Forsyth County’s Central Library – Then & Now
The Forsyth County Central Library is new – inside and out. The following photos show how the library looked then (mostly when it opened in 1953), and how it looks now (when it is...
Tagged: 1953
Christmas in Winston-Salem – WTOB Tower
Many of us have great memories of celebrating Christmas in Winston-Salem. Based upon the number of requests for copies of the WTOB Tower image over the years, it was an important feature of the...
December 9,1953: New Penney’s Store
The construction of a new building was announced on this day in 1953. A new Penney’s Department Store would be built on the corner of West Fourth and Marshall Streets. The lot was currently...
October 28,1953: Additional Voting Booths Installed
Forsyth County Commissioners approved, on this day in 1953, 100 additional voting machines. The addition of these voting machines would make the local ballot-casting a completely automatic process. The photo above shows voting machines...
October 21,1953: New Jail is Dedicated
The new jail was dedicated on this day in 1953. The new jail was located at Church and First Street, behind City Hall. The jail moved from its previous location on the corner at...
September 30,1953: Visitors from Hollywood
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...
September 23,1953:Buildings Named at Wake Forest
An announcement was made on this day in 1953, that the new chapel on the Wake Forest College campus will be named Wait Chapel. The chapel was named for Samuel Wait, the first president...
September 4,1953:Baptist Retirement Home Planned
On this day in 1953, an announcement appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal that a 34-acre tract of land was recently purchased on Reynolds Park Road. The land is the future site of the North...
July 17,1953: Barbara Ann Crockett Crowned Miss North Carolina
On this day in 1953, Barbara Ann Crockett (right), Miss Winston-Salem, was crowned Miss North Carolina. Barbara Ann was crowned Miss Winston-Salem 1953 earlier in the month. The Miss North Carolina pageant took place...
March 26,1953: Fifth Street Library Dedicated
After years of raising money and planning, the new public library opened at 660 West Fifth Street on this date in 1953. The library moved from its previous location on Cherry Street, from the...