Winston-Salem sponsored the first regional arts council workshop when approximately 60 delegates from North Carolina and several southeastern states came for the one-day round of discussions on arts council organization, financing and programming. Winston-Salem...
Early in the morning on this day in 1916, the Neil Hotel, located near the corner of Fifth and Liberty Streets, caught fire. The hotel and nearby businesses were quickly engulfed, including the Elks...
The first shipment of Winston cigarettes left Whitaker Park on this day in 1961. Photo shows the new Whitaker Park Manufacturing Plant. Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.
On this day in 1931, the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company held its formal opening at 332 Reynolda Road. Visitors were shown around the plant in the evening, and saw the modern bottling equipment and...
An announcement in the Union Republican on this day in 1902 said that Nissen Park is open for the season. Nissen Park was a recreation area near Waughtown that was originally reached via the streetcar...
As the tobacco business grew, so did the need for a larger office force for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Winston’s City Hall was located on the corner of Main and Fourth Street. When...
Miksch Tobacco Shop at Old Salem was dedicated on this day in 1960. The house was built by Matthew and Henrietta Miksch on South Main Street in 1771. It was the first house built...
State Theatre opened on this day in 1930, at 447 North Liberty Street. The lot at the corner of Main and Fifth Street underwent many changes over the years. The Elks Auditorium was built...
On Easter Sunday, April 20, 1930, Winston-Salem was treated to an event that had not occurred before. The Easter Sunrise Service was broadcast on WSJS Radio. The station’s first broadcast was on the previous...
As early as 1936, there was a resolution to build a new hospital in the western part of the city. Forsyth Memorial Hospital, built on 77 acres at the end of Hawthorne Road at...
