March 12: Happy Birthday! Edwina Lockett Abele
Edwina Lockett was born in Winston-Salem in 1890 to E. L. and Mary Everett Lockett. She grew up in an impressive house at 619 West Fifth Street. She was a graduate of Hollins College,...
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March 12,1947: Parking Meters Installed
On this date in 1947, parking meters were first installed in Winston-Salem. The city installed the 644 parking meters to help free-up parking spaces for short-term parking, hoping to encourage the all-day parkers to...