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Washington Park pool.

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Crystal Spring reservoir and pump house. Crystal Spring was one of the city's earliest landscaped parks. It was designed and managed by Roanoke Gas and Water Works.

FE292 Crystal Spring.jpg
A view of Crystal Spring Park, pump house, and reservoir. Crystal Spring was one of the city's earliest landscaped parks. It was designed and managed by Roanoke Gas and Water Works.

FE178 Elmwood Park.jpg
A scene in Elmwood Park.

FE045 Elmwood Pond.jpg
The pond once in Elmwood Park.

PC 132.1114 Lake Spring Park.jpg
"Lake Spring Park, Salem"

PC 105.43 Elmwood Park.jpg
"Lake in Elmwood Park, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 105.4 Elmwood Park.jpg
"Lake in Elmwood Park, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 105.3 Elmwood Park.jpg
"The lake at Elmwood Park, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 105.2 Elmwood Park.jpg
"Entrances and play grounds, Elmwood Park, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 105.0 Elmwood Park.jpg
"Entrance to Elmwood Park, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 103.3 Crystal Spring.jpg
"Water works, Roanoke, Virginia."

Scyphers16 Elmwood Park.jpg
The pond in Elmwood Park. The Greyhound Bus Station is visible in the background.

Scyphers15 Elmwood Park.jpg
A view of the pond in Elmwood Park. The Terry House is visible on the hill.

Scyphers11 Japanese Magnolia.jpg
The Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.

IRB125 Main Library.jpg
"A two story and basement brick building with stucco finish, metal roof, wood floors, except basement, which is brick, plastered interior finish, electric lights, low pressure steam heat. Approximately 125 years old. Occupancy: Basement - Heating…

IRB97 Pump Station.jpg
A one story brick building, composition roof, open interior finish, concrete and wood floors, electric lighting; fire resistive addition. Building in good condition. Occupancy: Steam reciprocating pumps and boilers. Valuation: The sound value of…

IRB83 Keepsers Dwelling.jpg
A two story brick building with frame addition and approved roof, wood floors, plastered interior finish, stove heat and electric lighting. Building in fair condition. Valuation: The sound value of this building is approximately $3.5K.

IRB75 Keepers Dwelling.jpg
A one and a half story part basement building of frame construction with metal roof, wood floors, plastered interior finish, electric lighting and stove heat. About 150 years old. Valuation: The salvage value of this building is approximately $3K.

IRB66 Buena Vista.jpg
A two story and part basement brick building with metal roof, wood floors, plastered interior finish, three stairs first to second floor, one stairs basement to first floor. Electric lighting and low pressure steam heat. About 100 years old and in…

IRB53 Bandstand .jpg
A one storage octagonal shaped open pavilion with wood shingle roof, wood floors. Valuation: The sound value of this building is approximately $500.

IRB52 Gish House .jpg
A two story frame clapboard building with composition shingle roof, wood floors with exception of basement which is concrete, plastered interior finish with exception of basement which is open finish, one stairs basement to first floor and one stairs…

IRB51 Bandstand.jpg
A one story octagonal shaped open pavilion with wood shingle roof, wood floors. Valuation: The sound value of this building is approximately $4500.

IRB49 Elmwood Club Rooms .jpg
A two story building of brick and stone stuccoed construction with composition shingle roof, wood board floors, plastered interior finish, electric lights, coal-fired Arcola heat. Approximately 50 years old and in good condition. Valuation: The…

MP 4.1 Terry House.jpg
The Terry House, formerly located in Elmwood Park, was the first library in the city.

VF 3 Smith Mountain Lake Picnic Area.jpg
Picnic area at Smith Mountain Lake.

Davis GL 9 Scene in Highland Park.jpg
Scene in Highland Park.

Davis GL 86 Washington Park.jpg
Washington Park, located at 1610 Burrell Street.

Davis GL 69 Pond in Elmwood Park.jpg
View of pond in Elmwood Park .

