SR085 The Boulevard

SR085 The Boulevard

For a few years, Salem’s residential streets were segregated. In 1913, Salem created racially segregated residential districts which were permitted by state law. District No. 1 (centered around Water Street) was for blacks, and District No. 2 was for whites. This arrangement met with local controversy before an enlightened U.S. Supreme Court ruled such districts unconstitutional in 1919. The house at left was built in 1901 as the home of Theophilus J. Shickel, The home was conveyed to John M. Oakey and Sons Funeral Home in 1936.

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Roanoke Public Libraries

1920s

Nelson Harris, George Wade

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Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards by Nelson Harris (2005)