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Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 9

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 10

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 11

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 12

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 1

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 2

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 3

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 6

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 7

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 6

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 8

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 9

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 10

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 11

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 12

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 1

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 2

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 3

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 4

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 5

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 6

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 7

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 8

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 9

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 10

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 11

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 12

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 1

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 3

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 4

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 5

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 6

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 7

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 8

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 9

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 10

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 11

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 12

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 1

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 2

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 3

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 4

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 5

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 6

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 7

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 8

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 9

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 10

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 11

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 12

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 1

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 2

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 3

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 4

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 5

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 6

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 7

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 8

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 10

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 11

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 12

Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 1

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The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 10

The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 11

The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 12

The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 1

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The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 3

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The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 5

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The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 10

The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 11

The Virginia Philatelist, Volume 2, Issue 12

Virginia Realtor: Roanoke

Issue on Roanoke, Virginia highlighting architecture and civic, educational and religious organizations.

PC 106.1 Evergreen Burial Park

"Partial view of Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia. Established 1916. All lots perfectly cared for-free of charge."

Tags: cemeteries, Evergreen Burial Park, Evergreen Cemetery

PC 140.1 Lakeside

"Concrete swimming lake, Lakeside", Roanoke, Virginia. Two million gallons fresh water changing constantly."

Tags: amusement parks, Lakeside Amusement Park, Salem, swimming pools

PC 139.81 Roanoke County Courthouse

"Roanoke County Courthouse, Salem, Virginia. Roanoke County was established on March 230, 1838. The first courthouse was erected in 1841 (on site of the present courthouse). The present courthouse was built in 1909, added onto in 1949 and partially…

Tags: courthouses, Roanoke County Courthouse, Salem

PC 139.116 Roanoke College

"Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"

Tags: colleges, Roanoke College, universities

HNWR001

Locomotive No. 1219 arrives in Roanoke. The Class A was considered to be one of the "Magnificent Three" designs developed by a Norfolk & Western team headed by J.A. Pitcher, G.P. McGavok, and C.H. Faris. The Class A would break all previous…

Tags: Class A 1219, locomotives, N&W, Norfolk & Western, trains

HNWR028

Engine No. 2165 is northbound near Waynesboro, Virginia, hauling a small but varied freight load.

Tags: Engine 2165, locomotives, N&W, Norfolk & Western, railroads, trains

HNWR029

A freight train pulled by Engine No. 1228 moves eastbound near Bonsack.

Tags: Engine 1228, locomotives, N&W, Norfolk & Western, trains

HNWR060

Steam Engine No. 130, a Class K-2A locomotive.

Tags: Class K, Engine 130, locomotives, N&W, Norfolk & Western, steam engines, trains

HNWR083

The Pocahontas moves east through Blue Ridge, Virginia pulled by Diesel No. 1014. The engine, though bearing the N&W name, was a diesel originally belonging to the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac. By the late 1950s, as the N&W was…

Tags: diesel engines, Engine 1014, locomotives, N&W, Norfolk & Western, Pocahontas, Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad, trains

BM 061 Back Creek High School

Back Creek High School. Pictured are: Teachers Grant McGhee, Elsie Kennedy and Ann Hogan McGhee, George Beach, Paul Ferguson, Bowman Ferguson, Clifton Grisso, Wilson Moser, Edwin Garner, Aaron Martin, Clayton Tinnell Sr., Kenneth Grisso, Carl Wade,…

BM 097 Back Creek Students

Back Creek School students. Pictured are Principal Grant McGee, teacher Ann Hogan, who later married McGee. All others unidentified.

Tags: Ann Hogan McGhee, Back Creek School, Grant McGhee, schools, students

BM 178

Students and teachers in front of Back Creek School.

Tags: Back Creek School, schools, students, teachers

SR076 Main Street

W.G. Ronk took the picture that produced this card of turn-of-the-century Main Street, which James Simpson originally called Roanoke Street. The street was only a few blocks long when first developed, running from present-day Colorado Street to…

Tags: Main Street, Roanoke Street, Salem

SR106 J.C. Langhorne Home

James C. Langhorne was prominent in the formation of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, helped develop Lake Spring Park, served on the Salem Town Council, and operated several business enterprises.

Tags: houses, James C. Langhorne

Star1 - Wendy Allen

PC 114.5 Hollins College

"Campus scene-Hollins College near Roanoke, Virginia. This picture shows Pleasants Hall (science building), was founded in 1842 by Charles Lewis Cocke."

Tags: colleges, Hollins College, Hollins University, Pleasants Hall, universities

PC 115.7 Burrell Memorial

"Burrell Memorial Hospital, founded in 1914 by Drs. L.C. Downing, J.B. Claytor, Sr., J.H. Roberts, W.S. Williman, and J.S. Cooper and named in honor of Dr. I.D. Burrell, Physicial-Pharmacist, was reconstructed in 1955 and is a voluntary,…

Tags: Burrell Memorial Hospital, hospitals

The Black Swan 1955

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1958

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1959

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1960

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1936

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1937

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1939

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1952

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1946

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1956

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

The Black Swan 1957

The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

Colonel 1940

The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Beehive 1936

Beehive was the annual for William Fleming High School until 1937 when the title was changed to Colonel.

Colonel 1937

The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1944

The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1946

The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1947

The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1949

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1950

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1951

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1952

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1953

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1954

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1955

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1956

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1957

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1958

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1959

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1960

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1961

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1962

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1963

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1964

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1965

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1966

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1967

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1968

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1971

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1972

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Beehive 1935

Beehive was the annual for William Fleming High School until 1937 when the title was changed to Colonel.

Colonel 1942

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1941

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1943

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1945

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1973

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1974

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1975

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1976

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1977

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1978

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1979

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1980

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1981

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1982

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1983

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1984

The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Ruffner Rock 1971

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

Ruffner Rock 1972

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

Ruffner Rock 1973

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

Ruffner Rock 1974

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

Ruffner Rock 1978

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

Ruffner Rock 1975

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

Ruffner Rock 1976

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

Ruffner Rock 1977

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School

Ruffner Rock 1979

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

Ruffner Rock 1980

The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.

A Guide to the Horton-Goodykoontz Genealogy Collection

The collection includes genealogical information and family photographs related primarily to the Horton and Goodykoontz Families. The information is well-organized and well-documented. It includes copies of bible records, newspaper articles, and…

PC 92.1 Barn Dinner Theatre

"Roanoke's first dinner theatre in the round, "The Barn", a Howard D. Wolfe production of old atmosphere, gourmet food, cocktails and the best of Broadway. Presenting nightly, year 'round to those who know the state's most attractive entertainment."

