Record #:

15656

Author(s):

Old Trudge

Abstract:

The Robert E. Lee was built in Winston-Salem in 1921. Originally constructed with 200 rooms, the management added another 150 in 1929. The hotel had hard times during the 1930s and the World War II period, although prosperous, left it in a shabby state. In 1948, Doug Boyle came from the Statler hotel chain where he had been assistant to the chairman of the board and took over management of the Robert E. Lee. Under his direction the dilapidated property was rehabilitated into a million-dollar success.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 11, Oct 1955, p14-15, 34, il

Subject(s):

Robert E. Lee Hotel (Winston-Salem); Hotels, taverns, etc.--Winston-Salem