Photo gallery: Take a look at Chapel Hill’s Franklin Street through the years
Posted Feb 24, 2024
Businesses come and go along Franklin Street, the main drag through downtown Chapel Hill next to UNC. The thoroughfare has been the site for lively Halloween gatherings and protests as well as raucous celebrations when the men’s basketball team topples Duke or wins a national championship. Here’s a look at some of the changes over the years.
(Yahoo! News)
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