West Fourth Street at Trade Street: Then & Now
This 1911 view of West Fourth Street was taken just to the west of the disjointed North Trade Street intersection. The tall stone building at the left is the Masonic Temple. The other section...
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Then and Now: Fred N. Day Clock
Fred N. Day became a jeweler in 1885 in Oxford, North Carolina. When he was searching for a store site in the town of Winston, he selected a prime location on North...
September 25:Happy Birthday! Edward W. O’Hanlon
Edward W. O’Hanlon was born on this day in 1870, in Fayetteville, to Andrew Jackson and Amelia Atkins O’Hanlon. He came to Winston in 1894 after earning his pharmacist degree. He bought the L....
February 3, 1914: O’Hanlon’s Drug Store Burns
O’Hanlon Drug Store was located on the corner of West Fourth and Liberty Streets (shown at the left in the photo). The building was three stories with a basement, housing the drugstore on the...
January 8, 1919: The Human Fly Comes to Town
On this date, January 8, 1919: William C. (Bill) Strother, known as the “Human Fly,” made his second visit to Winston-Salem in two years. Strother was an entertainer, and he went to great heights...