Forsyth Theatre

417 W. Fourth Street,
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 9, 2011 at 3:00 am

The caption of a photo of the Woolworth store the book “Winston-Salem” by Molly Grogan Rawls says that the store, opened in 1955, replaced three shops and the Forsyth Theatre. Comparison of photos shows that the new Woolworth’s was in the same building the shops and theater had occupied.

DonLewis
DonLewis on September 20, 2010 at 10:02 pm

From the 1940s a postcard view of the Forsyth Theatre in Winston-Salem.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 2, 2008 at 5:33 pm

The Winston can be seen in this 1958 photo. I also note the State and Colonial in Winston-Salem. None of the three have been listed to date.
http://tinyurl.com/6jet57

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 10, 2005 at 5:09 pm

Here is a photo of the Forsyth Theater.

This is the text that went along with it:

“On January 13, 1937, Frances White and his brothers open a new entertainment center in downtown Winston-Salem. This center was named Forsyth Theatre and was located at 413 West 4th Street, just two doors from the big Carolina. The main floor and balcony could seat 578 patrons. For 15 cents moviegoers could enjoy the treat of air condition, comfortable opera chairs, with living sound system. In the latter part of 1938, Wilby-Kincey under Twin City Theatre, Inc. bought the Forsyth from the white brothers. The theatre did well during the war years, but the big Carolina and the new Winston proved to much competition and on April 30, 1954 the theatre closed”.