West Fourth Street at Trade Street: Then & Now
This 1911 view of West Fourth Street was taken just to the west of the disjointed North Trade Street intersection. The tall stone building at the left is the Masonic Temple. The other section...
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Wayback Wednesday: The Zevely House
The stately brick house that sits on a lot facing West Fourth Street, between Summit Street and Brookstown Avenue, has a long and interesting history. In fact, it is referred to as the oldest...
Wayback Wednesday: The Taylor House
The William Barrett Taylor house sits on a point of land that faces West Fourth Street, and is flanked by Brookstown Avenue and Grace Court. William Barrett Taylor (1851-1933) came to Winston-Salem in the...
Wayback Wednesday: The Snowy March 1960 Wednesdays
If you grew up in Forsyth County, you may remember the recurrence of snow on three Wednesdays in March 1960. The snows fell on March 2nd, March 9th, and March 16th. The local newspapers...
Wayback Wednesday: SNOW, 1960-Style
The winter of 1960 is recalled by seasoned Winston-Salem residents as the winter that it snowed…and snowed…and snowed! If you were living in Winston-Salem on February 13th, 60 years ago, you would have awaken...
Wayback Wednesday: J. C. Penney Company
The J. C. Penney Building was redesigned and today is called the Twin City Lofts. Photos courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection. Stay tuned for the next delicious post on January 29th:...
Do You Remember…Bocock Stroud?
Many of us have memories of shopping at Bocock-Stroud Company over the years. We might have bought books, toys, clothing, shoes, sporting goods, camera supplies, phonograph records, appliances, or any number of gift items. ...
Blast from the Past: West Fourth Street in 1963
Here’s view of West Fourth Street, facing east and taken from Spring Street, dated January 1963. There have been a few changes in the look of this street over the last 55 years. How...
Winston-Salem Places – Then & Now. Part 1.
Change…Change…Change. In just the blinking of an eye, the years roll on and change happens. Here are a few images that show how change looks in downtown Winston-Salem. On the corner of N. Marshall...
Winston Theatre: August 1967
Do you remember the days of waiting in line just to get into the theatre to see a movie? And, that movie theatre had only one screen and one showing of a movie at...