The in Durham鈥檚 American Tobacco Historic District has been selected by Google to be a part of its 鈥淓ntrepreneurs Tech Hub Network.鈥�

The American Underground was launched three years ago 鈥� a home away from home for many young techies.  The "Terminator 2 Judgment Day" pinball machine gets a workout.

Matthew Raimundo is Director of Operations for , a software company that designs and develops Apps for iOS and Android.  Raimundo says it was an energetic environment.

鈥淗ere, you鈥檙e by other start-ups, other young folks that are really excited to work at their companies and really try to take the next big step," said Raimundo.

Two Toasters spent a year and a half in The before moving to a larger space in downtown Durham.

Aaron Houghton is co-founder and CEO of .  He鈥檚 also worked out of The American Underground.  Houghton says Google likely chose Durham for its new tech hub network because of its density.

鈥淎nd the urban environment in downtown Durham, inside the loop and just around the loop makes it really easy to just walk from one start-up right to the next," said Houghton.

Tech hubs like Durham will get financial and technical support from Google.  Adam Klein is Chief Strategist for

鈥淎ll the teams in the American Underground are going to receive Google for Entrepreneurs start-up packs which are full of product and software credits to help take their company forward," said Klein.

Klein says there are almost 100 start-ups in The American Underground, including companies in expanded space in downtown Durham.  There are plans to branch out ever more, to Raleigh.

Durham joins cities like Chicago, Nashville and Denver in Google鈥檚 new tech hub network.