Former K&W Cafeteria employees Tabatha King and Joe Astuto embrace during a meeting with other employees in front of the closed restaurant on Ramada Road in Burlington in December. Items from one of the last two Winston-Salem locations are available for auction starting May 19.
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Photos: K&W Cafeterias through the years
Kathleen Clayton cooks eggs and enjoys it. 06-20-84 PHOTO BY CHARLIE BUCHANAN
Manager Grady Allred helps dismantle the cafeteria after closing. 03-18-72 Photo by Cookie Synder
K&W Restaurant fire, Dec. 18, 1951. Photo By Bill Ray
K&W Cafeteria on Healy Drive, Winston-Salem, May 19, 1985. Photo by Allen Aycock
When the line becomes too long, the staff can slow the line by taking longer to serve plates. May 19, 1985. Photo by Allen Aycock
Dale Parker, his wife, Carol, and daughter Lindsay enjoy the food at K&W Cafeteria in 1985.
Turner Harris in "Toothpick Heaven". May 19, 1985. Photo by Allen Aycock
"Toothpick Heaven" sign. May 19, 1985. Photo by Allen Aycock
As dust from an explosion at the Sheraton Inn and K&W Cafeteria settled, people watched from the Gulf station across Knollwood street. January 19, 1988. Photo by David Rolfe
A view of the drive-thru entrance to the K&W on Knollwood Street in Winston-Salem after a Jan. 18, 1988 explosion. Photo by Cookie Snyder, January 19, 1988
A view from Knollwood looking toward Stratford Road after explosion in K&W Cafeteria, January 19, 1988. Photo by David Rolfe
Aerial view of rubble, following explosion of the cafeteria on January 18, 1988. Photo by David Rolfe
A view from Knollwood St. after explosion on January 18, 1988 of the K&W Cafeteria. Photo by Cookie Snyder
K&W Cafeteria view from I-40 after an explosion on January 18, 1988. Photo by Cookie Snyder
A sign lies in the rubble after an explosion destroyed the K&W on Knollwood Street in Winston-Salem. Photo by Charlie Buchanan, January 22, 1988
Employees ready for the first opening of the new Coliseum branch of K&W Cafeteria, April 27, 1972. Photo by Cookie Snyder
K&W Cafeteria at Coliseum Park, April 27, 1972. Photo by Cookie Snyder
K&W Cafeteria on Coliseum Drive, May 19, 1985. Photo by Chuck Eaton
K&W Cafeteria on Coliseum Drive. August 10, 1975. Photo by Charlie Buchanan
K&W Cafeteria after fire. December 18, 1951 Journal photo By Bill Ray
K&W Restaurant after fire. Photo by Bill Ray, December 18, 1951
