I just got notice of this "happening" today from John Schelp of the Old West Durham Neighborhood Association (OWDNA). I think it looks like it should be a lot of fun. - Richard Urban hike: Watts Hospital, West Durham, East Campus, Ninth Street & beyond Saturday, April 12 at 9:00 AM Meet at West Club & 9th Street What's happening in Watts Hospital's old operating room today? What Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist went to EK Powe school? Was Duke Chapel really going to be built in Walltown? Why is Ninth Street called Ninth Street? Where did Madonna take early dance lessons? What song writer for Nora Jones (and Lou Rawls) was "born on a kitchen table" near Magnolia Grill? Come along and find out... 4-mile loop starts in Watts Hospital-Hillandale at corner of West Club & 9th Street, in front of the NC School of Science & Math. We'll start by walking down a hidden route, over to Walltown, along Markham Ave by Trinity Heights, past the Bassett Affair house on Buchanan. We'll then go down Watts Street, past Trinity Park park, and cross East Campus. We'll stroll up Ninth Street, past EK Powe, and see the South Ellerbe Creek Nature Area. We'll walk through an old mill village and check out a historic house ordered from a Sears & Roebuck catalogue. We'll continue into Watts Hospital-Hillandale up Oakland Ave to the West Ellerbe Trail in 17-acre Urban Nature Reserve, head over to Westover Park, and end where we started at Club & 9th. You'll see some nature and learn a little Durham history along the way. We might also get into current events in the Bull City. Local history lover John Schelp will narrate along the way. You don't have to register. The NC School of Science & Math is located on West Club Blvd, near Broad Street. Ample parking (for your bike or car) is available on nearby streets. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome. After, lunch & drinks are available at several nearby restaurants on Broad St, near Club. Sponsored by the Sierra Club. Please email Janet Hitti ([email protected]) with any questions. More info & old streetmap...www.owdna.org/selfguidedtourOWD.htm =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=