Tags: Barn Dinner Theatre, restaurants, theatres

A Guide to the Williamson Road Woman's Club Collection

The collection consists of one record storage box and three flat storage boxes. It is located in the Special Collections of the Virginia Room.
The collection includes club-related documents from its founding in 1952 through its dissolution in 2005.…

Presidents 1973-1974

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1974-1975

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1975-1976

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1976-1977

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1977-1978

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1978-1979

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1979-1980

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1980-1981

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1981-1982

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School

Presidents 1982-1983

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1984

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1985

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1986

The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Wilsonian 1954

The Wilsonian was the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. Later editions were called the Presidents.

Wilsonian 1961

The Wilsonian was the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. Later editions were called the Presidents.

PC 139.1 Andrew Lewis

"Andrew Lewis High School, Salem, Virginia"

Tags: Andrew Lewis High School, Andrew Lewis Middle School, Salem, schools

SR174 Veterans Administration

The VA facility erected structures such as the nurses’ home to house medical staff. The first patients were admitted on April 23, 1935. Some of the patients, as a form of therapy, actually conducted farming operations on the grounds of the…

Tags: hospitals, nurses' home, Salem, Veterans Administration Hospital

A Guide to the Typescripts of the Roanoke District of the Virginia Writer's Project.

This guide of the Works Progress Administration Records consists primarily of typed manuscripts about historical topics of local interest written from 1936 to 1942. While the primary focus is on the city and county of Roanoke, several documents…

YMCA 001

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Loudon Avenue Christian Church

YMCA 002

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Lucy Addison High School Band at Victory Stadium.

Tags: bands, Gainsboro, Lucy Addison High School, Victory Stadium, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 003

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 004

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 005

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

YMCA 006

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Parade to Loudon Avenue Christian Church

YMCA 008

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: baseball, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 009

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 011

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Lucy Addison High School Football game at Victory Stadium.

YMCA 012

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 013

William A. Huntun Branch YMCA

YMCA 014

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 015

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Back of Photograph: "With complements of your President, M. H. Means."

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Boys playing table tennis.

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 020

William A. Hunton YMCA

Tags: art, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 021

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet, October 30, 1958."

Tags: banquets, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Father and Son Banquet

Tags: banquets, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Dr. Harry Penn, center, holding glass.

Tags: Dr. H.T. Penn, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 036

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

African American Baseball Team

Tags: baseball, Gainsboro, sports, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 037

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, St. Andrew's Catholic Church, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 044

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 054

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 055

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 056

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, games, sports, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 057

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, Victory Stadium, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 059

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Group photograph in front of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Tags: Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Noel C. Taylor, at podium.

Back of photograph: "Golden Anniversary, High Street Baptist Church."

Tags: Gainsboro, High Street Baptist Church, Noel C. Taylor, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Dr. Harry T. Penn, third from left.

Tags: Dr. H.T. Penn, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 079

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Back of photograph: "1967 Father and Son Banquet, father and son who look alike."

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 080

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Back of photograph: " Father and Son Banquet."

Tags: banquets, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 082

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 083

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Dr. Harry Penn on right and Dr. F. W. Claytor on far right, seated.

Tags: Dr. F. W. Claytor, Dr. H.T. Penn, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 096

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 101

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 018

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, swimming pools, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 025

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet."

Tags: banquets, Gainsboro, William A. Hunton YMCA

YMCA 026

William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Back of Photograph: " Father and Son Banquet, November 19, 1957, Star City Auditorium, 6:30 pm."

Tags: banquets, Gainsboro, Star City Auditorium, William A. Hunton YMCA

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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA

Tags: Gainsboro, pool tables, William A. Hunton YMCA

RNC 65 2nd Street

Looking north on 2nd Street NE. Lick Run is the stream at right. Extreme right is the location of I581.

Tags: 2nd Street, Gainsboro, Lick Run

RNC 83 2nd Street

Tags: 2nd Street, Gainsboro, Lick Run

RNC 72 2nd Street

Looking north on 2nd Street just beyond Patton Avenue..

Tags: 2nd Street, Gainsboro, Patton Avenue

RNC 130 2nd Street

Looking north on 2nd Street NE.

Tags: 2nd Street, Northeast

RNC 66 2nd Street

Looking north on 2nd Street NE at the intersection with Patton Avenue.

Tags: 2nd Street, Gainsboro, Patton Avenue, St. Andrew's Catholic Church

RNC 120 6th Street SE

Looking north on 6th Street SE from Tazewell Avenue.

Tags: 6th Street, Southeast, Tazewell Avenue

RNC 17 Windsor Apartments

Apartments located at 2049 Windsor Avenue at the corner of Brunswick Street.

Tags: apartment buildings, apartments, Brunswick Street, Raleigh Court, Windsor Avenue

RNC 94 Avon Road

Looking north on Avon Road at the intersection with Sherwood Avenue.

Tags: Avon Road, Raleigh Court, Sherwood Avenue

RNC 29 GW Copenhaver

Vacant storefront on Williamson Road between Church Avenue and Kirk Avenue. The building was once occupied by blacksmith G.W. Copenhaver. The site is now a parking lot.

Tags: blacksmiths, G. W. Copenhaver, Williamson Road

RNC 37 Carvins Cove Dam

Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

Tags: Carvins Cove, Carvins Creek, dams, reservoirs, Roanoke County

RNC 38 Carvins Cove Dam

Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

Tags: Carvins Cove, Carvins Creek, dams, reservoirs, Roanoke County

RNC 147 Carvins Cove Dam

Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

Tags: Carvins Cove, dams, reservoirs, Roanoke County

RNC 148 Carvins Cove Dam

Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

Tags: Carvins Cove, dams, reservoirs, Roanoke County

RNC 132 Church and 2nd

Buildings once located at 2nd Street and Church Avenue where the Commonwealth Building stands today.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue

RNC 81 Church Avenue

Looking east on Church Avenue from the 100 block.

Tags: Church Avenue, Home Furniture Company, Roanoke Gas Company, Roanoke Stamp & Seal

RNC 60 Church Avenue

Demolition of St. John's Episcopal and a house on Church Avenue to make way for the post office.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue, St. John's Episcopal Church

RNC 52 Church Avenue

Commerce Street School being razed to make room for the post office. Greene Memorial United Methodist Church can be seen in background.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue, churches, Commerce Street School, First Ward School, Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, schools, St. John's Episcopal Church

RNC 139 Commerce Street School

Demolition of the Commerce Street School, also known as the First Ward School.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue, Commerce Street School, First Ward School, schools

RNC 10 Fire Station 7

The original Fire Station 7, located at 1742 Memorial Avenue.

