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PC 122.3 Norfolk & Western Station.jpg
"Norfolk & Western Station, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 122.4 N&W Depot.jpg
"Norfolk & Western Station from Auditorium, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 122.5 N&W Passenger Station.jpg
"Roanoke, Virginia - The Star City of the South. This city is headquarters of America's most prosperous railroad, the Norfolk & Western, and located here are its shops and offices. Today, Roanoke is a beautiful city - replete with fine schools and…

PC 122.51 N&W Passenger Station.jpg
"Norfolk & Western Train Station, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 122.6 N&W Fountain.jpg
"Fountain and park opposite Norfolk & Western Depot, Roanoke, Virginia."

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PC 122.7 N&W Terminal.jpg
"Sunset view of Roanoke, Virginia with Norfolk & Western terminal in center."

PC 122.8 N&W Buildings.jpg
"Moonlight scene showing new viaduct, Roanoke Hotel and N&W office building, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 123.0 City Post Office.jpg
"City Post Office, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 123.1 New Post Office.jpg
" New Post Office, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 123.2 Post Office.jpg
"US Post Office and Government Building, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 124.0 Main Library.jpg
"Roanoke Public Library, Roanoke, Virginia. Opened in 1952, the Roanoke Public Library building has a capacity of 185,000 volumes. It is air conditioned in summer, and heated in winter by means of an electric heat pump. Situated on the corner of…

PC 124.1 Main Library.jpg
"Opened in 1952, the Roanoke Public Library building has a capacity for 185,000 volumes. It is air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter by means of an electric heat pump. Situated on the corner of Elmwood Park, it is within the…

PC 125.0 Roanoke Electric Railway.jpg
"Roanoke Electric Railway Offices and Waiting Room, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 127.0 Roanoke High School.jpg
"High School, Roanoke Virginia."

PC 127.1 Commerce Street School.jpg
"Commerce Street Graded School, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 127.2 Jefferson High School.jpg
"Jefferson High School, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 127.2.1 Jefferson High School.jpg
"Jefferson High School, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 127.3 Shenandoah Club.jpg
"Shenandoah Club, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.0 Patterson Avenue.jpg
"Patterson Avenue Parkway, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.1 Main Street.jpg
"Main Street, Wasena, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.2 Campbell Avenue.jpg
"Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.21 Campbell Avenue.jpg
"Campbell Avenue, looking west, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.22 Campbell Avenue.jpg
"Campbell Avenue, west from Jefferson Street, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.23 Campbell Avenue.jpg
"Campbell Avenue, looking west at night, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.24 Campbell Avenue.jpg
"Campbell Avenue, looking east, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.25 Campbell Avenue.jpg
"Night-time on Campbell Avenue, looking east, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.3 Jefferson Street.jpg
"Roanoke, Virginia - Nestling in a beautiful amphitheatre formed by the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Alleghany Mountains on the west and at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley lies Roanoke - Magic City of the South, key to…

PC 128.31 Jefferson Street.jpg
"Jefferson Street, looking north, Roanoke, Virginia - Nestling in a beautiful amphitheatre formed by the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Alleghany Mountains on the west and at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley lies Roanoke - The…

PC 128.32 Jefferson Street.jpg
"Jefferson Street, looking north from Church Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.33 Jefferson Street.jpg
"Jefferson Street, looking south, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.34 Jefferson Street.jpg
"Jefferson Street looking south at night, Roanoke Virginia."

PC 128.35 Jefferson Street.jpg
"Intersection on Jefferson Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.4 Thirteenth Street.jpg
"Thirteenth Street, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.5 Franklin Road.jpg
"View on Franklin Road, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 128.6 Clark Avenue.jpg
"Clarke Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 129.0 Terry Building.jpg
"Terry Building, Roanoke Virginia"

PC 130.0 Victory Stadium.jpg
"Victory Stadium, Roanoke, Virginia, as seen from atop Mill Mountain. With a seating capacity of 25,000, which can be increased to 29,000 with the use of bleachers, is where the Thanksgiving Day Classic Football Game is held each year between (VMI)…

PC 130.1 Victory Stadium.jpg
"Military Classic of the South - More than 25,000 persons fill Victory Stadium at Roanoke, Virginia for the annual VMI-VPI football game on Thanksgiving Day. The Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets (seen in foreground) from Lexington,…

PC 130.2 Victory Stadium.jpg
"The Corps of Cadets of Virginia Polytechnic Institute in formation on the football field in a colorful pre-game appearance at the Thanksgiving Day classic between VMI and VPI in Victory Stadium in Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 131.0 US 11.jpg
"US Highway No. 11 near Roanoke, Virginia."

