Talk:Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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[edit] Est Population

It reads almost 300,000 is that correct? If so what is the source 4.143.236.247 (talk) 02:27, 5 May 2008 (UTC)eric


Brandon366 17:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)winston-salem is now bigger than greensboro and durham due to the annex

-Ummm no. The annex only boosted the population to 203,000. Durham (according to it's page) has 5,000 more people and Greensboro is even larger.

i grew up in winston-salem and have never, ever, ever heard it referred to as "The Camel City." --jeffatkins

  • I've lived in Winston my entire life. Heard it called Camel City many times, but only in local business names (Camel City Cleaners, Camel City Cafe, ad nauseum) -- but I've NEVER heard it called "The Dash." Ever. There's not even a dash in the name. It's a hyphen. The closest thing I can think of is a local organization called DASH that helps young professionals make friends with other young professionals through bar crawls. Will anyone be terribly offended if I remove that completely erroneous bit of information about the nickname? Or is there another WS resident present who actually refers to our city as that?Dianachristine 17:48, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
  • In the opening paragraph it stated:
    and home to the tallest building in the area, the Wachovia Center.

I thought that the tallest building in the area was in Charlotte,NC. The Bank of America building in uptown Charlotte is the tallest building between Phelidelphia and Atlanta...right? Someone plaese change this or revise it to prehaps state that it is the tallest building in the imeadiate metro area.

I think by "in the area", they mean the Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High point metro area. Charlotte is over 100 miles south and has the tallest building in the state (and 2nd or 3rd tallest in the south)

Aren't Winston and Salem two separate cities? –radiojon 05:20, 2003 Sep 30 (UTC)


No: they used to be. They merged quite some time ago, however. I should edit this with details... my hometown and all that.
Fennec 21:20, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Updated with a brief history of the city, and a list of some of the city's attractions. I might add more later...
-Fennec 22:41, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Merged quite some time ago indeed :), 1927 if memory serves. Winston is my hometown too! (North Forsyth, 1981) Elde 03:32, 27 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Ive added features and attractions, economy, along with general improvements. More coming soon hopefully Lookitzatree 20:50, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Suggestions (for new categories or additions to features and attractions): Hospitals and medical care, Parks, Historical Sites List, Weather.Lookitzatree 02:49, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

This article reads like a Chamber of Commerce promotion. It ignores the "Barbarians at the Gate" trauma and other economic dislocations caused by companies abandoning the city. The new Dell plant is not high tech; it is manufacturing. The city has showed up on lists of some of the worst urban sprawl in the country. The new economic model, in truth, is based on road building and strip development. I'm making a call for honesty here before I make any changes to the page. And yes it's my hometown -- Reynolds High School class of '67. --Daltoni 05:44, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

http://www.cityofws.org/bethabara250th/history/history.html says that the Winston and Salem post offices were merged in 1899 (not 1889), with the hyphen in the new postmark. "The hyphen became permanent in 1913 when Salem and Winston joined, and the "Twin City" of Winston-Salem emerged."

The Dell info is nice, but it's news not data. It will be irrevalent soon.

Unless there are any objections, I'm taking the cleanup tag off. The article looks fine, better than a lot other city articles. Gooday.1 17 April 2006

I changed "fouth" to "fourth" in the first paragraph. "Fourth largest city in NC" -- Punchinelli 14:58, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I think it is now the fifth largest due to Durhams growth. It's page states it at over 208,000 and Winston's population at over 203,000

[edit] Tre 4

Isn't Winston known as the "tre four?" Somebody edit the article to include that and say why.

It's already under the "slang" section, but it needs some source to back it up. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gooday.1 (talk • contribs) 01:33, 5 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Reynolda House Museum of American Art

It is my understanding that the house and museum are not owned by Wake Forest University. It is an independent nonprofit. The grounds around the museum are owned by the University. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 167.7.6.14 (talk) 21:24, 14 March 2007 (UTC).

Reynolda House became part of Wake Forest in 2002. The board of directors are appointed by WFU's board of trustees, and the director is appointed by WFU's president. 75.177.84.51 (talk) 14:04, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Famous Residents

The criteria for inclusion in this list really need to be clarified. At present, the guidelines seem extremely fuzzy. For example, should this be a list for people who are currently alive and residing in the city or not? Some of the people on the list were born in Winston-Salem, but did not live there for a significant amount of time and do not live there now (e.g. Pam Grier). Another questionable entry is for Howard Cosell, who was born in Winston-Salem, but lived much of his life in New York and died in New York City. Should famous Winston-Salem residents who are now dead be included at all? Sullenspice 15:42, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Someone removed "red links" in this section. Removal of bad links ("red links") should not include removal of the person/information. The link can be removed, leaving the person/information.Wikibones 13:33, 14 April 2007 (UTC)


Quibbling over "red links" is irrelevant. The deleted, red-linked people are not particularly notable, much less famous, anyway. The core problem with this section is that the criteria concerning who qualifies as a "famous resident" have not been satisfactorily addressed. Let's not get side-tracked. I think we should sort out issues of notability as well as who is considered a "resident" (which, at present, seems overly broad to the point of inaccuracy). Sullenspice 13:49, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Global Warming

Timber Rattlesnake 05:03, 3 May 2007 (UTC)I added a little bit about the recent global warming legislation in the geography section. If any one as any ideas on what would be a more approiate section let me know.

[edit] Motto?

Dianachristine 18:10, 5 September 2007 (UTC) I've never heard of "You're Something Special in Winston-Salem." The last motto I heard was "O!" or "O! W-S" and I was wondering if there was some sort of citation for the other motto. Winston-Salem's website doesn't mention either motto anywhere that I can see.

_____________ That's because residents or should I saw local gov't spent a lot of tax money for a motto that is an exact copy of another city. Residents do not claim these mottos at all.

http://ogb.wfu.edu/issue/2001/02.15/editorials/lefthand1.asp

http://www.answerbag.com/c_view/4189

Until I saw W-S's site on Wiki I had no idea there was an old motto of You’re Something Special in Winston-Salem. It certainly has not been advertised well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.16.40.224 (talk) 19:48, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is Wikipedia a platform for magazine and cities to promote themselves for economic gain?

Because some of the stuff in the magaines section looks like it to me. Pgc512 20:51, 14 November 2007 (UTC)