February 8, 1926: Colonial Theatre Opens
On this day in 1926, the Colonial Theatre opened at 427 North Liberty Street, trademarked by its white columns reminiscent of a colonial mansion. For the slim price of 35 cents, adults could see...
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February 7, 1956: Downtown Garage Service Station Opens
The grand opening for the new Downtown Garage Service Station was featured in a large advertisement in the Winston-Salem Journal. Photographs of the 49 service station and garage employees encircled the announcement of the...
February 7: Happy Birthday! Sylvester E. Hough
Photographs showing Sylvester E. Hough are elusive, but as a professional photographer, his name appeared on many cabinet cards (such as the one featured here) of people that he photographed. The photograph shows the...
February 6: Happy Birthday! Thomas Dewitt Meriwether
Thomas Dewitt Meriwether was born in Missouri in 1885. He was educated and trained as a CPA, and he founded the Winston-Salem office of Ernst and Ernst. In 1931 he joined Hanes Knitting Company...
February 6, 1938: Twin Castles Apartments
An architect’s drawing of the proposed Twin Castles Apartments appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal on this day in 1938. The apartments were billed as the Southeast’s largest apartment project. The proposal was to...
February 5: Happy Birthday! James A. Pickard
James A. Pickard was born in 1881 in Davidson County. Before he established a confectionery business in Winston-Salem, he worked for the Post Office and was in the grocery business. The confectionery business...
February 5, 1915: Sewing Machines in High School
On this date in 1915, an announcement appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal that Winston High School has just received and put into use two new Singer sewing machines. The machines will be used in...
February 4: Happy Birthday! Judge Roland Hayes
Roland Harris Hayes was born in Winston-Salem in 1931. He graduated from Atkins High School, Winston-Salem State University, and received his law degree from North Carolina Central University. Before he attended law school, he...
February 4, 1960: All-America City
On this date in 1960, Mayor Marshall Kurfees raised the All-America City flag in front of City Hall to commemorate the event at which Winston-Salem was recognized as an All-America City for 1959. The...
February 3: Happy Birthday! Calvin Henderson Wiley
Calvin Henderson Wiley was born in Guilford County in 1819. He was named for John Calvin and his mother’s minister, Rev. Dr. Henderson, reflecting his mother’s ambition that her son become a minister. Calvin...