Davis GL 66 Melrose Park.jpg
Melrose Park on Melrose Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets.

Davis GL 44 Highland Park.jpg
Recreation in Highland Park

Davis GL 42 Elmwood Park.jpg
View of Elmwood Park from the Patrick Henry Hotel.

Davis GL 38 Public Library in Elmwood Park.jpg
View of the first Roanoke Public Library in Elmwood Park. The library was located in the Terry House, a gift to the city from the Terry Family.

Davis GL 34 Tennis Courts at Elmwood.jpg
The tennis courts once in Elmwood Park.

Davis GL 3 Melrose Park.jpg
View of people playing recreational games in Melrose Park.

Davis GL 2.1 Scene in Elmwood Park.jpg
Scene in Elmwood Park viewing the rose garden.

Davis GL 2 Scene in Elmwood Park.jpg
Scene in Elmwood Park with a view of Patrick Henry Hotel.

Davis GL 14 Pond in Elmwood Park.jpg
View of pond in Elmwood Park.

Davis GL 100 Playground in Norwich.jpg
PLayground in Norwich neighborhood.

CPC 65 Highland Park.jpg
Looking south from Highland Park.

CPC 54 Elmwood Pond.jpg
Swans in the pond once located in Elmwood Park.

CPC 53 Terry House.jpg
Terry House, formerly located in Elmwood Park. The Terry House was gifted to the City of Roanoke in 1921 for use a library. It operated in this capacity until a new library was built in 1952.

CPC 52 Japanese Magnolia.jpg
Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.

CPC 43 Elmwood Park.jpg
A view in Elmwood Park.

CPC 14c Riverside Park.jpg
Pool at Riverside Park

CPC 14b Riverside Park.jpg
Pool at Riverside Park

CPC 14a Riverside Park.jpg
People sitting on the knoll overlooking the pool in Riverside Park.

Davis 6.125 Elmwood Gazebo.jpg
View of gazebo in Elmwood Park from the Patrick Henry Hotel.

Davis 6.123 Elmwood Corner.jpg
Intersection of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue, looking toward the SW corner of Elmwood Park. Terry House visible through the trees.

Davis 6.122 Terry House.jpg
View of the Terry House and Elmwood Park from the Patrick Henry Hotel.

Davis 1.98 Jefferson & Elm looking south.jpg
An aerial view of Elmwood Park.

Davis 1.97 Springtime in Elmwood.jpg
Spring in Elmwood Park with a view of St. John's Episcopal Church.

Davis 1.96B Snow in Elmwood.jpg
Snow in Elmwood Park with view of the Terry House.

Davis 1.96A Snow in Elmwood.jpg
Snow in Elmwood Park.

Davis 1.96 Snow in Elmwood.jpg
Snow in Elmwood Park.

Davis 1.952 Japanese Magnolia.jpg
Japanese Magnolia tree in Elmwood Park.

Davis 1.951 Japanese Magnolia at night.jpg
A nighttime view of the Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.

Davis 1.95 Japanese Magnolia.jpg
Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.

Davis 1.94 Elmwood Park looking SE.jpg
A view of Elmwood Park from the northwest corner of Bullitt Avenue and Jefferson Street.

Davis 1.93 Elmwood Park looking from SW corner.jpg
View of Elmwood Park from the corner of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue. Tennis courts visible at right.

Davis 1.921 Elmwood Park.jpg
View of Elmwood Park looking from southwest corner of Elm Avenue and Jefferson Street. Terry home and tennis courts visible.

Davis 1.92 Elmwood Park looking toward corner.jpg
View from Elmwood Park looking toward southwest corner of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue.

Davis 1.91 Elmwood Park from corner.jpg
A view of Elmwood Park from the corner of Jefferson Street and Bullitt Avenue.

Davis 1.8 Playground under Memorial Bridge.jpg
Children in sandbox at playgound under Memorial Bridge.
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