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PC 131.1 US 220 .jpg
"US Highway No. 220 South from Roanoke, Virginia to Rocky Mount and Martinsville."

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PC 132.0 Views of Roanoke.jpg
"Views of Roanoke"

PC 132.1 View of Roanoke.jpg
"View of Roanoke, Virginia"

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PC 132.10 Downtown Roanoke.jpg
"Night view of Roanoke, Virginia"

PC 132.1110 VA Hospital.jpg
"Main building, US Veterans Administration Hospital, near Salem, Roanoke."

PC 132.1111 Andrew Lewis.jpg
"Andrew Lewis High School, Salem"

PC 132.1112 Roanoke County Courthouse.jpg
"Roanoke County Courthouse and confederate monument, Salem."

PC 132.1113 GW Carver.jpg
"Carver School, Salem. Roanoke County consolidated high school for negroes."

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

PC 132.1115 Lutheran Orphanage.jpg
"Administration Building, Lutheran Orphanage of the South, Salem"

PC 132.1116 Longwood.jpg
"Longwood Salem Community Center, Salem"

PC 132.1117 Roanoke College.jpg
"Administration Building, Roanoke College, Salem"

PC 132.1118 Twelve O'Clock Knob.jpg
"Twelve O'Clock Knob, Salem"

PC 132.2 View of Roanoke Valley.jpg
"Roanoke Valley on the line of the Norfolk & Western Railway, Virginia."

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PC 132.3 Trolley.jpg
"Trolley car crossing stream near Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 132.4 Greetings from Roanoke.jpg
"Looking to the north on Jefferson Street, part of the business section can be seen with Elmwood Park shown in the foreground. Also known as the Star City of the South."

PC 132.5 View of Roanoke.jpg
"Roanoke, Virginia is the third largest city in Virginia, situated in a natural bowl between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains. Mill Mountain, a city park in the heart of the city rises 1,000 feet above the city, Hollins College is nestled at…

PC 132.6 Roanoke from Mill Mountain.jpg
"Roanoke, Virginia as seen from Mill Mountain. This superb view of Roanoke and surrounding country is taken from Mill Mountain, where the world's largest man-made star is located and gives Roanoke its name as the Star City."

PC 132.61 Roanoke from Mill Mountain.jpg
"Bird's-eye view of Roanoke,Virginia from Mill Mountain."

PC 132.62 Roanoke from Mill Mountain.jpg
"Bird's-eye view from Mill Mountain of Roanoke, Virginia, Star City of the South."

PC 132.7 Downtown Roanoke.jpg
"Downtown Roanoke, Virginia looking north on Jefferson Street with the Main Branch of the Roanoke Public Library in the foreground."

PC 132.8 South Roanoke.jpg
"South Roanoke"

PC 132.9 Virginia Heights.jpg
"Virginia Heights"

PC 132.91 Virginia Heights.jpg
"Virginia Heights Bridge and Roanoke River"

PC 133.0 Virginia College.jpg
"Virginia College, Roanoke, Virginia"

PC 133.01 Virginia College.jpg
"Virginia College, Roanoke, Virginia"

PC 133.02 Virginia College.jpg
"Virginia College, Roanoke, Virginia"

PC 133.03 Virginia College.jpg
"Virginia College (Young Ladies), Roanoke, Virginia"

PC 134.0 Woodrum Field.jpg
"Woodrum Field, Roanoke, Virginia. Located just outside the city limits of Roanoke, Virginia is the municipal terminal for three major airlines: Piedmont, Eastern and American - with a total of 50 flights daily. This ultra-modern airport serves as…

PC 135.0 YMCA.jpg
"Central YMCA, Roanoke, Virginia"

PC 139.1 Andrew Lewis.jpg
"Andrew Lewis High School, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.10 Lutheran Children's Home.jpg
"Lutheran Children's Home of the South, Salem, Virginia."

PC 139.11 Roanoke College.jpg
"Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.112 Roanoke College.jpg
"Air view, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.113 Roanoke College.jpg
"Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia - President's Home - This Georgian townhouse, official home of the President of Roanoke College, is one of the most elegant residences in western Virginia. Founded in 1842, Roanoke is a liberal arts college for men…

PC 139.114 Roanoke College.jpg
"The commons and dormitories. Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia near Roanoke."

