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FE001 First Auto

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Roanoke's first automobile parked in front of a bicycle shop at 109-111 Church Avenue SW. The first auto was believed to have been owned by T.T. Fishburn. In two years, in 1906, this building would become Roanoke Automobile Company selling Rambler…

Tags: automobiles, bicycles, Church Avenue, Downtown

MP 23.0 Bike Ride

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George Davis, far left, poses for a photo during a bike ride up the old Mill Mountain road.

Tags: bicycles, George C. Davis, Mill Mountain

Davis 56.9 Roanoke Police Department

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Roanoke Police Department group photo taken in front of the original courthouse and jail on Campbell Avenue.

Tags: bicycles, Campbell Avenue, courthouses, police department, police officers, policemen, Roanoke Police Department

Davis 43.124 AEP Office

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AEP was originally located at 129 E. Campbell Avenue before moving to 40 Franklin Road.

Tags: AEP, American Electric Power, Appalachian Power Company, bicycles, Campbell Avenue, cars, Cook Electric, trucks, Williamson Road, Wright Furniture Company

Davis 43.123 AEP Office

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AEP was originally located at 129 E. Campbell Avenue before moving to 40 Franklin Road. .

Tags: AEP, American Electric Power, Appalachian Power Company, bicycles, Campbell Avenue, cars, Cook Electric, trucks, Wickham Furniture

Davis 2.25 Roanoke Fair

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Looking north of Jefferson Street from Campbell Avenue at crowd gathered for Roanoke Fair.

Tags: bicycles, fairs, Jefferson Street, Roanoke Fair, streetcars, trolleys

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