Tags: fire department, Fire Station #7, fire stations, Grandin Village, Memorial Avenue, Raleigh Court, Roanoke Fire Department, Roanoke Fire-EMS

RNC 50 Franklin Road

A view of the 200 block of Franklin Road, where the Verizon building sits today. First Baptist Church can be seen over the buildings at left. The building on the right with the round portion was the original First Baptist Church.

Tags: First Baptist Church, Franklin Road, Sam Lee Laundry

RNC 84 Gregory Avenue

Gregory Avenue at the intersection with 2nd Street NE.

Tags: 2nd Street, Gainsboro, Gregory Avenue

RNC 16 Heironimus

John Nolen's plans for the City of Roanoke on display in the windows of Heironimus.

Tags: Heironimus, John Nolen, window displays

RNC 55 Patrick Henry

The Patrick Henry Hotel.

Tags: Bullitt Avenue, hotels, Jefferson Street, Patrick Henry Hotel

RNC 56 Jefferson Street

Looking north on Jefferson Street from Campbell Avenue.

Tags: Brotherhood Mercantile, Campbell Avenue, Jefferson Street, Liberty Trust Building, St. Elmo Pool

RNC 42 Jefferson Street

Looking north on Jefferson Street from Elmwood Park.

Tags: Jefferson Street, Patrick Henry Hotel

RNC 101 Jefferson Street

Home formerly located at 815 S. Jefferson Street.

Tags: houses, Jefferson Street, Orchard Hill

RNC 5 Mick or Mack

Mick or Mack, formerly located at 310 2nd Street.

Tags: 2nd Street, grocery stores, Kirk Avenue, Mick or Mack, Starlight Bicycles

RNC 118 Mill Mountain

A view of Mill Mountain from Old Southwest.

Tags: Mill Mountain, Old Southwest, views

RNC 47 Monticello

Side view of Monticello.

Tags: Albemarle County, Monticello, plantations, Presidential homes, Thomas Jefferson

RNC 152 WWI Monument

This monument was erected in 1925 by the Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter of the DAR to honor Roanoke soldiers who served in World War I. It is located in Argonne Circle on King George Avenue.

Tags: Argonne Circle, DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution, King George Avenue, Margaret Lynn Lewis, monuments, Old Southwest, World War I, WWI

RNC 80 WWI Monument

This monument was erected in 1925 by the Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter of the DAR to honor Roanoke soldiers who served in World War I. It is located in Argonne Circle on King George Avenue.

Tags: Argonne Circle, DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution, King George Avenue, Margaret Lynn Lewis, monuments, Old Southwest, World War I, WWI

RNC 146 Municipal Building

View of the Municipal Building from 2nd Street and Campbell Avenue.

Tags: 2nd Street, Campbell Avenue, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building

RNC 51 Municipal Building

A view of the municipal building from the YMCA.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building

RNC 73 N&W Underpass

One-lane road under a Norfolk & Western underpass through which traffic accessing 460 East would pass.

Tags: bridges, N&W, Norfolk & Western, trestles

RNC 39 N&W Freight Station

Lots for sale in front of the Norfolk & Western freight station on Norfolk Avenue.

Tags: freight stations, N&W, Norfolk & Western, Salem Avenue, Virginia Museum of Transportation

RNC 3 N&W Salvage

Norfolk & Western Salvage Warehouse, formerly located at 201 Campbell Avenue SE.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, cars, N&W, Norfolk & Western, trains, warehouses

RNC 15 Norfolk Avenue

A view of Norfolk Avenue includes Bannister's Place (a boarding house) and HC Barnes Pharmacy. Buildings were located roughly where the Wells-Fargo Tower is today.

Tags: Bannister's Place, HC Barnes Pharmacy, Norfolk Avenue

RNC 86 Orange Avenue

Driving could be a challenge on Orange Avenue in its early days. View is looking west near Gainsboro Road.

Tags: Gainsboro Road, Lynchburg Avenue, Orange Avenue

RNC 150 Orange Avenue

Orange Avenue, exact location unknown.

Tags: Northeast, Orange Avenue

RNC 24 Memorial Avenue

Streetcar tracks on the 700 block of Memorial Avenue.

Tags: Memorial Avenue, Mountain View, rails, streetcars, tracks

RNC 18 Quick Way

Quick Way convenience store, located at 2209 Brandon Avenue.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, convenience stores, Quick Way, Raleigh Court

RNC 40 Commerce Street School

Commerce Street School, also called First Ward School, was located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd (Commerce) Street. Built in 1890, it was razed in 1929 to make room for the post office.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue, Commerce Street School, First Ward School, schools

RNC 64 Commerce Street School Site

A nearly gone Commerce Street or First Ward School. The school stood at Church Avenue and 2nd Street and was razed to make way for the post office.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue, Commerce Street School, First Ward School, schools

RNC 63 Commerce Street School Site

A nearly gone Commerce Street or First Ward School. The school stood at Church Avenue and 2nd Street and was razed to make way for the post office.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue, Commerce Street School, First Ward School, Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, schools

RNC 2 Highland Park School

Highland Park Elementary School, located at 1212 5th Street.

Tags: 5th Street, elementary schools, Highland Park Elementary School, Old Southwest, schools

RNC 11 Roanoke High School

Roanoke High School was formerly located on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street where the Noel C. Taylor Municipal building stands today.

Tags: 3rd Street, Church Avenue, Roanoke High School, schools

RNC 41 Big Oak Filling Station

Big Oak Filling Station was located around the 2500 block of Williamson Road.

Tags: Big Oak Filling Station, gas stations, Northeast, service stations, Williamson Road

RNC 4 Shenandoah

Austin & Martin Auto Repair, formerly located at 223 Shenandoah Avenue NW.

Tags: Austin & Martin Auto Repair, Shenandoah Avenue

RNC 9 St. Andrews

St. Andrews Catholic Church.

Tags: churches, Gainsboro, St. Andrew's Catholic Church

RNC 54 Jefferson Theatre

Jefferson Theatre, formerly located at 417 S. Jefferson Street.

Tags: Jefferson Street, Jefferson Theatre, Luck Avenue, theatres

RNC 70 Tinker Creek

A view of Tinker Creek.

Tags: Tinker Creek

RNC 85 Tinker Mountain

A view of Tinker Mountain.

Tags: mountains, Roanoke County, Tinker Mountain

RNC 8 Wilson & Company

Wilson & Company, seen in the foreground, was a wholesale meat company. It was located at 312 Campebell Avenue SE. Hotel Roanoke and N&W General Offices can be seen in background.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, Hotel Roanoke, N&W, Norfolk & Western, Norfolk & Western General Offices, railroads, trains, Wilson & Company

RNC 117 Woodlawn Avenue

Woodlawn Avenue at the intersection with Montgomery Avenue.