PC 139.1151 Roanoke College.jpg
"Administration Building, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia near Roanoke"

PC 139.116 Roanoke College.jpg
"Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.15 Langhorne Place.jpg
"Entrance to Langhorne Place, Salem, Virginia."

PC 139.16 Camp Fort Lewis.jpg
"Tourist Camp Fort Lewis Courts. Steam heat, tile private baths, innerspring mattresses, closed garages. One of the best in the east, 8 miles west of Roanoke, Virginia. One-half mile west of Salem, Virginia. US Route No. 11. Open all year. Mr. and…

PC 139.17 Browns.jpg
"Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair Brown, Rev. G.L. Brown. Salem, Virginia October 20, 1908"

PC 139.19a Longwood.jpg
"Cooper Home, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18b Main Street.jpg
"Main Street, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18c Salem Streets.jpg
"Street scenes, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18d Salem High School.jpg
"High School, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18e College Avenue.jpg
"College Avenue, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18f Roanoke College.jpg
"Group of buildings, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18g Fort Lewis.jpg
"Poff Home, Salem, Virginia" Better known as Fort Lewis Mansion.

PC 139.18h Roanoke College.jpg
"Administration Building, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18i Lutheran Orphanage.jpg
"Lutheran Orphanage, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18j Baptist Orphanage.jpg
"Baptist Orphanage, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18k McVitty Home.jpg
"McVitty Home, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18l Mount Regis.jpg
"Mount Regis Sanatorium, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18m Langhorne Home.jpg
"Langhorne Home, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.18n Elizabeth College.jpg
"Elizabeth College, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.2 Salem Post Office.jpg
" Post Office, Salem, Virginia"

PC 139.3 VA Hospital.jpg
" Veterans Administration Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia near Salem."

PC 139.31 VA Hospital.jpg
"Veterans Administration Hospital Roanoke-Salem, Virginia. In the foreground is the grandstand and patient recreational area. In the rear center is shown the general medical and surgical ward building and to the right, the administration building."

PC 139.32 VA Hospital.jpg
"Main Building, US Veterans Administration Hospital, Salem, Virginia, near Roanoke."

PC 139.33 VA Hospital.jpg
"Recreation building, Veterans Administration Hospital, near Salem, Virginia."

PC 139.34 VA Hospital.jpg
" Sunrise scene, US Veterans Administration Facility, showing Buildings 1 and 2. Roanoke, Virginia, near Salem."

PC 139.4 Downtown Salem.jpg
"Main Street, looking west. Salem, Virginia."

PC 139.41 Downtown Salem.jpg
"Main Street at night looking west, Salem, Virginia."

PC 139.5 Andrew Lewis Grave.jpg
"Grave of Gen. Andrew Lewis, East Hill Cemetery, Salem, Virginia. One of the early settlers in Virginia was General Andrew Lewis, pioneer hero of the Battle of Point Pleasant. In 1767, he was allotted a grant of land consisting of 625 acres and…

PC 139.7 Roanoke Women's College.jpg
"Roanoke Women's College, Salem, Virginia."

PC 139.8 Roanoke County Courthouse.jpg
"Roanoke County Courthouse, Salem, Virginia."

PC 139.81 Roanoke County Courthouse.jpg
"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…

PC 139.9 Lutheran Orphanage.jpg
"Lutheran Orphan Home, Salem Virginia. J.T. Crabtree, Supt."

PC 140.0 Lakeside.jpg
"Lakeside Amusement Park, Route No. 11, Salem, Virginia. Just one of many rides at the park, Lakeside's famous Sky-lift, taking people on a 9 minute, 1800 ft. panoramic trip high above the park."

PC 140.1 Lakeside.jpg
"Concrete swimming lake, Lakeside", Roanoke, Virginia. Two million gallons fresh water changing constantly."

PC 140.11 Lakeside.jpg
"Concrete swimming lake, Lakeside, Roanoke, Virginia. Two million gallons fresh water changing constantly."

PC 92.0 Roanoke River.jpg
Scene of the Roanoke River.

PC 92.1 Barn Dinner Theatre.jpg
"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."

PC 92.2 Ruins of Old Mill.jpg
This old mill was located on Carvins Creek and is just below where the current Carvins Cove reservoir dam is located.

