Durham City Map Poster

About this print

Durham map poster

This print of Durham, North Carolina, is done in the Cartouche style, a city street map poster for anyone who knows the place well or has left a piece of themselves there. Durham grew up around tobacco and textiles, and the brick warehouses and mills from that era still shape much of the city's character, many of them now given over to apartments, offices, restaurants and gathering spaces. It is home to Duke University, and with Raleigh and Chapel Hill it forms one corner of the Research Triangle, a region known for its universities, hospitals and labs.

A map of Durham means different things to different people. For a Duke graduate it might recall the years spent on campus and the routines that grew up around it. For someone who moved to the area for work, it can mark the city where a career or a family took root. Longtime residents may simply want the streets they have driven and walked for decades on the wall at home. Durham has a reputation as a down-to-earth, creative city with a strong food scene and a lively downtown, and a street map is a quiet way to keep that connection close after a move or to celebrate settling in.

The Cartouche edition is one visual design among several offered for this city, and the page shows how it looks alongside the others. It is meant as decorative art for a living room, office or hallway rather than a tool for getting around. It also makes a thoughtful gift for a new homeowner, a graduate or anyone who calls the Bull City home.

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Location

North Carolina, United States

Collection

Cityscapes