Spencer Williams and Alvin Childress came to Winston-Salem in September 1958. Better known as the television characters, Andrew (Andy) Brown and Amos Jones, in the successful television program, “Amos ‘n’ Andy,” the men came...
The James G. Hanes Community Center on Coliseum Drive was built to house offices for the United Fund, Arts Council, and Chamber of Commerce. John D. Rockefeller III spoke at the dedication of the...
Cars overflowed the parking lot at the new Northside Shopping Center on this opening day in 1958. The Hanes High School band played for the ribbon-cutting, and Dave Wright was master of ceremonies. Miss...
On this day in 1958, demolition began on the Schrimger Building on South Main Street. The Greek-style stucco structure (seen at the far right in the above photo) was used as an apartment building...
A new theatre opened on this evening in 1958. The new Tanglewood Theatre presented “The Tender Trap,” the first play for the first season of professional summer stock. The location for the theatre was...
