Brookridge Baptist Retirement Community was dedicated on this day in 1989. Construction of the new facility, located on 46 acres off Bethabara Road, began in 1987. It was opened to residents in August of...
On this day in 2006, the building formerly known as City Hall South was given a new name. The building was renamed Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building, located at 100 E. First Street, for...
Changes took place on this day in 1952 concerning bus fares. Bus tokens were no longer accepted on city buses when Duke Power Company’s new straight 10-cent fare took effect. City bus riders could...
Television was in its infancy in 1953 when Mary Pickford and her husband, Buddy Rogers, visited Winston-Salem as stockholders of WSJS Television. Mary Pickford, known as America’s first sweetheart of the movies, was enthusiastic...
When the Dixie Classic Fair opened on this day in 1995, the announced theme was “Time for New Heights in Excitement.” Hidden in this theme is a clue to a new feature at the...
On this day in 1906, the new Zinzendorf Hotel opened on Main Street. After the original Zinzendorf Hotel burned in 1892, there was a hope that another hotel could be built. In 1905, some...
From 1955 to 1962, four major shopping centers were built in the Winston-Salem area. Thruway was the first to be built in Winston-Salem, and it was the second shopping center built in North Carolina....
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, with his wife, Mamie, came through Winston-Salem on this day in 1952. Eisenhower made the trip during his campaign for the presidency. Eisenhower traveled by train and made a brief...
September 25, 1928 was an important date to several people. For Miss Ledbetter Coggins of Stoneville, and Mr. Gerry Prillaman of Charlotte, it was their wedding day. For Winston-Salem and North Carolina, it was...
Reverend Stanley S. May and Reverend W. C. Meadows were two of the Confederate Veterans who were in town for the Confederate Veterans Reunion on this day in 1930. The multi-day reunion brought the...
