Construction was still underway when this photo was taken for the February 5, 1969 Twin City Sentinel issue. Finishing touches were being placed on the theatre building that cost approximately $220,000. The seating capacity for...
Farmer’s Dairy Bar opened on S. Stratford Road in 1954. The Dairy Bar occupied the front part of the building. A wing at the left, behind and perpendicular to the building, housed an A&P...
In early January 1964, an article in the Winston-Salem Journal announced a new drive-in restaurant at 550 S. Stratford Road. The new drive-in would cater to customers who like curb service and it would be...
Here are more streets with explanations as to how they were named: Miller Street …Named for Alexander Clinton “Clint” Miller, a local financier who gave money to finance the local airport (called Miller Field...
Lawrence Staley (shown above) was no stranger to cooking and diners when he came to Winston-Salem in 1935 and opened a combination cafe and filling station at Valley View. The cafe had 10 counter...
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,...
The Triangle Drive-In Restaurant was located right beside Interstate 40, and it featured a car drive-in where food orders were made and delivered to the car. The restaurant opened in 1961, in a prime...
Stratford Road continually changes its look as businesses come and go. The latest construction project involves the former Hanes Knitting Company location at 700 S. Stratford Road. The Hanes Knitting Company building was demolished,...
On this day in 1973, Forsyth Bank & Trust opened at 110 Stratford Road. The first officers of the bank were L. Glenn Orr Jr. as president and Charles W. Chatham as senior vice-president....
Dr. John Claude Casstevens Sr. was born on this day in 1900, in Iredell County, to James W. and Mary Williams Casstevens. John was educated in Iredell County, at the Harmony Farm Life School....