PC 92.3 Fan Tail Falls.jpg
Fan Tail Falls northeast of Lexington, Virginia.

PC 93.0 American Legion Auditorium.jpg
American Legion Auditorium.

PC 93.1 American Legion Auditorium.jpg
"Nestling in a beautiful amphitheatre formed by the Blue Ridge Mountains on the west and at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley lies Roanoke - "The Magic City", key to Virginia's Valley Resort and Mountain Empire."

PC 94.0 First National Bank.jpg
First National Bank building, Roanoke, Virginia.

PC 95.0 New Wasena Bridge, Roanoke.jpg
"New Wasena Bridge, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 95.0.1 Wasena Bridge.jpg
"Wasena Bridge, Roanoke Virginia. This bridge spans the Norfolk & Western Railroad and the Roanoke River. Just behind the trees on the left is the Transportation Museum and in the background are the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains which surround…

PC 95.1 Jefferson and Walnut Bridges.jpg
"Jefferson Street and Walnut Avenue Bridges, Roanoke Virginia."

PC 95.2 Franklin Road Bridge.jpg
"Franklin Road Bridge, Roanoke, Virginia".

PC 95.2.1 Franklin Road Bridge by Night.jpg
"Franklin Road Bridge by night. Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 95.3 Memorial Bridge.jpg
"Roanoke, Virginia, "The Star City of the South". This city is the headquarters of America's most prosperous railroad, the Norfolk & Western, and located here are its shops and offices. Today, Roanoke is a beautiful city-replete with fine schools…

PC 95.4 View from N&W Bridge.jpg
"View from N&W Bridge, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 96.0 Shenandoah Life .jpg
"The air-conditioned home office building of the Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, Erected 1949. Located on US 221 West. 3 1/2 miles from the center of Roanoke; contains 75,000 square feet of floor space and all modern conveniences including…

PC 96.1 American Viscose.jpg
"Bird's eye view of the Viscose Silk Mills, Roanoke, Virginia"

PC 96.2 Lindsey-Robinson.jpg
"Lindsey-Robinson & Co., Roanoke, Virginia"

PC 97.0 Canteen Station.jpg
"Red Cross Canteen Station, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 98.0 Carvin's Cove.jpg
"Aerial view of Carvin's Cove near Roanoke, Virginia, serving the latter as a water supply and recreational area. Favorite spot for picnicking, camping, swimming, boating, and fishing."

PC 98.0.1 Carvin's Cove.jpg
"Carvin's Cove, the City of Roanoke, Virginia's watershed, which covers more than 12,000 acres, is a recreational area for camping, boating, and fishing."

PC 98.1 Carvin’s Cove.jpg
"Carvin's Cove Lake, near Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 98.11 Carvin’s Cove.jpg
"Carvin's Cove Lake, a great place for water sports, near Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 98.2 Carvin’s Cove Spillway.jpg
"Spillway Carvin's Cove Lake, municipally owned reservoir near Roanoke, Virginia. Carvin's Cove is a five-mile artificial lake in Roanoke and Botetourt Counties, Virginia and can furnish 12,000,000 gallons of water daily to the nearby City of…

PC 99.0 First Baptist.jpg
"First Baptist Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.1 Christ Episcopal.jpg
"Christ Episcopal Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.10 First Presbyterian.jpg
"First Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.101 First Presbyterian.jpg
"First Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.103 Manse, First Presbyterian.jpg
"Manse, First Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, Virginia." The manse was the residence of the minister.

PC 99.11 Second Presbyterian.jpg
"Second Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.12 Trinity United Methodist.jpg
"Trinity M.E. Church, South, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.2 St. Andrews.jpg
"St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.22 St. Andrew's.jpg
"St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.23 St. Andrew's.jpg
"Saint Andrews Catholic Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.25 St. Andrew's.jpg
"St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Roanoke, Virginia. Built in 1900, this church is known throughout the community for its magnificent Gothic structure and rare imported stained glass windows. Photography in this case was unique in that three different…

PC 99.26 St. Andrew's.jpg
"St. Andrew's Church. St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church is located on top of a high hill and surrounded by beautiful grounds. It has several fine memorial windows and the altar is most beautiful. The congregation is very large, numbering about…

PC 99.27 St. Andrew's.jpg
"St. Andrew's Church and School. Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.28 St. Andrew's.jpg
"Interior St. Andrew's Cathedral, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.3 St. John's Episcopal.jpg
"St. John's Episcopal Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.4 St. Mark's Lutheran.jpg
"St. Mark's Lutheran Church, corner of Highland and Franklin Road, SW, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.5 Raleigh Court Methodist.jpg
"Raleigh Court Methodist Church, 1706 Grandin Road, SW, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.61 Greene Memorial United Methodist.jpg
"Roanoke's largest methodist church."

