About the Northeast Ward

Northeast Ward is generally bounded by Patterson Avenue on the west, the city limits on the north, and 14th Street, 16th Street and Bowen Boulevard and New Walkertown Road.

The Northeast Ward is represented by City Council Member and Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke.

Northeast Ward has a long history of being an important part of Winston-Salem. The City's first major airport, Miller Field, opened in 1927. In 1941 the rebuilt facility
was named to honor aviation enthusiast Z. Smith Reynolds. Corporate Aircraft and Charter services now are its major users.

For many years, these structures were the headquarters of Piedmont Airlines. Timco Aircraft Maintenance company uses them now.

Several County government-related facilities are in this same area of Northeast Ward. The Agricultural Extension Service Office, the Forsyth County Animal Shelter, Headquarters and the Communications Center for the County Fire Units and Emergency Medical Service. On Lansing Drive is the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Bus garage. The new Richard Linville General Service Facility for County vehicles is on North Liberty Street.

On University Parkway, signs of a healthy Northeast Ward are evident in the success of businesses that serve not only city residents but also Forsyth and Stokes County.
Further north on University Parkway are several blocks of restaurants and retail stores such as Walmart, Lowes Home Improvement and Home Depot.

Sara Lee Corporation is one of several businesses that have their headquarters on Hanes Mill Road. Amarr has just completed new corporate offices and a showroom here.

There are a number of businesses in Madison Park and every weekend there is action at the Sara Lee Soccer Park, which is maintained by the City Recreation and Parks Department facility.

On Museum Drive just off Hanes Mill Road is SciWorks where visitors of all ages enjoy interactive, hands-on special exhibits and programs in spacious exhibit halls. Sciworks is supported by the city and county, and through private donations.

One of the City's first shopping centers...Northside...continues to thrive.

Quiet neighborhoods of well-kept homes and yards abound in Northeast Ward. A drive through Ebony Hills, St. Andrews Place, North Wood Estates, Carver Lake Estates or Monticello Park Estates reinforces the fact that people who live here are proud of what they have accomplished.

The City and residents continue to work together to make thing happen in Northeast Ward. A 16 million dollar public - private partnership, begun in 1997, has resulted in the area of 25th Street now known as LaDearea Crest Estates being taken back from crime. The Naomi W. Jones Resource Center provides tutoring and other activities for the residents.

The City has shown a commitment to the quality of life in Northeast Ward with Blum/Blanding Park and Oak Summit Park. The Jerry King Park located next to the Mineral Springs pool, and the Helen Nicholas Park adjacent to the very busy Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center are examples. Many people use the par course at Bowen/Thomas Park.

Many area residents benefit from the Black-Phillips-Smith Neighborhood Government Service Center on North Patterson Avenue. This multi-purpose facility provides government information to the public, hosts a wide variety of citizen-related programs, and serves as a location for payment of most city services. Free meeting space for non-profit organizations is also provided.

Education is an important part of this ward: an elementary school, three middle schools, and two high schools are here. The Mazie S. Woodruff Center is a satellite campus for Forsyth Technical Community College and Carver School Road Branch Library on Carver School Road.

Northeast Ward is looking to the future. Work continues on the Liberty Street Corridor, making visitors' gateway from Smith-Reynolds Airport more pleasing and revitalizing the streetcape. Plans are underway for development of a 27-acre tract of North Liberty Street for an airport-related industrial park.

Our City's Northeast Ward....where efficient planning and development enhances the past....with an eye toward a bright tomorrow.