Postcard Greetings: Town Steak House #2
The postcard shown above features the interior of the Town Steak House #2 at Thruway Shopping Center. Do you remember the plush seating that was featured in the front section of the restaurant? The...
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Hot off the Press: “Thursday” Newspaper
On this day, March 14th, in 1940, Winston-Salem residents had an additional newspaper option. A new weekly newspaper, called “Thursday,” began distribution. Bill Sharpe, a former Twin City Sentinel columnist, began publishing “Forsyth’s only...
October 10,1949: Mayor Portraits Installed at City Hall
On this day in 1949, the portraits of former Winston-Salem mayors were hung on a wall in the mayor’s office in City Hall. The framed portraits were removed from storage, and the current mayor,...
June 3: Happy Birthday! Marshall Kurfees
Marshall Clement Kurfees was born on this day in 1904, in Germanton, to John W. and Flora Petree Kurfees. Marshall attended Germanton High School and Mount Pleasant College and Military Institute. According to newspaper...