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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August 11,1918: Plaza Hotel to be Reynolds Inn
On this day in 1918, the Winston-Salem Journal announced that R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has purchased the Plaza Hotel. Located on the corner of Chestnut and Third Streets, the hotel will be refurnished...
June 29,1990: RJR Factory #12 Closes
On this day in 1990, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company factory #12 closed after its final shift ending at midnight. The photo above was taken on Chestnut Street, looking north toward Third Street, in...
May 9,1904: Chestnut Street Train Station Opens
On this day in 1904, the Chestnut Street Train Station opened. Also called the Southern Passenger Station, it was located on a pie-slice piece of land on Chestnut Street, between Third and Fourth Streets....
March 3, 1969: Phillips Building Authorized
On this date in 1969, the Board of Aldermen authorized the sale of the block bounded by Church, Third, Fourth and Chestnut Streets to the D. L. Phillips Investment Builders of Charlotte for $266,000....
January 17, 1917: Streetcar Tracks to Extend to Depot
On this date: January 17, 1917. An announcement was made in the Winston-Salem Journal that approval was given to lay streetcar tracks to the passenger train station by way of Depot Street (later called...