Tags: Montgomery Avenue, Southwest, Woodlawn Avenue

CPC 1 Goodwin Home

Rose arbor on the porch of the Thompson Goodwin home, once located in Orchard Hill. Orchard Hill, also known as "Official Hill" was located in the area where Community Hospital stands today.

Tags: gardens, houses, Orchard Hill, Thompson Goodwin

CPC 100 Hanover Avenue

Looking west on Hanover Avenue from 10th Street.

Tags: 10th Street, Hanover Avenue, Northwest

CPC 10a 4th Street

View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.

Tags: 4th Street, gas stations, Northeast, Northside Filling Station, service stations, Texaco

CPC 10b 4th Street

View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.

Tags: 4th Street, gas stations, Northeast, Northside Filling Station, service stations, Texaco

CPC 10c 4th Street

View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.

Tags: 4th Street, gas stations, Northeast, Northside Filling Station, service stations, Texaco

CPC 10d 4th Street

View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.

Tags: 4th Street, gas stations, Northeast, Northside Filling Station, service stations, Texaco

CPC 11 Raleigh Tavern

Raleigh Tavern, Roanoke's first hotel, was located on Lynchburg (Orange) Avenue NE. Built in the early 1800s and long known as Pate's Tavern, it was a popular stopping-place on the north-south stages or on the road from Lynchburg west to Seven Mile…

Tags: hotels, Orange Avenue, ordinaries, Pate's Tavern, Raleigh Tavern, taverns

CPC 12 Graybar Electric

Storefront of Graybar Electric Company, formerly located at 603 Salem Avenue.

Tags: Graybar Electric Company, Salem Avenue

CPC 128 4th Street

A view of 4th Street NE in the Gilmer School area. Exact location unknown.

Tags: 4th Street, Gilmer School, Northeast

CPC 13 2nd Street

Sign at intersection of 2nd Street NE and unknown cross street.

Tags: 2nd Street, Northeast, signs

CPC 14c Riverside Park

People sitting on the knoll overlooking the pool in Riverside Park.

Tags: Lynchburg, parks, Riverside Park, swimming pools

CPC 14b Riverside Park

Pool at Riverside Park

Tags: Lynchburg, parks, Riverside Park, swimming pools

CPC 14a Riverside Park

Pool at Riverside Park

Tags: Lynchburg, parks, Riverside Park

CPC 16 Orange Avenue

Looking east from about the 1100 block of Lynchburg (Orange) Avenue.

Tags: Orange Avenue

CPC 17 Wasena Bridge

A view of Wasena Bridge from Riverside Boulevard.

Tags: bridges, Mill Mountain, Riverside Boulevard, Roanoke Ice and Cold Storage, Wasena, Wasena Bridge

CPC 18 Dale and 8th

Structures once located at the corner of Dale Avenue and 8th Street.

Tags: 8th Street, Belmont, Dale Avenue, Southeast

CPC 19 Mill Mountain

Looking south from atop Mill Mountain.

Tags: Mill Mountain, views

CPC 2 SW from YMCA

Looking southwest from the top of the YMCA building on 2nd Street. Lee Junior High School is visible in the left background.

Tags: 2nd Street, Church Avenue, Franklin Road, Lee Junior High School

CPC 20 Moorman Spring

Moorman Spring was located on the Captain Robert B. Mooman property roughly located at the intersection of Moorman Avenue and 10th Street.

Tags: 10th Street, Moorman Avenue, Moorman Spring, Northwest, Robert B. Moorman

CPC 21a Trout Field

Located adjacent to and east of Fairview Cemetery along Melrose Avenue, Trout Field was Roanoke's first airfield.

Tags: airfields, airports, Melrose Avenue, Trout Field

CPC 21b Trout Field

Located adjacent to and east of Fairview Cemetery along Melrose Avenue, Trout Field was Roanoke's first airfield.

Tags: airfields, airports, Melrose Avenue, planes, Trout Field

CPC 22 Hollins Entrance

Entrance to Hollins College.

Tags: Hollins College, Hollins University

CPC 23 Albemarle Avenue

Looking west an Albemarle Avenue SE at the 6th Street intersection.

Tags: 6th Street, Albemarle Avenue, Southeast

CPC 24 Albemarle Avenue

Looking toward Albemarle from the 6th Street intersection.

Tags: 6th Street, Albemarle Avenue, Southeast

CPC 25 Furnace Row

A view of Furnace Row on Tinker Creek, once roughly located at Orange Avenue and Rhodes Avenue.

Tags: Furnace Row, Orange Avenue, Rhodes Avenue, Tinker Creek

CPC 26 2nd Street

Unidentified children at Lick Run along 2nd Street NE.

Tags: 2nd Street, Lick Run, Northeast

CPC 27 Walker Avenue

View of Walker Avenue at the intersection with 2nd Street NE.

Tags: 2nd Street, Northeast, Walker Avenue

CPC 28 Wells Avenue

Jog at Wells Avenue NW.

Tags: Northwest, Wells Avenue

CPC 29 2nd Street

2nd Street NE at Lick Run.

Tags: 2nd Street, Lick Run, Northeast

CPC 3 Stone Home

The home of Edward L. Stone of Stone Printing and Manufacturing, formerly located at 210 Mountain Avenue.

Tags: Edward L. Stone, houses, Mountain Avenue, Old Southwest, Stone Printing Company

CPC 35 2nd and Rutherford

Intersection of 2nd Street and Rutherford Avenue NE.

Tags: 2nd Street, Northeast, Rutherford Avenue

CPC 36 Crystal Spring

Looking up Crystal Spring Avenue from roughly 23rd Street.

Tags: 23rd Street, Crystal Spring, Crystal Spring Avenue, South Roanoke

CPC 37 Church and 3rd

Looking east on Church Avenue from 3rd Street. Post office (now Commonwealth Building) is under construction at right.

Tags: 3rd Street, Church Avenue, Commonwealth Building, Post Office

CPC 38 Church and 3rd

Looking east on Church Avenue from 3rd Street. Post office (now Commonwealth Building) is under construction at right.

Tags: 3rd Street, Church Avenue, Commonwealth Building, Post Office

CPC 39 Bullitt Avenue

Looking west at the 500 block of Bullitt Avenue.

Tags: Bullitt Avenue, Southeast

CPC 4 Franklin and Mountain

Jog intersection at Franklin Road and Mountain Avenue.

Tags: Franklin Road, Mountain Avenue, Old Southwest

CPC 40 Wells Avenue

Looking west on Wells Avenue.

Tags: Gainsboro, Northwest, Wells Avenue

CPC 41 Rorer Avenue

Looking east on Rorer Avenue from 5th Street.

