Safe Bus Company Exhibit |
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Historic African American-owned bus company
that operated from 1926 to 1972 in Winston Salem, NC.
On exhibit through February 2009
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The company’s name stems from a promise made to Mayor Thomas Barber in 1926 to operate a safe and organized bus system, as the company transitioned from individually owned jitneys to a fleet of 35 city buses.
1969 GMC Safe Bus on display |
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See the bus from Feb. 15-29, 2008 |
Learn more about the historic
Safe Bus Company
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Safe Bus Company, which operated in Winston-Salem from 1926 to 1972, was formed to provide African American workers in East Winston-Salem with transportation to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company plants.
At that time, electric trolleys and other forms of public transportation did not operate near the eastern part of town where most African Americans lived.
Over the next 40 years, Safe Bus Company’s riders and profits increased markedly, but eventually it was bought by the Winston Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) in an effort to expand integrated bus service.
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At Your Service
Today: Pretzels & Soda
Yesterday: Five Course Meal
See what foods and beverages awaited airline and railroad passengers
at this new Roundhouse exhibit, on exhibit through 2009.
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At Your Service examines food, beverage and entertainment services for airline and railroad travelers during the post-World War II era.
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Today’s airline traveler dines on pretzels and ginger ale.
See what foods and beverages awaited airline and railroad passengers from the 1940s to 1960s at this new exhibit. |
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Photo credit:
Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum |
Featured will be period china, menus, glassware, textiles and other Southern Railway, Amtrak, Delta Airlines, Piedmont Airlines and Eastern Airlines artifacts.
The exhibit will also feature a few pieces from the D.W. Brosnan china and flatware collection. |
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