City National Bank began its existence as a bank in 1917 as the Winston-Salem Morris Plan Company. The name changed to City National Bank in 1940, when it became a nationally chartered commercial bank....
Humorist Bennett Cerf delivered the first lecture of the 1955-56 Salem College Lecture Series on this day in 1955. The lecture took place in Memorial Hall, across from Home Moravian Church. In the above...
The world’s largest and most automated cigarette manufacturing plant was dedicated on this day in 1986, in Tobaccoville. Built by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the plant had 2 million square feet of floor...
On this day in 1955, F. W. Woolworth opened a new store on West Fourth and Spruce Streets. The first Woolworth store opened in Winston-Salem in 1916, located on Liberty Street. Fires damaged the...
On this day in 1955, the Tanglewood Park swimming pool opened. The temperatures on opening day were in the 90s, so the cool water was refreshing. The swimming pool had four sections: a deep-water...
Pleasant Huber Hanes Sr. was born in Winston-Salem in 1880, the son of Pleasant Henderson and Mary Lizora Fortune Hanes. He attended local preparatory schools, received his Bachelor of Science degree from Trinity College...
On this date in 1955, a 24-siren air raid test startled citizens, making Winston-Salem the first city in North Carolina to get its air raid sirens in full working order. Robert W. Gorrell, Civil...
On this date: January 29, 1955. Mary Pickford and husband Buddy Rogers visited Old Salem. They toured the John Vogler House and expressed great interest in the restoration effort at Old Salem. They are...