Tags: 5th Street, Rorer Avenue

CPC 42 2nd Street

A view of 2nd Street NE between Walker Avenue and Rutherford Avenue.

Tags: 2nd Street, Northeast, Rutherford Avenue, Walker Avenue

CPC 43 Elmwood Park

A view in Elmwood Park.

Tags: Elmwood Park, parks

CPC 44 Orange Avenue

Looking east on Lynchburg (Orange) Avenue.

Tags: Orange Avenue

CPC 46 Orange Avenue

Derelict homes along Lynchburg(Orange) Avenue. Exact location unknown.

Tags: Orange Avenue

CPC 47 2nd Street

2nd Street NE at the intersection of Lick Run.

Tags: 2nd Street, Lick Run, Northeast

CPC 48 10th Street

Looking north on 10th Street from Madison Avenue.

Tags: 10th Street, Madison Avenue, Northwest

CPC 5 Church and 5th

Jog intersection at Church Avenue and 5th Street.

Tags: 5th Street, Church Avenue

CPC 52 Japanese Magnolia

Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.

Tags: Elmwood Park, Japanese Magnolia, Jefferson Street, parks

CPC 53 Terry House

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.

Tags: Elmwood Park, Jefferson Street, parks, Terry House

CPC 54 Elmwood Pond

Swans in the pond once located in Elmwood Park.

Tags: Elmwood Park, parks, ponds, swans

CPC 57 Freight Truck

Southern States Motor Freight truck parked on the 100 block of Campbell Avenue.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, Hotel Raleigh, Southern States Motor Freight, trucks

CPC 58 Crystal Spring

Houses along Richelieu Avenue in Crystal Spring.

Tags: Crystal Spring, Richelieu Avenue, South Roanoke

CPC 59a Bryan McDonald House

Located near Mt. Union village on the headwaters of Tinker Creek in Botetourt County, the Bryan McDonald house was built in 1766.

Tags: Botetourt County, Bryan McDonald, Mt. Union, Tinker Creek

CPC 6 Highland and Franklin

Jog intersection at Highland Avenue and Franklin Road. Beth Israel Synagogue visible.

Tags: Beth Israel Synagogue, Franklin Road, Highland Avenue, Old Southwest, synagogues

CPC 60 Ridgewood

Ridgewood Manor House, was built by industrialist Samuel H. McVitty. It is located at 1900 South Clearing Road just above Ridgewood Farms Shopping Center.

Tags: Clearing Road, Ridgewood Farm, Ridgewood Manor House, Salem, Samuel H. McVitty

CPC 62 Shenandoah Avenue

Shenandoah Avenue and Centre Avenue. Norfolk & Western General Offices visible in background.

Tags: Centre Avenue, Norfolk & Western General Offices, Shenandoah Avenue

CPC 64 Norfolk Avenue

Looking west on Norfolk Avenue.

Tags: 1st Street Bridge, bridges, Norfolk Avenue

CPC 65 Highland Park

Looking south from Highland Park.

Tags: Highland Park, Old Southwest, parks, Walnut Avenue

CPC 7a Campbell Avenue

Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, Jefferson Street, Joy Shop, Oak Hall Clothing, railways, Rogers Jewelers, tracks, tractors

CPC 7b Campbell Avenue

Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, Jefferson Street, Joy Shop, Oak Hall Clothing, railways, Rogers Jewelers, tracks

CPC 7c Campbell Avenue

Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, Jefferson Street, Joy Shop, railways, tracks, tractors

CPC 7d Campbell Avenue

Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, Jefferson Street, railways, tracks, tractors, United Cigars

CPC 7e Campbell Avenue

Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.

Tags: Brotherhood Men's Wear, Campbell Avenue, Jefferson Street, Manhattan Restaurant, railways, tracks, tractors, United Cigars

CPC 8 Campbell and Chapman

Point where Chapman Avenue forks off of Campbell Avenue

Tags: Campbell Avenue, Chapman Avenue

CPC 98 Madison Avenue

Madison Avenue east from 2nd Street NE. I581 runs through this area today.

Tags: 2nd Street, Madison Avenue, Northeast

CPC 99 Madison and 2nd

East side of 2nd Street NE and Madison Avenue. I-581 runs through this area today.

Tags: 2nd Street, Madison Avenue, Northeast

CPC 9a Phillip Levy Fire

The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…

Tags: fires, Phillip Levy Exchange Store, Salem Avenue

CPC 9b Phillip Levy Fire

The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…

Tags: Clarence Webb, fires, Phillip Levy Exchange Store, Salem Avenue

CPC 9c Phillip Levy Fire

The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…

Tags: fires, Phillip Levy Exchange Store, Salem Avenue

CPC 9d Phillip Levy Fire

The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…

Tags: fires, Phillip Levy Exchange Store, Salem Avenue

CPC 9e Phillip Levy Fire

The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…

Tags: fires, Phillip Levy Exchange Store, Salem Avenue

UC 1 Boyle-Swecker

Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, formerly located at 715 Patterson Avenue.

Tags: Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, Patterson Avenue, service stations, West End

UC 10 Jacks Laundromat

Jack's Laundromat, formerly located at 5312 Williamson Road.

Tags: Jack's Laundromat, Williamson Road

UC 12 Magnolia

Unidentified individuals with a carriage in front of Magnolia. Magnolia was located at the corner of Orange Avenue and Williamson Road,. Built in 1837 by Zachariah Robinson as a tavern, Magnolia was a popular stop for stagecoach traffic until 1850…

Tags: Dr. Henry C. Hart, Magnolia, Orange Avenue, taverns, Williamson Road, Zachariah Robinson

UC 13 Humble Esso

Humble Esso, formerly located at 3611 Brandon Avenue.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, gas stations, Humble Esso, service stations

UC 14 Humble Esso

Humble Esso, formerly located at 3611 Brandon Avenue.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, gas stations, Humble Esso, service stations

UC 15 Elmwood Park Pond

Unidentified nurses pose next the pond once located in Elmwood Park.

Tags: Elmwood Park, nurses, ponds

UC 16 Community Hospital

Community Hospital as seen from Elmwood Park.

Tags: Community Hospital, Elmwood Park, hospitals, ponds

UC 17 Brandon Avenue

Offices located at 701 Brandon Avenue.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, Flora and Martin Insurance, Jean Moore Custom Frames

UC 18 Colonial-American

Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 3002 Brandon Avenue.

Tags: banks, Brandon Avenue, Colonial American National Bank, Colonial-American National Bank

UC 19 Colonial-American

Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 210 Washington Street in Vinton..