PC 99.62 Greene Memorial United Methodist.jpg
"Greene Memorial Methodist Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.63 Greene Memorial United Methodist.jpg
"Greene Memorial Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.64 Greene Memorial United Methodist.jpg
"Greene Memorial M.E. Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.7 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.jpg
"Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 2015 Grandin Road, SW, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.8 Belmont M. E.jpg
"Belmont M.E. Church, South, corner of Jamison Avenue and Eighth Street, SE, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 99.9 Virginia Heights Baptist.jpg
"Virginia Heights Baptist Church, organized 1919. Educational building erected 1922; The auditorium of Colonial design throughout, with complete cooling system, was erected in 1938. Located in the Magic City of Roanoke, Virginia, the gateway to…

PC 99.91 Virginia Heights Baptist.jpg
"Virginia Heights Baptist Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

PC 133.04 Virginia College.jpg
"The Virginia College, Roanoke,Virginia"

pgcc001.jpg
Piney Grove Christian Church.The church was located in Roanoke County and was razed in the early 1970s due to the creation/expansion of Route 419. The church was located where the on-ramp is located from 419 to 220 South, near Tanglewood Mall. The…

PicturesqueRoanoke.pdf
Picturesque Roanoke is "a series of reproductions from photographic views , taken in the City of Roanoke, and the vicinity thereof, especially for this work".

Pioneer1934.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1936.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1939.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1941.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1942.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1947.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1948.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1949.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1950.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1957.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1958.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1959.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1960.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1964.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1965.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1971.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1974.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1975.pdf
The Pioneer was the annual for Andrew Lewis High School.

Pioneer1981.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School

Pioneer1982.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1983.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1984.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1985.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1986.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1987.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1993.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1994.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1996.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1997.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Pioneer1998.pdf
The Pioneer is the annual for Andrew Lewis Middle School.

Presidents1973-74.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1974-75.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1975-76.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1976-77.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1977-78.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1978-79.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1979-80.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1980-81.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1981-82.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School

Presidents1982-83.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents 1984.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1985.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

Presidents1986.pdf
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.

PS 10.1 MiniBank.jpg
MiniBank in Mick or Mack, formerly located in what is now Williamson Road Plaza.

PS 101 Oral Roberts Campaign.jpg
View of Oral Roberts revival campaign taken from the top of Victory Stadium.

PS 102 Greene Memorial Choir.jpg
Greene Memorial United Methodist Church junior choir.

PS 104.0 BSA Troop 21.jpg
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 21 in the old Boy Scout room at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. Pictured are Henry Deaton, Jr., Jimmy King, Alton B. Parker, and Joe Wright.

PS 106.0 JH Rutherfoord Family.jpg
Julian H. Rutherfoord Family portrait in front of home located at 412 King George Avenue, SW.

PS 108 Last Supper.jpg
Reenactment of the Last Supper at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church.

PS 109.0 RSO and Chorus.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

PS 109.7 RSO.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

PS 110.10 HSMM.jpg
Hayes, Seay, Mattern, and Mattern architecural firm, formerly located at 1615 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 110.6 HSMM.jpg
Employees working in drafting room at Hayes, Seay, Mattern, and Mattern.

PS 13.10 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.12 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.2 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.21 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.24 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.31 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.510 Poff Building.jpg
A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.57 Poff Building.jpg
The entrance of a newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.58 Poff Building.jpg
A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.59 Poff Building.jpg
A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.6 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.8 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 142.0 Greene Memorial Choir.jpg
Group photograph of Greene Memorial United Methodist Chuch choir.

PS 176.0 Roanoke Youth Symphony.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

PS 176.1 Roanoke Youth Symphony.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

PS 176.2 Roanoke Youth Symphony.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

PS 209 Liberty Limestone.jpg
Liberty Limestone Corporation office building, formerly located at 19857 Main Street in Buchanan.

PS 22.0 JW Burress.jpg
J.W. Burress Construction and Industrial Equipment, formerly located at 1701 Shenandoah Avenue, NW.

