Fairview

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1. 1943 Fairview is platted as a neighborhood for Black families north of US 70 The first of Hillsborough's mid-century African American subdivisions was laid out in 1943 along roads that were already there, with twenty-five-foot lots meant to be bought in combination. Local builder James J. Freeland, who owned land in Fairview, built many of its houses. People: James J. FreelandSearch the index · NC Digital Collections: Heather Wagner Slane, Hillsborough Architectural Survey (2017), p. 24
2. October 1944 James Freeland opens the Fairview Bowling Alley in Hillsborough James Freeland opened the Fairview Bowling Alley in a building he put up himself, casting the cinder blocks and laying the concrete floor. It opened with three duckpin alleys and room for a tenpin lane. People: James J. FreelandSearch the index · DigitalNC: The News of Orange County, October 26, 1944, p. 5 · Also: The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), April 5, 1945, p. 1
3. April 3, 1945 James Freeland knocks a Black man unconscious at his Fairview bowling alley The News of Orange County reported, from Freeland's account, that Lorenzo Thompson came into Freeland's Fairview Bowling Alley about 11:30 on a Tuesday night, asked to bowl, said he had been allowed to bowl up north, and would not leave when told to. Freeland knocked him down with one punch. Thompson's head struck the concrete floor, and his brother and a friend took him to a doctor for stitches. The paper, which presented the incident as "a vivid reminder of racial distinction in the South," added that a knife fell from Thompson's pocket and that no charges had been brought against him. It reported no charge against Freeland. People: James J. FreelandSearch the index · DigitalNC: The News of Orange County, April 5, 1945, p. 1
4. April 1945 James Freeland opens a barbecue pit behind his Fairview Bowling Alley James Freeland opened a barbecue pit behind the Fairview Bowling Alley and began serving barbecue every day. As with the alley, he built most of it himself. People: James J. FreelandSearch the index · DigitalNC: The News of Orange County, April 5, 1945, p. 5 · Also: The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), March 15, 1945, p. 2
5. July 22, 1946 Fire destroys the barbecue pit at Dud's Tavern near Hillsborough A Monday afternoon fire destroyed the barbecue pit building and its contents at Dud's Tavern, with damage put at $1,800. The fire had gained too much headway by the time the Hillsborough fire department reached it.Search the index · DigitalNC: News of Orange County, July 25, 1946, p. 1
6. March 1953 Matthew Strum takes over Dud's Tavern Dud's Tavern advertised that it was under the new ownership and management of Matthew Strum, offering home-cooked food along with gas, oil and auto service.Search the index · DigitalNC: News of Orange County, March 5, 1953, p. 8
7. August 1, 1954 Dud's Tavern reopens after a July fire Mr. and Mrs. Dud Walters thanked the Hillsborough and Mebane fire departments for helping save Dud's Tavern from a July fire and announced that business would resume on Sunday, August 1.Search the index · DigitalNC: News of Orange County, July 29, 1954, p. 3
8. 1959 The Fairview Extension is platted and filled with look-alike Ranch houses The south end of Fairview, west of North Nash Street and south of US 70, was platted in 1959. Its houses are three variations on one Ranch design that differ only in their outside materials, which suggests they were built on speculation.Search the index · NC Digital Collections: Heather Wagner Slane, Hillsborough Architectural Survey (2017), p. 29
9. February 1960 The Gormleys take over Dud's Tavern as Gormley's Truck Stop and Restaurant Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Gormley, who had run the Castle Steak House in Durham, took over Dud's Tavern on Highway 70 and advertised it as Gormley's Truck Stop and Restaurant.Search the index · DigitalNC: News of Orange County, February 25, 1960, p. 2
10. November 10, 1961 Dud Walters reopens his old tavern as Dud's Fish House J. Dud Walters and his wife reopened the former Dud's Tavern and Truck Stop after renovations as Dud's Fish House and Restaurant, serving fish and seafood with curb service and take-home orders.Search the index · DigitalNC: News of Orange County, November 9, 1961, p. 8
11. 1970s A government grant paves Fairview's streets and repairs its houses Fairview, then outside the town and known to residents as a mud hole with bad septic systems and no paved streets or streetlights, had its streets paved in the 1970s with a government grant, which also paid to repair houses that lacked indoor plumbing.Search the index · NC Digital Collections: Heather Wagner Slane, Hillsborough Architectural Survey (2017), p. 19
12. June 1988 Hillsborough annexes "Northern Fairview" The June 1988 annexation took in nearly 150 acres, including much of the town's mid-century African American housing north of US 70. It brought town services but also higher taxes, which angered some residents.Search the index · NC Digital Collections: Heather Wagner Slane, Hillsborough Architectural Survey (2017), p. 19