Do You Remember…Beneath the Elms?
Beneath the Elms was an indoor ice skating rink that opened on December 30th, 1974. It was located in the 400 block of N. Cherry Street, beside the Hyatt House Hotel. The opening of...
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Corner of Cherry and Third Street: Then & Now
If you’ve driven along North Cherry Street recently, you’ve seen the construction on the southeast corner of Cherry and Third Streets. The building that lately housed the Piedmont Opera was demolished and cleared away, and...
Norman Stockton Inc.
Norman Vaughn Stockton (1889-1972) was born in Winston-Salem to Madison D. and Martha Vaughn Stockton. He graduated from Winston High School and the University of North Carolina. After he graduated from college in 1909,...
Then and Now: West Fourth and Cherry Street
It’s hard to imagine houses and fences in the downtown area of Winston-Salem. There were many homes located on downtown streets that in recent years have only seen business tenants. Wyatt Bowman (1820-1882) built...
November 22,1969: W. G. White Store Reopens
W. G. White and Company’s building was destroyed in the Brown’s Tobacco Warehouse fire on November 17th. The business reopened on this day in 1969 at 642 North Cherry Street. The site was thought...
August 31,1941: New Bus Terminal
On this day in 1941, the Winston-Salem Journal reported that the new bus terminal was taking shape. Work on the new bus terminal began about two month before. The terminal was being built in...
July 11,1919: Ogburn-Hill Tobacco Factory Sold
On this day in 1919, the old Ogburn-Hill Company tobacco factory was sold to the Peerless Candy Company by C. J. and C. D. Ogburn. The factory was located at Cherry and Sixth Street,...
Celebrating the Anniversary of a Landmark: Clue #3
Hunter the History Hound is standing in front of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Chapel on N. Cherry Street. This was the location of the Carnegie Library that opened on February 14, 1906. This...
January 30, 1910: Services at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
On this date: January 30, 1910. The first services were held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at Fourth and Cherry Streets. The previous church was located at Fourth and Marshall Streets, but was too small...
January 20, 1961: New Farmers Dairy Plant
On this date: January 20, 1961. An announcement appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal that the new Farmers Cooperative Dairy plant on North Cherry Street will be ready for occupancy sometime in February. The plant has...