The house at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd. in Durham was demolished today. Surely this is much to the relief of administrators at Duke University, the owners of the infamous address. The site was a constant reminder of the craven response by Duke’s leaders and 88 members of its professoriate in 2006 when Crystal Gail Mangum lied about being raped by three Duke lacrosse players.
Evidently, the house was milked of its value as a crime scene, or as evidence in lawsuits, because an earlier attempt by Duke to knock down this dismal reminder was nixed by the players’ lawyers.
Here’s how the demolition looked about an hour ago when my wife took this photo:
Here’s how it looked while still intact:
And here’s a blast from the past that includes video of the house. It’s a video my daughter did back in December of 2006 called “A Tour of Things That DIDN’T Happen in Durham.”