Tags: banks, Colonial American National Bank, Vinton, Washington Avenue

UC 2 Boyle-Swecker

Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, formerly located at 715 Patterson Avenue.

Tags: Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, Patterson Avenue, West End, Wilson Electric Company

UC 20 Colonial-American

Hollins Branch of Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 7337 Williamson Road.

Tags: banks, Colonial American National Bank, Hollins, Williamson Road

UC 21 Aerial of Downtown

Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

Tags: aerial views

UC 22 Aerial of Downtown

Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

Tags: aerial views

UC 24 Hospital Computer Service

Hospital Computer Service, formerly located at 1147 2nd Street.

Tags: 2nd Street, Hospital Computer Service, Old Southwest

UC 25 Billys Barn

Billy's Barn, located at 1790 Thompson Memorial Drive.

Tags: Billy's Barn, Salem, Thompson Memorial Drive

UC 27 Kenneys

Kenney's, formerly located at 5324 Williamson Road.

Tags: drive-ins, Kenney's, restaurants, Williamson Road

UC 29 Bantam Market

Bantam Market, formerly located at 3515 Franklin Road.

Tags: Bantam Market, convenience stores, Franklin Road

UC 3 Harry Dixon

Harry Dixon Insurance, formerly located at 3226 Brambleton Avenue.

Tags: Brambleton Avenue, Harry Dixon Insurance, Southwest

UC 30 American Motor Inns

American Motor Inns, formerly located at 103 Campbell Avenue.

Tags: American Motor Inns, Campbell Avenue, hotels, motels

UC 31 Colonial-American

Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 2112 Colonial Avenue.

Tags: banks, Colonial American National Bank, Colonial Avenue

UC 32 Colonial-American

Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 1953 Franklin Road.

Tags: banks, Colonial American National Bank, Franklin Road

UC 34 Windsor West

Sign at the entrance of the Windsor West neighborhood, located at the intersection of Grandin Road and Charing Cross Drive.

Tags: Cave Spring, Charing Cross Drive, Grandin Road, Roanoke County, Windsor West

UC 35 Windsor West

Entrance to the Windsor West neighborhood at the intersection of Grandin Road and Charing Cross Drive.

Tags: Cave Spring, Charing Cross Drive, Grandin Road, Roanoke County, Windsor West

UC 36 81-43 Restaurant Interior

Interior of the 81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

Tags: 81-43 Restaurant, Hollins, interiors, Plantation Road, restaurants

UC 37 81-43 Restaurant

81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

Tags: 81-43 Restaurant, Hollins, Interstate 81, Plantation Road, restaurants

UC 38 81-43 Restaurant

81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

Tags: 81-43 Restaurant, Hollins, Interstate 81, Plantation Road, restaurants

UC 39 Normandy Knoll

Construction of Normandy Knoll Apartments located at 3513 Normandy Lane. These apartments were built on a former 9-hole golf course called Devil's Elbow.

Tags: apartment complexes, apartments, Cave Spring, construction, Normandy Knoll, Normandy Lane, Roanoke County

UC 41 Chewning Garage

Chewning Garage, formerly located at 3034 Wentworth Avenue.

Tags: body shops, Chewning Garage, garages, Northwest, Wentworth Avenue

UC 42 Kenneys

Kenney's, formerly located at 4317 Williamson Road.

Tags: drive-ins, Kenney's, restaurants, Williamson Road

UC 43 View from MM

View of the Roanoke Valley from Mill Mountain.

Tags: Mill Mountain, Roanoke Valley, views

UC 45 Booth Supply

Booth Supply, formerly located at 828 Jamison Avenue.

Tags: appliances, Booth Supply, Jamison Avenue, Southeast

UC 47 Roanoke Box

Roanoke Box, formerly located at 621 Ashlawn Street.

Tags: Ashlawn Street, Norwich, Roanoke Box

UC 48 Flora & Martin

Offices located at 701 Brandon Avenue, including Flora and Martin Insurance, Department of Taxation and Jean Moore Custom Frames.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, Flora and Martin Insurance, Jean Moore Custom Frames, offices

UC 49 Andys Cards & Candies

Andy's Cards and Candies, formerly located in Townside Festival Shopping Center.

Tags: Andy's Cards and Candies, Franklin Road, shopping centers, Townside Festival

UC 50 Peters Realty

Peters Realty, formerly located at 623 Abney Road.

Tags: Abney Road, Northwest, Peters Realty

UC 51 Magic City Ford

Magic City Ford, located at 809 Williamson Road.

Tags: dealerships, Magic City Ford, Williamson Road

UC 53 Kroger Bakery

Kroger Bakery, formerly located at 541 Salem Avenue.

Tags: bakeries, Kroger Bakery, Salem Avenue

UC 54 Kelleys

Kelley's Restaurant, formerly located at 4328 Salem Turnpike.

Tags: Kelley's Restaurant, restaurants, Salem Turnpike

UC 55 Crofton

The Crofton subdivision off of Hardy Road in Vinton.

Tags: Crofton, Hardy Road, neighborhoods, subdivisions, Vinton

UC 56 Kroger Bakery

Kroger Bakery, formerly located at 541 Salem Avenue.

Tags: bakeries, Kroger Bakery, Salem Avenue

UC 57 Loyd & Fralin

Loyd and Fralin Attorneys, formerly located at 301 Campbell Avenue.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, Loyd & Fralin, offices

UC 58 Gulf Truckstops

Gulf Truckstops at Troutville.

Tags: Gulf Truckstops, hotels, Interstate 81, motels, Troutville, truck stops

UC 62 Hundleys Market

Hundley's Market, formerly located at 3605 Shenandoah Avenue.

Tags: convenience stores, Hundley's Market, Northwest, Shenandoah Avenue

UC 64 Poff Hauling

J. Bill Poff Hauling dump truck.

Tags: J. Bill Poff Hauling, trucks

UC 65 Flood Aerial

Aerial view showing flood damage brought on by Hurricane Camille.

Tags: aerial views, floods, Hurricane Camille, I581, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Victory Stadium

UC 7 Northview UMC

Northview United Methodist Church, located at 521 Ridgecrest Drive.

Tags: churches, Hollins, Northview United Methodist Church, Ridgecrest Drive

UC 71 Thomas Rutherfoord

Thomas Rutherfoord Bonding and Insurance, located at 1 S. Jefferson Street.

Tags: Jefferson Street, offices, Thomas Rutherfoord Bonding and Insurance

UC 72 Allied Sales

Allied Sales Company, formerly located at 2480 Patterson Avenue.

Tags: Allied Sales Company, Patterson Avenue

UC 75 Roanoke EMS

Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew hall, located at 374 Day Avenue.