PS 260.0 Noland.jpg
Noland Company's former location at 1226 Centre Avenue, NW.

PS 260.1 Noland.jpg
Noland Company's former location at 1226 Centre Avenue, NW.

PS 261.1 Davidsons Menswear.jpg
Window displays at Davidson's Menswear.

PS 261.2 Davidsons Menswear.jpg
Window displays at Davidson's Menswear.

PS 263 WT Grant.jpg
Interior view of W.T. Grant department store, formerly located at 27 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 263.1 WT Grant.jpg
Interior view of W.T. Grant department store, formerly located at 27 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 272 RRE Employees.jpg
Composite photograph of Roanoke Railway & Electric Company/Safety Motor Transit Corporation employees. Pictured are: R.M. Pendleton, L.O. Kesler, R.C. Richards, R.B. Crider, B.F. Spencer, E.R. Mitchell, J.W. Hale, E.H. Hammersley, R.C. Nimmo, T.H.…

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PS 273 Junior Womens Club.jpg
Composite photograph of Roanoke Junior Woman's Club members. Pictured are: Florence Chick, Naomi Wade, Louise Simmerman, Frances Parrish, Catherine Phipps, Terecia Wingate, Mildred Stickley, Helen Lorenzen, Dorothy Snedegar, Betty Norris, Vivian…

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PS 275 USPS Employees.jpg
Composite photograph of personnel of the Roanoke United States Post Office. Pictured are: E.M. Wright, B.S. Sisson, C.D. Spangler, I.C. Barnhart, J.P. Broughman, O.E. Hammer, C.H. Owen, John Robertson, R.W. Adams, R.P. Grogan, D.T. Alley, W.A. Clark,…

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PS 28.2 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of men's department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 28.3 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 28.4 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of fabric department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 28.5 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of fabric department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 28.7 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of salon in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 281 WFHS Band.jpg
Group photograph of the William Fleming High School band.

PS 283 Capitol Saloon.jpg
Unidentified men stand outside the Capitol Saloon once located at 23 Salem Avenue, SW.

PS 33.0 Second Presbyterian Choir.jpg
Second Presbyterian Church junior choir.

PS 33.2 Second Presbyterian Choir.jpg
Second Presbyterian Church junior choir.

PS 37.0 Ferrum Graduates.jpg
Class graduates of Ferrum College in front of Vaughn Chapel.

PS 49.0 Colonial Tourist Home.jpg
Colonial Tourist Home, formerly located at 3824 Williamson Road.

PS 53.0 VEC.jpg
Virginia Employment Commission, formerly located at 1204 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 59.1 Universal Ball.jpg
Universal Ball Company, formerly located in the 1900 block of Progress Drive, SE.

PS 59.2 Universal Ball.jpg
Universal Ball Company, formerly located in the 1900 block of Progress Drive, SE.

PS 6.1 Municipal Building.jpg
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, located at 215 Church Avenue.

PS 63.1 Cheds.jpg
Ched's Department Store, possibly located on Route 460 in Blacksburg.

PS 63.2 Cheds.jpg
Ched's Department Store, possible located on Route 460 in Blacksburg.

PS 64.0 Gulf Station.jpg
Gulf Service Station, formerly located at the corner of Plantation Road and Williamson Road. . Tinker Mountain is seen in the background.

PS 66.0 Carlton Terrace.jpg
Carlton Terrace Apartments, formerly located at 924 S. Jefferson Street.

PS 71.0 Propst-Childress.jpg
Propst-Childress Shoe Company window display. Store was located at 306 S. Jefferston Street.

PS 74.0 Whitehead Plumbing.jpg
Employees of Whitehead Plumbing next to trucks at 1114 Moorman Avenue, NW.

PS 76.0 WP Swartz.jpg
W.P. Swartz & Company, formerly located at 421 Luck Avenue, SW.

PS 81.0 Oak Hill Academy Board.jpg
Group photograph of the Oak Hill Academy Board of Trustees.

PS 9.0 Mick or Mack.jpg
Mick or Mack, formerly located in the 5300 block of Williamson Road in what is now Williamson Road Plaza.

PS 90.0 Hitching Post Motel.jpg
The Hitching Post Motel, formerly located at 7656 Williamson Road.

