Chapel Hill is True Blue, through & through. The Graduate Hotel certainly understands, and allows guests to indulge and bask in the magic of Carolina. Artifacts and memories decorate every inch – from the scoreboard at check-in to the basketball court for guests in the atrium. You can even reserve a room styled as a detailed replica of Michael Jordan’s college dorm – except more plush, of course! (Read about MJ’s surprise for our Tar Heels in June 2024!)
Yet before scores of fans could reserve a hotel room, this hill was the site of the Trailways Bus Station, bringing countless students to school…and visitors, girlfriends, mail & goods to town. Built in 1947, it was segregated. And not until the Civil Rights movement in the 60’s did that change. Read a first-hand account in this article.
Chapel Hill’s first bus station was on the corner of Rosemary and Columbia Street, within one block of the central business district. Read the story of this important stop on the Journey of Reconciliation.