What’s missing from Franklin Street these days? Do any UNC fan favorites remain?

Posted Feb 12, 2024
Alumni from distant decades may no longer recognize the Franklin Street blocks they haunted as UNC students in a long-gone era.Recent years in Chapel Hill have claimed a string of favorites, mainly due to pandemic slowdowns but also thanks to the heavy cost of renovating old buildings and the lack of parking or affordable housing to generate foot traffic. (AOL.com)

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