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Friendship Fire Company Station #3 once stood roughly where the main post office is today in the 400 block of Rutherford Avenue. The company was formed to protect the northeast quadrant of the city. It was an active fire station until 1951. The…
Row Houses like those pictured were an important part of Roanoke's architectural growth. The houses in this photo were once located on Rutherford Avenue Northeast.