Earth, Wind & Fire has one eternal question for you: “Do you remember the 21st night of September?”
If you don’t, take a quick trip through Winston-Salem history to learn about some 21st nights — and their neighboring days — of September that were chasin’ the clouds away.
1856: The Young Men’s Missionary Society received $400 to build a new post office in the town of Salem
1916: The City of Winston-Salem board passed an ordinance regulating jitney buses
1921: W.N. Reynolds donated the property on 12th Street at Highland Ave. to the City as “Prince Albert Park”
1937: The Bowman Gray Stadium Committee was created, but the City Public Works Department maintained the property
1989: City officials and community members celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the new Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1992: The Historic District Commission was created
1998: The city sold the space just south of City Hall to a developer in exchange for 175 parking spaces in a new deck to be constructed
1999: The Aldermen approved up to $1 million for the development of phase two of the Union Cross Business Park
2000: A contract was awarded for the construction of a new clubhouse at Winston Lake Golf Course for $705,000
2002: Fourth Street between Main and Broad Streets was converted into a two-way street. To celebrate, the city hosted its first “Rock the Block” street party on Sept. 20.
2003: The City of Winston-Salem University held its first cohort of students to educate citizens about city functions and ways to have a more active voice in the community. (Editor Kellina is currently in the 2025 class and is having fun learning about the city.)
Do you have any other recollections we missed? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
