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Southeast Ward boundaries are Reynolds Park Road and High Point Road on the north, just west of South Main Street on the West and the City limits on the south and east.
Southeast Ward is represented by Council Member Evelyn A. Terry.
Southeast Ward handles the daily traffic demands of busy commuters with a network of major highways including 3ll South, U S 52, and Interstate 40.
Southeast Ward has shifted demographically over the past ten years. Many of the new citizens locating into this historically significant area are from far away lands including but by no means limited to Mexico. The Waughtown-Sprague Street Corridor is the busiest part of the ward and is lined with homes built in the 1940’s and 1950’s interspersed with a variety of businesses. The ward is more suburban the further south and east one goes. Its southern edges have a distinctively rural flavor.
Salem Lake Greenway is 6.5 miles of scenic natural beauty running through the Southeast Ward. The Reynolds Park Recreation and Parks facility opened in 1941 as one of the finest municipal entertainment facilities in the South. Today, at this same location sits a modern Recreation Center with hardwood basketball court and outdoor pool with picnic shelter and outdoor basketball and tennis courts. The municipal Reynolds Park Golf course challenges golfers of all skill levels.
Parks, exercise trails and other recreation facilities with amenities are located throughout other sections of the Southeast Ward. The City also has two facilities in the Southeast Ward, the City Warehouse and water meter shop. These facilities are convenient and provide access for departments to handle citizen services efficiently and cost effectively.
Industry was always important in this area of the City. Settled in 1806 just after the establishment of Old Salem, J.P. Nissen began manufacturing wagons on Waughtown Street in 1843. Nissen wagons were made and sold until well into the 20th Century. This historic site provides a great tax credit investment opportunity. An original Shell service station on Sprague Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Another historic designation on the Southside is Centerville, a site now surrounding the North Carolina School of the Arts, site of the former Gray High School. Many future stars are trained here, thereby enhancing Winston-Salem's image as an arts center.
Just south of the School of the Arts is the Sunnyside neighborhood developed in the 1890's as a suburb of Salem. Streetcars ran from Sunnyside to downtown. This area was incorporated in 1891 as the town of Waughtown.
Southeast Winston-Salem has a rich history. Now it has the prospect of a bright future, with an international flavor. Additionally, it offers business investment opportunities, cultural diversity, all levels of education especially the arts, recreational and leisure options, and potential for global neighborhood building. Come grow with us.
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