If you happened to be driving by Staley’s Charcoal Steak House on Reynolda Road around June 20th, 1967, you might have noticed a BIG change near the front of the restaurant.
The BIG change consisted of a 1,800-pound, 11-foot high fiberglass steer, firmly grounded with his feet in concrete, standing beside the pool.
Kenneth Cheek, co-owner of the restaurant, said the steer came from Sparta, Wisconsin, traveling on a flat-bed truck. The men standing at the left are B. H. Bottoms and Mark Evans of Coe and Hartman. They helped with placing the bull.
These images, taken by the late Winston-Salem Journal photographer, Jim Keith, were recently brought to light in the library’s photograph collection.
To see more images of Staley’s Charcoal Steak House, see the feature http://winstonsalemtimetraveler.com/2016/02/01/staleys-restaurants/
The steer was unnamed when he arrived, but was named “Winston” later. He was purchased to be the new symbol of the restaurant.
Photos courtesy of the Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.
Stay tuned for the next historical post on July 1st.
I remover “Winston”. Is he the same steer that is now on Waughtown St?
I thought at one time that the Waughtown bull was Winston, because they look alike. But I found out recently that Winston is privately owned and lives elsewhere.