Durham, NC. - Photograph of Tapp’s Grocery & Market.

Before the Chicken Hut there was the Chicken Box, and before the Chicken Box there was Tapp’s Grocery & Market.

This is entrepreneur Claiborne Tapp Jr in his first business at 1003 Morehead Avenue in 1947 (Durham, NC).

Photo and narrative source: Descendants of Claiborne Tapp Jr. who now run the Chicken Hut located at 3019 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC.