Then & Now: Site of #256 Fire
August 27, 1998 was one of those red-letter days in Winston-Salem’s history. It was the day R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Factory #256, located on N. Chestnut Street, caught fire and burned. The fire...
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Flashback to August 1940: The Drink Stand
It might look like these young men are just enjoying their freedom on a summer day in August 1940. They all have smiles on their faces while some of the boys are drinking their...
Winston Theatre: August 1967
Do you remember the days of waiting in line just to get into the theatre to see a movie? And, that movie theatre had only one screen and one showing of a movie at...