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Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Downtown Wake Forest
Phone:
(919) 435-9415

Address:
White Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587

Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. With a 2018 estimated population of 245,549 it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and the 5th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 89th-most populous city in the United States. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center. Winston-Salem is called the Twin City for its dual heritage and City of the Arts and Innovation for its dedication to fine arts and theater and technological research. Camel City is a reference to the city's historic involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally based R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's Camel cigarettes. Many locals refer to the city as Winston in informal speech. Another nickname, the Dash, comes from the in the city's name, although technically it is a hyphen, not a dash; this nickname is only used by the local minor league baseball team, the Winston-Salem Dash. In 2012, the city was listed among the 10 best places to retire in the U.S. by CBS MoneyWatch. Winston-Salem has seen an explosion in growth and urbanization in the downtown area with hotels, entertainment, and apartments being constructed. In 2017, the city was ranked the second-most livable downtown in America by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
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