1881
Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church is founded by freed slaves. Services are held in the Forsyth County courthouse.

1886
Dr. W.H. Goler donates the land where the present church now stands.

1887
Depot Street School is built—the first public school for blacks in Winston.

1910
The Goler building at 600 Patterson Ave. is built in what has become a bustling commercial district.

1926
Safe Bus Co. is founded and would become the largest motor transportation system in the world operated by blacks.

1960s and 1970s
Urban renewal decimates the neighborhood, razing houses and forcing thousands of residents to move.

1996
Rather than finalize plans and relocate to a suburban neighborhood, Goler church members began to ask, what if we stay downtown?

1998
Goler-Depot Street Renaissance Community Development Corp. forms to oversee a re-birth of the neighborhood.

2003
Plans for “A New Town In Town” are unveiled, and the neighborhood has a long-range plan for the future.

2004
Added Senior Project Manager and Resource Development Manager
HUD awards $8.8 million to develop senior housing in conjunction with N.C. Housing Foundation.

2005
Co-developer is announced for The Gallery, urban lofts in the former Brown & Williamson building.