Tags: Day Avenue, Old Southwest, rescue squads, Roanoke Fire-EMS, Roanoke First Aid and Life Saving Crew

UC 77 Southampton

Southampton townhomes, located off of Wyndham Drive in Vinton.

Tags: Southampton, Southampton Drive, townhomes, Vinton, Wyndham Drive

UC 78 Southampton

Southampton townhomes, located off of Wyndham Drive in Vinton.

Tags: Southampton, Southampton Drive, townhomes, Vinton, Wyndham Drive

UC 79 Southampton Model

3-dimensional scale model of Southampton Townhomes.

Tags: models, Southampton, townhomes, Vinton

UC 8 Texaco

Texaco station formerly located in the 5200 block of Williamson Road.

Tags: gas stations, service stations, Texaco, Williamson Road

UC 80 Cycle Center

Cycle Center, formerly located at 406 E. 4th Street.

Tags: 4th Street, bike shops, Cycle Center, Salem

UC 81 Colonial Avenue Baptist

Colonial Avenue Baptist Church, located at 4165 Colonial Avenue.

Tags: churches, Colonial Avenue, Colonial Avenue Baptist Church, Southwest

UC 9 Williamson Road Plaza

Williamson Road Plaza, located in the 5300 block of Williamson Road.

Tags: Advance Auto Parts, Mick or Mack, shopping centers, Williamson Road, Williamson Road Plaza

Star2 - Joyce and Lester Reed

Includes accounts of childhood visits, getting engaged at the Star, an anniversary surprise, and more.

Star3 - Diane Strickler

Story of her son, Ivy, building a model of Mill Mountain and the Star as a child and Ivy meeting with M. Carl Andrews (well-known local newspaper editor) to discuss the Star.

Star4 - Mike Kennerly

Discusses girlfriend coming from Florida, visiting the Star and meeting others from her area of Florida. Also discusses childhood memories and memories of the Star changing color.

VF1 Smith Mountain Lake Dam

Aerial view of Smith Mountain Lake Dam.

Tags: Appalachian Power Company, Bedford County, dams, Pittsylvania County, Roanoke River, Smith Mountain Lake

VF2 Smith Mountain Lake

Aerial view of Smith Mountain Lake.

Tags: aerial views, Bedford County, Franklin County, lakes, Pittsylvania County, Roanoke River, Smith Mountain Lake

VF3 Smith Mountain Lake Picnic Area

Picnic area at Smith Mountain Lake.

Tags: lakes, parks, picnics, Smith Mountain Lake, Smith Mountain Lake State Park

VF4 Smith Mountain Lake

Aerial view of Smith Mountain Lake.

Tags: aerial views, Bedford County, Franklin County, lakes, Pittsylvania County, Roanoke River, Smith Mountain Lake

VF5 Smith Mountain Lake

Aerial view of Smith Mountain Lake Dam.

Tags: aerial views, Bedford County, dams, lakes, Pittsylvania County, Smith Mountain Lake

VF6 Smith Mountain Lake

Model of Smith Mountain Lake.

Tags: models, Smith Mountain Lake

MP 1.1 Fortune, William D.

William D. Fortune as an infant. Fortune was born 24 September 1908 to George E. Fortune and Mara Ophelia Blanton.

Tags: portraits, William D. Fortune

MP 1.2 Fortune, Frances C.

Frances Elvira Fortune as an infant. She was born 31 December 1909 to George E. and Mara Ophelia Blanton.

Tags: Francis C. Fortune, portraits

MP 1.3 Fortune, Roberta B.

Roberta Blanton Fortune as an infant. She was born 6 August 1913 to George E. Fortune and Mara Ophelia Blanton.

Tags: portraits, Robert B. Fortune

MP 1.4 Wood, Molly W.

Molly W. Wood milking a cow at her son Jessie's farm in Cave Spring.

Tags: Cave Spring, cows, farms, milking, Molly W. Wood

MP 1.5 Fortune, George E.

George Fortune as a child. Born in Rocky Mount, 22 February 1879, to Charles McDonald Fortune and Cleopatra Board Gill.

Tags: Charles McDonald Fortune, Cleopatra Board Gill, George Fortune, portraits

MP 1.6 Fortune, George E.

George Fortune poses next to a car. Location unknown.

Tags: cars, George E. Fortune, portraits

MP 1.7 Fortune, George E.

Portrait of George Fortune.

Tags: George E. Fortune, portraits

MP 1.8 Streetcar

Unidentified streetcar employees pose next to a streetcar in Richmond. Destination sign reads Oakwood and Broad Street.

Tags: Broad Street, Oakwood Avenue, Richmond, streetcars, trolleys

MP 1.9 Streetcar

Unidentified streetcar employees pose next to a streetcar. Location unknown.

Tags: streetcars, trolleys

MP 2.0 Roanoke Aerial

General view of Roanoke from 8000 ft.

Tags: aerial views, Roanoke Valley

MP 2.1 Roanoke Aerial

An aerial view looking toward Mill Mountain. I581 can be seen under construction on the left .

Tags: aerial views, I581, Mill Mountain

MP 2.2 Mill Mountain Zoo

An aerial view of Mill Mountain Zoo. The zoo opened in 1952.

Tags: aerial views, Mill Mountain Zoo, zoos

MP 2.3 Victory Stadium

An aerial view of Victory Stadium. Victory Stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.

Tags: aerial views, South Roanoke, stadiums, Victory Stadium

MP 2.31 Victory Stadium

An aerial view of Victory Stadium. Victory Stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.

Tags: aerial views, South Roanoke, stadiums, Victory Stadium

MP 2.4 Roanoke City Mills

An aerial view of the Roanoke City Mills, once located at 1750 Jefferson Street. The mill facility was razed in 2009.

Tags: factories, Jefferson Street, Roanoke City Mills

MP 2.5 Hotel Roanoke

Hotel Roanoke. Civic Center and I581 can be seen to the right. First Baptist Church, destroyed by fire in 1995, and St. Andrews can be seen at left.

Tags: Hotel Roanoke, hotels

MP 2.6 Franklin and Williamson

Looking south toward the intersection of Franklin Road and Williamson Road. The parking lots visible here became the Norfolk Southern building, Franklin Plaza, and a parking garage.

Tags: Franklin Road, Williamson Road

MP 2.7 Elliott Buick

Elliott Buick, formerly located at 4721 Melrose Avenue NW.

Tags: cars, dealerships, Elliott Buick, Melrose Avenue, Northwest

MP 2.71 Elliott Buick

Elliott Buick, formerly located at 4721 Melrose Avenue NW.

Tags: cars, dealerships, Elliott Buick, Melrose Avenue, Northwest

MP 2.72 Elliott Buick

Elliott Buick, formerly located at 4721 Melrose Avenue NW.

