September 21:Happy Birthday! Ruth Reece Julian
Ruth Reece Julian was born on this day in 1906, in Massachusetts. She and her husband, Ira, moved to Winston-Salem in 1932 and opened the Kent Bakery in 1935. Ruth and Ira quickly became...
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September 21,1919: Buena Vista Lots for Sale
The half-page newspaper ad shown above caught the attention of Sunday readers on this day in 1919. The ad announced the availability of building lots in the neighborhood called Buena Vista. Some of the...
September 20,2002: City’s First Block Party
The City of Winston-Salem and the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership threw a block party on this day in 2002. The party was a celebration of the $2.6 million makeover of Fourth Street. The project began...
September 19,1986: RJR Tobaccoville Plant Opens
The world’s largest and most automated cigarette manufacturing plant was dedicated on this day in 1986, in Tobaccoville. Built by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the plant had 2 million square feet of floor...
September 18:Happy Birthday! Rufus Arthur Spaugh Sr.
Rufus Arthur Spaugh Sr. was born on this day in 1899, in Winston-Salem, to Rufus A. and Anna Louise Hege Spaugh. He was educated in the local schools, and graduated from the University of...
September 18,1954: Wachovia Museum Reopens
The Wachovia Museum was dedicated on this day in 1954. The museum was housed in the former Salem Boys School on the corner of Main and Academy Streets. Many dignitaries and former students of...
September 17: Happy Birthday! Mayor Allen Joines
Winston-Salem Mayor, Allen Joines, was born on this day in 1947, in Wilkes County. He graduated from Appalachian State University, and earned his M. P. A. from the University of Georgia. He was hired...
September 17,1959: Sears Enlarges Parking Lot
Sears Roebuck and Company announced in a full-page newspaper ad that the new customer parking lot was open. The new parking lot, with room for 250 more cars, was celebrated by a Grand Opening...
September 16: Happy Birthday! George Frederick Bahnson
George Frederick Bahnson was born on this day in 1805, in a Moravian community in Denmark. He was educated at Herrnhut, Germany, and came to the United States to be a teacher in Pennsylvania...
September 16,1938:Last Streetcar Tracks Removed
On this day in 1938, the last exposed streetcar tracks were removed from the city streets. The last tracks to be removed were located on Glade Street, from Sunset Drive to Peter’s Creek....