Henry R. Durand
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Henry R. Durand was an Atlanta was president and general manager of the H. R. Durand Restaurant Company., which ran the then-famous Durand's restaurant at Atlanta's Union Station
. In 1919, he was also a director of the Atlanta National Bank.
In 1895, his residence was at 195 Crew Street in the Washington-Rawson
neighborhood, wealthy at the turn of the 20th century, but which quickly declined and in the 1950s was razed to make way for the I-20/Downtown Connector
interchange.
Atlanta Union Station (1871)
Atlanta's second Union Station was built in 1871 on the site of the the 1853 station, burned in the Battle of Atlanta. It was built in Second Empire style, designed by architect Max Corput...
. In 1919, he was also a director of the Atlanta National Bank.
In 1895, his residence was at 195 Crew Street in the Washington-Rawson
Washington-Rawson
Washington-Rawson was a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It included the area that is now the large parking lot north of Turner Field, until 1997 the site of Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. It also included the intersection of the two streets for which it was named; that intersection's location is...
neighborhood, wealthy at the turn of the 20th century, but which quickly declined and in the 1950s was razed to make way for the I-20/Downtown Connector
Downtown Connector
In Atlanta, Georgia, the Downtown Connector or 75/85 is the concurrent section of Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 through the core of the city. Beginning at the I-85/Langford Parkway interchange, the Downtown Connector runs generally due north, meeting the east-west Interstate 20 in the middle....
interchange.