October 23,1945: VFW Post Dedicated
Post 1134 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars dedicated their new home on this day in 1945. The new VFW Post was located at 122 North Spruce Street. Eighty-six new members were welcomed to...
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October 22,1907: Hitchcock-Trotter’s New Soda Fountain
Hitchcock-Trotter was a new store in town when it made the announcement that it planned to open a soda fountain. The announcement was made in the newspaper on this day in 1907. The store...
October 21,1953: New Jail is Dedicated
The new jail was dedicated on this day in 1953. The new jail was located at Church and First Street, behind City Hall. The jail moved from its previous location on the corner at...
October 20,1957: Buildings Open on West Fourth Street
The opening of a new building on West Fourth Street was announced on this day in 1957. The announcement in the Winston-Salem Journal proclaimed the opening during the previous week at 114 and 116 West...
October 19,1971: Bermuda Run Officially Opens
Most of the 218 club members gathered this evening in 1971, for the first official buffet dinner and the election of officers at the new Bermuda Run Country Club. Bermuda Run was constructed on...
October 18,1968: Refurbished Winston Theatre Opens
The Winston Theatre opened on West Fourth Street in 1949, designed by well-known theatre architect Earle Stillwell of Hendersonville. The modern theatre seated 1,000 people and featured the latest look in carpeting and lighting....
October 17,1958: Groundbreaking for Whitaker Park
John C. Whitaker was chairman of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Board of Directors from 1952 to 1959. On this day in 1958, he broke ground for the new cigarette plant that would...
October 16,1927: New Sunday School Building at Reynolda
A new building was dedicated on this day in 1927 at Reynolda. A Sunday School building was built, named the Katherine Johnston Memorial Building, at Reynolda Presbyterian Church. The new building was occupied the...
October 15,2012: Salem Lake Dam Dedicated
The new Salem Lake dam was dedicated on this day in 2012. The lake was not filled at the time of the dedication, but was expected to be filled by the end of October....
October 14,1954: Penney’s New Building
This was a red-letter day for J. C. Penney Company in 1954. Penney’s opened their new department store on the corner of West Fourth and Marshall Streets. The $1-million building was built on the...