West Durham Neighborhood Guide
25of 37 Durham Neighborhoods
Ninth St. Grit, Devil Glow, Porch PhDs
🧭Bordered by: I-85 on the north, Broad Street and Duke East Campus on the east, Chapel Hill Street and Erwin Road along the south, Hillandale Road and the edge of Duke Forest on the west
📌Best known for: Ninth Street eats, indie shops, mill houses
👕You can spot a West Durham local by their: bike lights, Elmos mugs, bookish tote bags
👍Move here for: Ninth Street access, Duke proximity, leafy porches
👎The downside to West Durham is: game day traffic plus rent prices that forget students are broke
✨TL;DR: brainy, brunchy, sometimes loud
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