Raleigh Court Photograph Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Raleigh Court Photograph Collection
Description
Photographs in this collection document the history of the Greater Raleigh Court neighborhood, which includes Wasena, Virginia Heights and Norwich. Many of the photographs were published in Nelson Harris' book, Greater Raleigh Court: A History of Wasena, Virginia Heights, Norwich & Raleigh Court. All photographs in this collection were provided to the Virginia Room courtesy of Nelson Harris.
Publisher
Roanoke Public Libraries
Date
1919-1985
Contributor
Nelson Harris
Rights
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Format
Photographs
Type
Still Image
Collection Items
RC4 Virginia Heights Elementary
Virginia Heights Elementary School is seen in the background. In the foreground is the foundation being laid for Virginia Heights Baptist Church.
RC12 Row Houses
Row houses were constructed in Norwich to house the laborers who worked in the various industries in the area.
RC13 Bridge Street
Looking north on Bridge Street at the old truss bridge crossing the Roanoke River.
RC15 Virginia Heights
Aerial view of Virginia Heights. Evergreen Cemetery is visible in the foreground; Memorial Bridge is visible in the lower right.
RC20 Shirley and Greenwood
Looking north on Greenwood Road from the intersection with Shirley Avenue.
RC21 Grandin Road Pharmacy
Grandin Road Pharmacy. Located at 1314 Grandin Road, the building is now how to Gracie's Place Pizzeria and Local Roots Restaurant.
RC22 Virginia Avenue Bridge
The Virginia Avenue Bridge or Woodrum Bridge was the predecessor to Memorial Bridge.
RC23 Memorial Bridge
A crowd gathers for the dedication of Memorial Bridge on 30 August 1926, despite having been open to traffic since 6 May 1926.
RC24 Memorial Bridge
A crowd gathers for the dedication of Memorial Bridge on 30 August 1926, despite having been open to traffic since 6 May 1926.
RC26 Woodrow Wilson Middle
A newly completed Woodrow Wilson Middle School, located at 1813 Carter Road.
RC28 Raleigh Court Elementary
Raleigh Court Elementary School, located at 2202 Grandin Road, opened in 1960 and served students through the end of the 2009 school year.
RC29 Patrick Henry High
The old campus-style Patrick Henry High School was dedicated on 17 December 1960. It was replaced with a conventional school building in 2008.
RC31 Virginia Heights Elementary
A newly constructed Virginia Heights Elementary School (right) stands next to the old Virginia Heights Elementary.
RC34 Patrick Henry High
The old campus-style Patrick Henry High School was dedicated on 17 December 1960. It was replaced with a conventional school building in 2008.
RC41 Virginia Heights Lutheran
Children in front of Virginia Heights Lutheran Church. The church was the predecessor of Christ Lutheran Church. This chapel was located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.. Built in 1917, the chapel was in use by the congregation until 1948.
RC43 Garlands Drugstore
An interior view of Garland's Drugstore at its original Grandin Road location.
RC45 Transportation Museum
Visitors at the Roanoke Transportation Museum formerly located in Wasena Park. The museum opened in 1963.
RC46 Transportation Museum
N&W Class J 611 and N&W #6 on exhibit at the Roanoke Transportation Museum in Wasena Park.
RC47 Transportation Museum
Some of the exhibits at the Roanoke Transportation Museum in Wasena Park.
RC48 Transportation Museum
The Transportation Museum in Wasena Park submerged in flood waters from the flood of 1985.