Tags: cars, dealerships, Elliott Buick, Melrose Avenue, Northwest

MP 2.8 Roanoke Valley Motors

Roanoke Valley Motors, formerly located at 2239 Franklin Road.

Tags: cars, dealerships, Franklin Road, Roanoke Valley Motors

MP 2.9 Roanoke Industrial Loan

Roanoke Industrial Loan and Thrift, formerly located at 20 Franklin Road.

Tags: Franklin Road, Roanoke Industrial Loan and Thrift

MP 3.0 Reid and Cutshall

Reid and Cutshall Furniture, formerly located at 301 3rd Street.

Tags: 3rd Street, Reid and Cutshall Furniture

MP 3.1 Reid and Cutshall

Reid and Cutshall Furniture, formerly located at 301 3rd Street.

Tags: 3rd Street, Reid and Cutshall Furniture

MP 3.11 Reid and Cutshall

Reid and Cutshall Furniture Wayside, formerly located at 3441 Brandon Avenue.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, Reid and Cutshall Furniture

MP 3.12 Reid and Cutshall

Interior view of Reid and Cutshall Furniture. This photo is believed to have been taken in the Brandon Avenue location. Individuals unidentified.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, interiors, Reid and Cutshall Furniture

MP 3.13 Reid and Cutshall

Interior view of Reid and Cutshall Furniture. This photo is believed to have been taken in the Brandon Avenue location.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, interiors, Reid and Cutshall Furniture

MP 3.2 Hallmark Shop

Hallmark Hall of Cards store, formerly located at 301 S. Jefferson Street.

Tags: Hallmark, Jefferson Street

MP 3.21 Hallmark Shop

Interior view of Hallmark Hall of Cards, formerly located at 301 S. Jefferson St.

Tags: Hallmark, interiors, Jefferson Street

MP 3.3 A&U Mobile Homes

A&U Mobile Homes, formerly located at 1827 W. Main Street in Salem

Tags: A&U Mobile Homes, Main Street, Salem

MP 3.4 Roanoke Salem Plaza

Roanoke Salem Plaza opened in 1962. It was the third largest shopping center to open in the valley, with Crossroads being the first and Towers, the second.

Tags: malls, Melrose Avenue, Peters Creek Road, Roanoke-Salem Plaza, shopping centers

MP 3.41 Roanoke Salem Plaza

Roanoke Salem Plaza opened in 1962. It was the third largest shopping center to open in the valley, with Crossroads being the first and Towers, the second.

Tags: malls, Melrose Avenue, Peters Creek Road, Roanoke-Salem Plaza, shopping centers

MP 3.42 Roanoke Salem Plaza

Two unidentified women pose next to Christmas decorations at the Roanoke Salem Plaza.

Tags: malls, Melrose Avenue, Peters Creek Road, Roanoke-Salem Plaza, shopping centers

MP 3.5 Towers Mall

Towers Mall under construction. Towers opened in 1961 at 2207 Colonial Avenue. At the time, it was reported in the Roanoke Times that Towers was the largest shopping center in the state. This photo depicts the upper level.

Tags: Brandon Avenue, Colonial Avenue, malls, shopping centers, Towers Mall, Towers Shopping Center

MP 3.6 Peters Creek Brethren

Peters Creek Church of the Brethren, located in the 5300 block of Cove Road.

Tags: churches, Cove Road, Peters Creek Brethren Church

MP 3.7 Mill Mountain Star

Mill Mountain Star was constructed in 1949 by the Roanoke Merchants Association to kick off the 1949 holiday shopping season. Though at first the star was not meant to be lit all year, it became popular enough with citizens that it was decided to…

Tags: landmarks, Mill Mountain Star

MP 3.8 Hut Restaurant

Hut Restaurant in Collinsville, Virginia.

Tags: Collinsville, Hut Restaurant, restaurants

MP 3.81 Hut Restaurant

Hut Restaurant in Collinsville, Virginia.

Tags: Collinsville, Hut Restaurant, restaurants

MP 3.9 Hotel Roanoke Garage

Garage under the Hotel Roanoke.

Tags: cars, garages, Hotel Roanoke

MP 4.0 Home on Franklin

Home formerly located on the southwest corner of Franklin Road and Broadway Avenue.

Tags: Broad Avenue, Franklin Road, houses

MP 4.1 Terry House

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

Tags: Elmwood Park, Jefferson Street, libraries, parks, Roanoke Public Libraries, Terry House

MP 4.2 Mabry Mill

Mabry Mill was built by Edwin Boston Mabry. E.B. Mabry returned to Floyd County in 1903 and began the construction of the mill. It was first a blacksmith and wheelwright shop, then became a sawmill. By 1905 it was in operation as a gristmill. By…

Tags: Mabry Mill, Meadows of Dan, mills, Patrick County

MP 4.3 Roanoke Country Club

Promotional shot of golfers at Roanoke Country Club. The club had its beginnings in South Roanoke in 1899, It relocated to its current location in the early 1920s.

Tags: Country Club Road, golfers, Roanoke Country Club

MP 4.4 Salem Avenue

Looking west on Salem Avenue toward the intersection with Jefferson Street.

Tags: Jefferson Street, Salem Avenue

MP 4.5 Roanoke Memorial

Rear view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Tags: Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, hospitals, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, South Roanoke

MP 4.6 Fishburn Library

Fishburn Library at Hollins University

Tags: colleges, Fishburn Library, Hollins College, Hollins University, libraries, universities

MP 4.7 Patrick Henry Hotel

Superimposed image of the Patrick Henry Hotel.

Tags: hotels, Jefferson Street, Patrick Henry Hotel

MP 4.71 Patrick Henry Hotel

Dining room of the Patrick Henry Hotel.

Tags: dining rooms, interiors, Patrick Henry Hotel

MP 4.8 Henri Kessler

An unidentified employee works with a fur coat at Henri Kessler Furriers, formerly located at 117 Campbell Avenue.

Tags: Campbell Avenue, furriers, Henri Kessler, interiors

MP 4.9 Noble's Flowers

Nobel's Flowers, formerly located at 430 Church Avenue.

Tags: Church Avenue, florists, Noble's Flowers

MP 5.0 Lady Byrd Johnson

Lady Byrd Johnson greets the press and spectators at Roanoke Regional Airport during the Landscape-Landmark Tour. This tour led to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965

Tags: Lady Byrd Johnson

MP 5.01 Lady Byrd Johnson

Lady Byrd Johnson greets the press and spectators at Roanoke Regional Airport during the Landscape-Landmark Tour. This tour led to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965. She stands with Director of the National Park Service, George Harzog.

Tags: George Hartzog, Lady Byrd Johnson