RAC1 Mason, George H.jpg
An early Roanoke aviator who used flight for commercial success was George H. Mason, shown here in 1929 with his Waco. Mason sold textbooks throughout Virginia, the Carolinas, George and Florida. He would circle a town, drawing attention, and then…

RAC10 Airport Terminal.jpg
Customers at Woodrum Field pose in front of the soon-to-be-demolished terminal building. Shown here, from left are Mike Davis, June Carr, Parker Smith (behind the scope), Lou Urquhart, and Jo Hambrick. Note the American Airlines and Piedmont logos…

RAC11 Woodrum Field.jpg
The progress made at Woodrum Field is seen here in 1971. Among the facilities shown are the terminal dedicated in 1953, the nose-in hangar (left of center, top), general aviation hangars and the service hangar for Piedmont Airlines (upper right).…

RAC12 Piedmont Airlines.jpg
January 1967 saw the introduction of the Boeing 727 by Piedmont Airlines to its routes. The first 727 to visit Woodrum Field is seen here. Just a few months earlier, in November 1966, Piedmont Airlines had opened routes through Roanoke to New York.…

RAC13 Hillman, Wes.jpg
Wes Hillman sits in his Waco "F" in front of the terminal at Woodrum Field. At left is a Pan American DC-4 (most likely a charter, as Pan Am did not serve Roanoke). A Piedmont Airlines DC-3 can be seen in the distance at right.

RAC14 Woodrum Field.jpg
This photograph was taken three days before the dedication and renaming of Roanoke Municipal Airport to Woodrum Field. The airport is receiving a final inspection, having just undergone a $400,000 multifaceted construction project as a WPA Certified…

RAC16 Terminal Construction.jpg
Starting in the fall of 1950, construction began on the first modern terminal facility at Woodrum Field. It was designed to house commercial air service, administrative functions and government services such as weather and air-traffic control. …

RAC17 Piedmont Airlines.jpg
This promotional photograph shows a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727. Piedmont began using the 727 in January of 1967 in Roanoke. The following year, Piedmont placed the Boeing 737 into service in Roanoke.

RAC18 Woodrum Field.jpg
The main facilities at Woodrum Field are seen here as they existed during much of the 1940s. From left to right are Clayton Lemon's hangar, the hangar leased to Martin O'Brien Flying Service (which trained naval cadets until 1944), the terminal…

RAC20 C-17 Globemaster.jpg
With Tinker Mountain as a backdrop, a C-17 Globemaster sits on the north ramp at Roanoke Regional Airport. This aircraft, one of the US Air Force's largest transport planes, has significant operational flexibility.

RAC21 Air Force One.jpg
Roanoke Regional Airport was host to this Boeing 757, and on that date the aircraft was designated as "Air Force One" because President Barack Obama was on board. Air Force One pilots have often used Roanoke Regional Airport as a site for "touch and…

RAC22 Stearman.jpg
A 1942 Stearman bi-plane is parked on the south ramp at Roanoke Regional Airport. The tower stands in the background. Restoration of these vintage planes has allowed new generations to relive aviation history. Such planes used to be seen regularly…

RAC24 Airport Managers.jpg
The first three managers of the airport are shown in this image from the 1970s. From right to left is Bob Dunahoe, manager from 1937-1945; Marshall L. Harris, manager from 1945-1974; and Bob Poole, manager from 1974-1991. In 1991, Jacqueline L.…

RAC25 Rotorway Executive.jpg
Warren and Hassie Gilbert are pictured beside their Rotorway Executive helicopter that was assembled by Warren Gilbert at their home. The aircraft was registered with the Federal Aviation Administration around the time this photo was taken.

RAC26 Cannaday, Charles.jpg
This photo is of Charles "Chuck" Cannaday, grandson of Dr. A.A. Cannaday who once owned the land where the Roanoke Regional Airport is located today. He is pictured in his Pitts special "Cloud Dancer". This airplane was the star of the movie by the…

RAC29 Horton Field.jpg
This 1937 aerial photograph shows the location of Horton Field, which was on the Horton Farm near the present-day intersection of 24th Street and Melrose Avenue. It is believed that the first plane to land at Horton Field in 1919 was a barnstormer…

RAC30 Shrine Hill.jpg
This aerial photograph shows the area where Patrick Henry High School is located today. During the 1920s, the pasturelands served as an early airfield known as Shrine Field. The land was owned by the Shriners in hopes of erecting a large Masonic…

RAC31 Trout Field.jpg
Trout Field is directly in the center of this aerial photograph. Fairview Cemetery is the rectangular area at top with the teardrop-shaped driveway in its center. This view illustrates why a cemetery served as a good navigational point for early…

RAC32 Williamson Road.jpg
In this aerial photograph, Williamson Road runs along the left side. The small structure in the open space at center is the present-day location of Breckenridge Middle School, formerly William Fleming High School. In 1921, the federal government…

RAC35 1967 Aerial.jpg
An aerial view of Woodrum Field. I-581 opened in 1965 and can been seen at left of the airport.

