Winston-Salem Population 2010: 229,617, #83 in U.S., #4 in North Carolina 1950: 87,811, #127 in U.S. 2010
Metropolitan Area: 477,717, #105 in U.S. 1950 Metropolitan Area: 146,135, #120 in U.S. Setting Salem was founded as a Moravian settlement in 1766. Winston was founded in 1849. The towns were officially joined in 1913. Buildings Tallest building: 100 N. Main St., 460 feet (1995) List of tallest buildings Stores Winston-Salem has no downtown department stores. Trains Amtrak has no service to Winston-Salem, but it does serve nearby Greensboro and High Point. Museums The Old Salem Museums and Gardens are just south of downtown. |  Downtown Winston-Salem Theaters The Aperture Cinema opened in 2010, showing independent films in downtown Winston-Salem. The Carolina Theater (1929), a restored movie palace, is now called the Stevens Center and is part of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It hosts the Winston-Salem Symphony, the Piedmont Opera Theater, touring Broadway shows, and a variety of other concerts. Sports The
Winston-Salem Dash, Single-A Carolina League affiliate of the Chicago
White
Sox, play at BB&T Ballpark (2010), just west of downtown. The LJVM Coliseum (1989), north of downtown, has sporting events, concerts, and other events. Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Convention and Visitors Bureau
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