July 6: Happy Birthday! William H. “Bill” Lamberti
William Howard “Bill” Lamberti was born on this day in 1915, in New York. He came to Winston-Salem about 1935 and worked as a hair stylist at the Junior League Beauty Parlor and the...
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July 4: Happy Birthday! Mary Sapos Chamis
Mary Sapos was born on this day, in Greece, to Gust and Emerisa Stavrou Sapos. Mary came to the United States when she was three years old, and lived in Colorado. She came to...
July 1,1966: Sam’s Gourmet Restaurant Opens
On this day in 1966, Sam’s Gourmet Restaurant opened at the Thruway Shopping Center, in a new section in the lower level of the shopping center. The restaurant was founded by Sam Pappas, and...
March 11, 1940: William Lamberti opens beauty salon
William Lamberti bought the Gilda Beauty Salon, and changed the name to Lamberti Beauty Salon. The Gilda Beauty Salon was located on the eighth floor of the Nissen Building. On this date in 1940,...
March 8, 2006: Chick-Fil-A at Thruway Opens
Curious onlookers viewing from Interstate 40 the construction underway near Knollwood Street, could only speculate about what was being built in the far end parking lot at Thruway Shopping Center. Finally the building took...