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Miller's was the first store in Winston-Salem to offer bell-bottoms in the area in the 1960s. Miller's was listed by Playboy magazine in 1968 as a popular place to shop. [31] In 1929, the local T.W. Garner Foods introduced Texas Pete, a popular hot sauce. [32]
North of Winston-Salem on NC 65, SR 1611, 1628, and 1688; also roughly the area outside the original district west and north along Muddy Creek, south to Reynolda Rd., and east along Walker Rd. 36°10′51″N 80°20′16″W / 36.180833°N 80.337778°W / 36.180833; -80.337778 ( Bethania Historic
The 183-acre (0.74 km 2) park and wildlife preserve is located in Winston-Salem and is operated by the City of Winston-Salem Recreation & Parks Department as an open-air museum. The site also features 20 miles (32 km) of nature trails.
James Mitchell Rogers House is a historic home located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built between 1883 and 1885, and is a large two-story, eclectic Late Victorian frame dwelling. The house design reflects Late Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne style design influences.
Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned quarter-mile asphalt flat oval short track and longstanding football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longest-running weekly race track".
1956 – Wake Forest College relocates to Winston-Salem. 1960 – Winston-Salem exceeds 100,000 for the first time. 1965 Hanes Corporation headquartered in city. [20] Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts established. [21] Parkway Theatre opens. [17] 1966 – Wachovia Building (hi-rise) constructed. 1967 – November: Racial unrest. [8]
This town became Winston, which quickly grew into a thriving industrial center. In 1857, the church divested control of the town and allowed the residents to purchase their property. Salem then became a legal municipality. The town expanded twice, in 1889 and 1907. Salem merged with adjacent Winston in 1913, becoming known as Winston-Salem.
Washington Park Historic District, also known as the Southside Neighborhood, is a national historic district located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 348 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site (Washington Park), and 2 contributing structures, in a predominantly residential section of Winston-Salem.