Then and Now: Fred N. Day Clock
Fred N. Day became a jeweler in 1885 in Oxford, North Carolina. When he was searching for a store site in the town of Winston, he selected a prime location on North...
Category: Postcard Greetings
Postcard Greetings: Peaceful Easter to You.
This Easter postcard was mailed in Sparta to a woman in Winston-Salem. It was postmarked April 13, 1908. Easter was on April 19th in the year 1908. This postcard was printed in Germany. The...
Postcard Greetings: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
The postcard shown above was mailed in March 1908 from Farmington, Washington, to a woman in Winston-Salem. The greeting on the postcard, “Erin Go Bragh,” has been Anglicized to express allegiance to Ireland, and...
Happy Valentine’s Day Postcard Greetings
Sending Happy Valentine’s Day greetings from the Winston-Salem Time Traveler! This postcard came from the Queen Mine in Bisbee, Arizona. Queen Mine was a copper mine and visitors can tour the mine today. The...
Postcard Greetings! Memorial Hall
The home for the inspector, or headmaster, of the Girls’ Boarding School was built in 1810. Located on the corner of Academy and Church Streets, the house was later used for Salem College and...
Bonne Annee Postcard Greetings
Sending Bonne Annee (Happy New Year) greetings to everyone, from the Winston-Salem Time Traveler! Postcard courtesy of Molly Grogan Rawls.
Merry Christmas Postcard Greetings
Christmas postcards were very popular 100 years ago. The postcard shown above was mailed to Mrs. Mary McKenzie of Auburn, Kentucky, in December 1918. The postcard came from Maude Thompson, also of Auburn, Kentucky. This is...
Happy 50th Birthday, Groves Stadium!
Dedication day for the new Groves Stadium, September 14th, 1968, was a hot, early fall day. It was called the “new” Groves Stadium because it was a new stadium for Wake Forest University and...
Do You Remember…Steve’s Italia Ristaurante?
Steve’s Italia Ristaurante opened in a new retail area near Thruway Shopping Center around 1965. Steve J. Hodges owned the restaurant that was located at 112 Oakwood Drive. The postcard shown above features the...
Postcard Greetings: Town Steak House #2
The postcard shown above features the interior of the Town Steak House #2 at Thruway Shopping Center. Do you remember the plush seating that was featured in the front section of the restaurant? The...