311 W. FRANKLIN ST. / TRAILWAYS BUS STATION

Trailways Bus Station, also known as the Chapel Hill Bus Station, the Greyhound Bus Station, and the Union Bus Station, was built in 1946-1947. It was a "segregated" structure, and had separate entrances and waiting rooms according to race.

1947, view south east (image courtesy of UNC)

1947, view east; note "Colored Waiting Room" sign (image courtesy of UNC)

1947, interior view (image courtesy of UNC)

1947, interior view (image courtesy of UNC)

1947 ad (from the Chapel Hill Weekly)

Sometime between 1960 and 1964, when faced with "sit-in's" and other protests, the Bus Station Grill removed its lunch counter stools and conducted standup food service, irregardless of race.

The structure was torn down in 2001 to make way for construction of the Franklin Hotel.

View south east, June 2019 (via Google Street View)