Christmas Eve Candle Love Feast
Julia Montgomery Street, a Winston-Salem author, wrote a book in 1959 titled “Candle Love Feast; a Christmas Book.” The book was beautifully illustrated by Anna Marie Magagna. In the book, Mrs. Street explains “A...
Category: Blast from the Past: Stories from our History
WSTT in Forsyth Woman Magazine – December 2017
Look for the December issue of Forsyth Woman Magazine and read the eighteenth feature article from the Winston-Salem Time Traveler. The title of the article this month is “The Place Where Time Stands Still.”...
Corner of Cherry and Third Street: Then & Now
If you’ve driven along North Cherry Street recently, you’ve seen the construction on the southeast corner of Cherry and Third Streets. The building that lately housed the Piedmont Opera was demolished and cleared away, and...
Do you remember…highway coffee breaks?
It wasn’t too long ago when highway coffee breaks were popular along our interstate highways, particularly around holidays. The photo shown above was taken in November 1957, during the Thanksgiving holidays. Drivers were encouraged...
WSTT in Forsyth Woman Magazine – November 2017
Find a copy of the November 2017 issue of Forsyth Woman Magazine and read the Winston-Salem Time Traveler column on page 80. This month’s feature is “Winston-Salem Loves a Parade!” From Civil War Veterans to...
Postcard to Mamie: 110 Years Ago
On October 28, 1907, the postcard shown above was mailed and postmarked from Thomasville, N.C. to Miss Mamie L. Thomas. The address for Miss Mamie L. Thomas was St. Luke’s Hospital, South Bethlehem, PA. Only...
Watching Baseball…on Liberty Street
The crowd of onlookers consisted mostly of men, some in suits and hats, others dressed more casually. But all of their attention was focused on a structure situated atop the scaffolding that was attached to...
WSTT in Forsyth Woman Magazine – October 2017
Read the Winston-Salem Time Traveler feature in the October issue of Forsyth Woman Magazine and see how the Dixie Classic Fair started and how it has grown over the years. Also, see vintage photos of the...
Ye Olde Carriage House
At the corner of S. Church and Bank Streets, slightly below the Moravian Archives and down the hill from Cedarhyrst, resides a structure that was built in 1893. Dr. N. S. Siewers built the home and...
Forsyth County’s Central Library – Then & Now
The Forsyth County Central Library is new – inside and out. The following photos show how the library looked then (mostly when it opened in 1953), and how it looks now (when it is...