New in the collection: key fob from Hotel Robert E. Lee

Key fob for Hotel Robert E. Lee in Winston-Salem

“The Robert E. Lee hotel was a gleaming 10-story symbol of Winston-Salem’s boom time when it opened its doors in 1921….

“The Robert E. Lee came as the city and the tobacco industry were growing rapidly. The U.S. Decennial Census listed Winston-Salem as the state’s largest city….

“The Robert E. Lee finally shut its doors in 1971. To many, its closure represented the changing pace of modern life. Longtime waiter Bernard Cardwell blamed ‘motels and hamburgers.’ ”

— From  “Stories of a lost landmark” by Paul Garber in the Winston-Salem Journal (March 25, 2012)
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