporate entities in the country. The Bull Durham brand of smoking tobacco, produced here starting in the 1860s, gave the city its enduring nickname. James B. Duke's indenture in 1924 established the Duke Endowment and renamed Trinity College as Duke University, moving it from Randolph County to a new West Campus designed by architect Horace Trumbauer.
Duke University's Gothic-style West Campus, completed in 1932, centers on the 210-foot Duke Chapel. Duke University Health System operates one of the leading academic medical centers in the Southeast, and Duke University Hospital anchors a complex that employs a significant share of the city's workforce. The Fuqua School of Business, Pratt School of Engineering, and Duke Law draw students nationally and internationally.
The American Tobacco Historic District along Blackwell Street has been redeveloped into restaurants, offices, and the Durham Performing Arts Center. The old warehouses now house tech firms and life sciences companies that spill over from Research Triangle Park a few miles to the southeast. The Durham Bulls, a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays, play at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, a stadium adjacent to the American Tobacco campus.
Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) hosts touring Broadway shows, concerts, and comedy. The Sarah P. Duke Gardens on West Campus spans 55 acres and attracts visitors through all four seasons. Research Triangle Park, the 7,000-acre research zone shared with Raleigh and Chapel Hill, provides a continuous pipeline of biotech, pharmaceutical, and technology employment to the Durham side of the Triangle.
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Durham developed around the tobacco trade after the Civil War, when Washington Duke and his sons built what became the American Tobacco Company into one of the largest corporate entities in the country. The Bull Durham brand of smoking tobacco, produced here starting in the 1860s, gave the city its enduring nickname. James B. Duke's indenture in 1924 established the Duke Endowment and renamed Trinity College as Duke University, moving it from Randolph County to a new West Campus designed by architect Horace Trumbauer.
Duke University's Gothic-style West Campus, completed in 1932, centers on the 210-foot Duke Chapel. Duke University Health System operates one of the leading academic medical centers in the Southeast, and Duke University Hospital anchors a complex that employs a significant share of the city's workforce. The Fuqua School of Business, Pratt School of Engineering, and Duke Law draw students nationally and internationally.
The American Tobacco Historic District along Blackwell Street has been redeveloped into restaurants, offices, and the Durham Performing Arts Center. The old warehouses now house tech firms and life sciences companies that spill over from Research Triangle Park a few miles to the southeast. The Durham Bulls, a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays, play at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, a stadium adjacent to the American Tobacco campus.
Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) hosts touring Broadway shows, concerts, and comedy. The Sarah P. Duke Gardens on West Campus spans 55 acres and attracts visitors through all four seasons. Research Triangle Park, the 7,000-acre research zone shared with Raleigh and Chapel Hill, provides a continuous pipeline of biotech, pharmaceutical, and technology employment to the Durham side of the Triangle.
Escortservice.com reviews and lists escort websites operating in Durham. The site is strictly a directory. It does not set up appointments, verify credentials, or function as a middleman. Users must be 21 or older.
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