In the last week I have received 8 letters or e-mails with hard copies or links to the following article. As a of this outpouring I have decided to share the piece with all readers of Chapel Hill Memories. As a former merchant in Chapel Hill I share, and have experienced, many of the same concerns brought up by Mr. Deconto.
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What is it that binds us to this place as to no other? It is not the well or the bell or the stone walls. or the crisp October nights. No, our love for this place is based upon the fact that it is as it was meant to be, The University of the People.
In 2002 I looked into opening a craft and art gallery on East Franklin Street. The <br \>lowest rent I found was three times more than I thought made economic sense, and after a few day of studying the foot traffic it was clear that "quality" pedestrian traffic greatly declined after sunset.