Directions to Durham & the Durham Arts Council

Directions to Mister Sister Space and Porcupine Building

Directions to the Center for Documentary Studies

Driving directions to Durham from....

From Chapel Hill:
The 15-501 way...
Take 15-501 North to I-85 North. Exit on Gregson Street going South (to the right). Go down Gregson for about 12 blocks and turn left onto Main Street. Go down Main Street to the third light and turn left. This is Morris Street. The Durham Arts Council is immediately on your right.

The 751 way...
Take 751 (Hope Valley Road) north to University Drive. Turn right onto University. After approximately two miles, just past the Lowes grocery store on the right, University splits into Duke Street and Lakewood Avenue. Turn left onto Duke Street. Take Duke Street to Main Street and turn right onto Main. At the second light, turn left. This is Morris Street. The Durham Arts Council is immediately on your right.

From Raleigh:
The I-40 way...
Take I-40 West to 147 North, the Durham Freeway. After approximately 5 miles, take the Duke Street exit (one way, North). Go three blocks to Main Street and turn right. Go down Main Street to the second light and turn left. This is Morris Street. The Durham Arts Council is immediately on your right.

The 70 way...
Take Highway 70 West to I-85 and take the Gregson Street exit going south. Go about 12 blocks on Gregson to Main Street. Turn left on Main Street. Go to the third light and turn left. This is Morris Street. The Durham Arts Council is immediately on your right.

From Points West:
Take I-85 North to the Gregson Street exit. Travel south for about 12 blocks until you get to Main Street. Turn left onto Main Street. Go to the third light and turn left onto Morris Street. The DAC is immediately on your right.

From Points East:
Take I-85 South to the Gregson Street exit. Take Gregson Street south and go for about 12 blocks until you get to Main Street. Turn left on Main Street and go the third light. This is Morris Street. Turn left and the DAC is immediately on your right.

Parking
There is limited public parking available at and around the Durham Arts Council.

• Manning Place parking lot beside the Durham Arts Council is free with a two-hour limit from 7:00am to 6:00pm. There are 3 handicapped parking spaces in the Manning Place parking lot.
• Morris Street parking is free with a one-hour limit from 7:00am to 6:00pm. There is no ticketing in these free parking areas after 6:00pm.
• Morgan Street parking is free with a 30-minute limit from 7:00am to 6:00pm. There is no ticketing in these free parking areas after 6:00pm.
• Your best bet for parking is the city-owned parking deck on the corner of Morris and Morgan Streets called Durham Centre Parking Garage Civic/Arts Center Parking. There are entrances on both Morgan and Morris Streets. The deck is never closed. Here are some details:
  
  Pricing:
  • Weekdays till 8:00pm -- $.60 per hour or portion there-of. $5.80 daily maximum
  • Weekends and weekdays after 8:00pm -- $2.00
    Use no bills larger than $5.00.
  • Payments may be made by cash, check, token, coupon, or pass card. Coupons and tokens are available through the deck supervisor. Call 560-4135 for more information.
    
    Staffing:
  • Supervisor on duty from 6:45am-3:30pm weekdays.
  • Cashiers are on duty at:
    P-3 Morris Street entrance 7:45am-8pm
    P-1 Morgan Street entrance 11:00am-8pm
    
  • Security is scheduled from 6:00pm-2:00am weeknights and from 10:00am-2:00am weekends.

Directions to Mister Sister & Porcupine - coming from in the Triangle

TO MISTER SISTER

In Durham
Take Main Street towards downtown away from 9th Street area
At Five Points, Main turns into E. Chapel Hill Street.
Stay on it another block, until Foster Street.
Our building is on the NW corner of Chapel Hill and Foster.
Turn left onto Foster and your first Right into the parking lot. Or park on the street.

From Chapel Hill
Take 15-501 North to 147 (Durham Freeway)
Take the Chapel Hill Street Exit #13
Turn left onto Chapel Hill Street
Turn Right onto Main Street, which will
soon turn into E. Chapel Hill Street.
At your next light, turn left onto Foster. Turn right into the parking lot

From Raleigh
Take I-40 from Raleigh
Take 147 North (Durham Freeway)
Take the Chapel Hill Street Exit
Turn Right onto Chapel Hill Street
Turn Right onto Main Street, which will
soon turn into E. Chapel Hill Street.
At your next light, turn left onto Foster. Turn right into the parking lot

TO PORCUPINE

Follow the directions above, taking Main Street to downtown, and following it when it turns into E. Chapel Hill Street. Take the next right after Foster St., which is Corcoran. Take your first left onto Parrish St. (you'll see the Blue Coffee Company on the corner on your left). Porcupine is there on the left. Street parking is available on Parrish and surrounding streets.

Directions to the Center for Documentary Studies
1317 W. Pettigrew Street
Durham, NC 27705
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