On this day in 2007, an announcement was made in the Winston-Salem Journal concerning the Special Children’s School. The announcement said that a motion was approved in the last month that made the Special...
On this day in 1926, an announcement in the Winston-Salem Journal showed a photograph of the new ambulance built for Frank Vogler & Sons. James Cunningham, Son & Company of Rochester, New York, built...
On this day in 1911, a contract was let to complete construction at Brown Memorial Baptist Church. A. H. Walls will be the contractor to complete the building, which includes the auditorium, vestibule and...
On this day in 1957, the Professional Building opened for public inspection at Cloverdale Avenue and Melrose Street. At this time, the location was considered to the on the “outskirts” of town, and the...
On this day in 1919, several events were taking place regarding managing traffic in Winston-Salem. One regulation that was put into place prohibited a left-hand turn around the traffic officer at the intersection of...
On this day in 1919, the old Ogburn-Hill Company tobacco factory was sold to the Peerless Candy Company by C. J. and C. D. Ogburn. The factory was located at Cherry and Sixth Street,...
On this day in 1911, the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco office force moved into their new building on the corner of Main and Fifth Streets. The office force moved from RJR Factory #8, where...
On this day in 1954, the Farmers Dairy Bar opened on Stratford Road. The new building was a two-story, Colonial-style structure, with lots of windows on all sides. The floors were...
On this day in 1919, Winston-Salem Journal reporter, Warren Dull, flew in the “Skull and Bones” airplane at Reynolds Field. Dull recorded his flying experiences with Lieutenant Brandt and Sergeant Berkshire in their airplane...
On this day in 1986, the first heart transplant operation was performed at Bowman Gray/Baptist Hospital Medical Center. The headlines the following day announced that a heart transplant was conducted in the evening of...
