SydneyCarton Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) If the town takes control of Franklin Street, some very nice improvements to the streetscape seem likely. https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/orange-county-news/petition-calls-on-chapel-hill-leaders-to-explore-local-control-of-franklin-street-downtown/ Edited October 28, 2021 by SydneyCarton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Another apartment complex is planned for CH. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article255318001.html It would be next to the new building planned at the former University Inn site on Fordham. It would replace these buildings on Fordham and on Ephesus Church Rd in the back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SydneyCarton Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) The second best street in North Carolina a few days before Halloween. (Tyron obviously is the best.) Edited October 30, 2021 by SydneyCarton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 1, 2021 Report Share Posted November 1, 2021 There are a lot of people on site today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 https://amp.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article255706861.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Proposed Porthole Alley Redevelopment Plans Preserve Carolina Coffee Shop - Chapelboro.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_ Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 9:49 AM, SydneyCarton said: Another apartment complex is planned for CH. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article255318001.html It would be next to the new building planned at the former University Inn site on Fordham. It would replace these buildings on Fordham and on Ephesus Church Rd in the back. Is the second building the church that had the Halloween pony rides? (if you were mailer with that...was very popular with kids) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanRNC Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 8:31 AM, SydneyCarton said: Proposed Porthole Alley Redevelopment Plans Preserve Carolina Coffee Shop - Chapelboro.com That development looks hideous. Leave it up to UNC and Chapel Hill to destroy any remaining character the place has. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) I wonder if this is the corner of Rosemary and Columbia. I hope so, as they appear to be saving the old building. Edited November 18, 2021 by SydneyCarton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) More stores are closing in preparation for the redevelopment of this horrendous mall. https://chapelboro.com/news/business/university-place-chick-fil-a-to-close-permanently Edited November 18, 2021 by SydneyCarton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) https://chapelboro.com/news/development/chapel-hill-town-council-unanimously-approves-rosemary-columbia-hotel This looks fantastic, and I’m very pleased that the old building will be saved. I thought that it would be razed. Edited November 19, 2021 by SydneyCarton 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 Demolition is occurring more quickly on the Fordham side. Here’s a photo of the status on the Ephesus Church side. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_ Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) On 11/18/2021 at 8:08 AM, SydneyCarton said: I wonder if this is the corner of Rosemary and Columbia. I hope so, as they appear to be saving the old building. They are saving the Hill Building which is a huge relief. A fast look at Sanborn maps and I think this is the oldest commercial building on Franklin Street...at a minimum it is on the oldest Sanborn map for Chapel Hill. Edited November 26, 2021 by Jones_ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) On 11/25/2021 at 10:52 PM, Jones_ said: They are saving the Hill Building which is a huge relief. A fast look at Sanborn maps and I think this is the oldest commercial building on Franklin Street...at a minimum it is on the oldest Sanborn map for Chapel Hill. I agree. That’s for the Porthole Alley project on Franklin. This is the SW corner of Rosemary and Columbia. I feared that the Georgian-style building would be razed, but, fortunately, it won’t be. Edited November 27, 2021 by SydneyCarton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) I drove by here after picking up my Christmas tree today. I observed that demolition on the Fordham side of the University Inn has really progressed. I look forward to seeing its replacement rise. Edited November 27, 2021 by SydneyCarton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orulz Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/27/2021 at 8:43 AM, SydneyCarton said: I agree. That’s for the Porthole Alley project on Franklin. This is the SW corner of Rosemary and Columbia. I feared that the Georgian-style building would be razed, but, fortunately, it won’t be. The rendering seems to show that this is at the NW corner, not the SW corner. GIS show it as built in 1945, it doesn't show up on a 1925 Sanborn map. So, it's 75 years old. Yeah, that's getting up there these days. I am not disappointed that this building is being saved. I'm not overjoyed, but it's a fine outcome. This building is not really a storefront (which one might expect on a corner such as this) but is nevertheless a decent looking building. Like a lot of stuff in DTCH, It seems like it's trying to evoke the 18th century, but mostly just winds up reminding me of Kannapolis. Which - okay, Kannapolis is a perfectly fine town. But not really an architectural powerhouse. So I'm not, like, super psyched about the historic preservation aspect, but I can definitely get behind the sustainability side of not needlessly demolishing serviceable structures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 The University Inn is now a pile of rubble. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 This little church is the next to be razed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) https://chapelboro.com/news/development/chapel-hill-town-council-puts-final-stamp-of-approval-on-downtown-wet-lab-on-150-east-rosemary Edited December 7, 2021 by SydneyCarton 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_ Posted December 10, 2021 Report Share Posted December 10, 2021 On 11/29/2021 at 4:47 PM, orulz said: The rendering seems to show that this is at the NW corner, not the SW corner. GIS show it as built in 1945, it doesn't show up on a 1925 Sanborn map. So, it's 75 years old. Yeah, that's getting up there these days. I am not disappointed that this building is being saved. I'm not overjoyed, but it's a fine outcome. This building is not really a storefront (which one might expect on a corner such as this) but is nevertheless a decent looking building. Like a lot of stuff in DTCH, It seems like it's trying to evoke the 18th century, but mostly just winds up reminding me of Kannapolis. Which - okay, Kannapolis is a perfectly fine town. But not really an architectural powerhouse. So I'm not, like, super psyched about the historic preservation aspect, but I can definitely get behind the sustainability side of not needlessly demolishing serviceable structures. Yeah I could see right away it was a faux historic thing...Chapel Hill seems to have a dozen or so buildings like this...not sure how it ended up that way. For me WWII is sort of the divide for does the building count as historic (lets through out Federal guidelines about who lived there yada yada). The materials used and building techniques took a big turn after WWII due to materials shortages and then the need to rapidly house returning GIs after the war. Things have never been the same. On 11/30/2021 at 8:17 AM, SydneyCarton said: This little church is the next to be razed. Ah even though I am new to CH, I have actually been in this little cinder block thing...to use the bathroom during the Halloween fair they just had there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted December 11, 2021 Report Share Posted December 11, 2021 This is the site of the forthcoming hotel on Rosemary Street. I’m very pleased that the Georgian-style building will be saved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanRNC Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 That was the homeless shelter - don't know if it still is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHGuy Posted December 13, 2021 Report Share Posted December 13, 2021 The homeless shelter along with the food kitchen have moved. The homeless shelter up to the corner of Homestead Road and the food kitchen to Carrboro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyCarton Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article256588046.html Edited December 15, 2021 by SydneyCarton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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