Wayback Wednesday: Spruce Street – Then and Now
If you have driven downtown lately, you might have noticed demolition work going on in the 500 block of West Fourth Street, between Spruce Street and Poplar Street. Part of the GMAC Building (the...
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Vee Jays Combo at the Carolina Theatre
In memory of my North Forsyth High School classmate, J. C. Johnson, here’s a photo of the Vee Jays combo. J. C. is holding the microphone and is the man standing (jumping?) second from...
June 3, 2011: Art Expression Wall
On this day in 2011, an art expression wall was unveiled in downtown Winston-Salem. The “Word Wall” is located on Trade Street outside of Breakfast of Course (Mary’s Too). The wall is a glass-mosaic...
May 19,1941: WSJS Radio Has New Home on Spruce Street
On this day in 1941, WSJS Radio formally opened their new home on North Spruce Street. WSJS Radio began in 1930, and the studio was originally located on the second floor of the Journal-Sentinel...