Then & Now: West First Street
Several things have changed in downtown Winston-Salem since these photos were made in 1965. The photos were taken looking east on West First Street. The large buildings in the distance at...
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May 1, 2015: Triangle Drive-In Restaurant
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...
April 15, 2015: The Changing Look of Stratford Road
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,...
April 6, 2015: Mystery Solved!
The stained glass window, shown above and on the Easter post yesterday, resides on the back wall of the William Francis Shaffner vault in Salem Cemetery. The Shaffner vault is also...
April 5, 2015: Happy Easter!
Winston-Salem has been called the “Easter City.” Thousands of visitors flock to Winston-Salem during the Easter season. The Moravian Easter Sunrise Services take place throughout the county on Easter Sunday, led by Moravian brass...
April 1, 2015: The Flying Charles Brothers
John P. Charles operated a store, called “The Red Store,” near his home in the Southside neighborhood. He and his wife, Mary Evans Charles, had eight children, four sons and four daughters. Two of...
Then and Now: Restaurants on N.Chestnut Street
There was a time when people who worked around North Chestnut Street could choose a different lunch cafe for every day of the workweek. And if they worked at one of the R. J....
Then and Now: West Fourth and Cherry Street
It’s hard to imagine houses and fences in the downtown area of Winston-Salem. There were many homes located on downtown streets that in recent years have only seen business tenants. Wyatt Bowman (1820-1882) built...
Blast From the Past: Old Richmond School
Photos of Old Richmond School, taken in the 1950s, were recently added to the photo files of the Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection. They were taken by newspaper photographer, Bill Ray, and are...
Then and Now: The Cricket’s Nest
The one-room, 53 year-old wooden building was originally the Jones Cash Store on Peace Haven Road. Renamed “The Country Store,” repurposed as an antique and craft shop, and relocated to Country Club...