RAC37 Civil Air Patrol.jpg
A Cessna 172, one of 500 Cessna aircraft owned by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is seen here. These aircraft are rotated periodically among active stations, including Roanoke Regional Airport. The CAP was established in 1941 to serve as a civilian…

RAC38 Cook Field.jpg
This photograph shows the location of the Appalachian Power substation adjacent to the rail line where Cook Field was formerly located. Cook Field was leased by Frank Reynolds and Clayton Lemon to provide an airstrip for local fliers in the late…

RAC39 Lifeguard2.jpg
A recent promotional photograph depicting Carillion Roanoke Memorial Lifeguard 10, 11 and 12 in front of Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

RAC4 Woodrum, Martha.jpg
Martha Anne Woodrum displays her trophy for winning a trancontinental air race in 1950. She and her Beechcraft Bonanza were sponsered by Johnson-Carper Furniture of Roanoke.

RAC40 Entrance Sign.jpg
The main entrance sign for the Roanoke Regional Airport off of Aviation Drive. The innovative sign, designed by URS of Baltimore, Maryland, incorporates the mountains, the Mill Mountain Star and a very unique 'R' to the left, the center of which is…

RAC41 Fire Trucks.jpg
These huge vehicles represent the evolution of fire-fighting and emergency service equipment needed by airports as the number of flights increased and the size of the aircraft became larger. Both trucks are shown at Roanoke Regional Airport. They…

RAC43 Playboy.jpg
This DC-9 was purchased by Hugh Heffner in 1970 as the Playboy airplane, known as Hare Force One.

RAC44 Landmark Aviation.jpg
This photograph shows a privately owned, fully restored DC-3 being refueled by Landmark Aviation at Roanoke Regional Airport. The appearance of such a vintage aircraft in restored, flying condition has become increasingly rare with limited air shows…

RAC45 Jeep Crash Truck.jpg
Seen here is a Jeep Forward Control crash truck that was added to the emergency fleet at Woodrum Field.

RAC47 Wind Indicator.jpg
This is a close-up view of the tetrahedron wind-direction indicator installed at Woodrum Field. The device allowed pilots to visually determine the wind direction prior to landing in order to choose the best runway. The device became obsolete as…

RAC48 American Airlines.jpg
American Airlines restored air service, notably passenger and airmail, to Woodrum Field in the 1940s. This photograph appears to have been taken at Woodrum during World War II. The statement painted on the rudder of this DC-3 reads, "Buy War…

RAC49 USAF C97.jpg
This photograph shows a US Air Force Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter parked on the ramp at Woodrum Field. Only sixty of these planes were built. The Roanoke airport has been and remains important to the military subce World War II, either for training,…

RAC50 Woodrum Flying Service.jpg
An advertisement for Woodrum Flying Service, which offered flying lessons, charters, and rentals.

RAC52 Terminal Snow2.jpg
The airport engages in regular winter activity for Southwestern Virginia, snow removal. In the early days of the airport, snow would cause major delays in operations, measured in days, not hours. In later years, airports, including Woodrum Field,…

RAC53 Virginia Airmotive.jpg
This is an advertisement for Virginia Airmotive Service and Supply, a business owned and operated by W. Clayton Lemon at Woodrum Field. The aircraft are identified as a Beechcraft (left) and a Stinson (right).

RAC54 Landmark Aviation.jpg
This building houses the fixed-base operation (FBO) of Landmark Aviation at the Roanoke Regional Airport. FBOs have evolved from very simple operations to full-service onces that provide fuel, maintenance, pilot support services and more. The…

RAC55 Plaque2.jpg
Mounted inside the Roanoke Regional Airport terminal is a plaque placed in the airport as a tribute to those aviation pioneers and advocates who had the vision and fortitude to make air service a reality in the Roanoke area. The names upon the…

RAC56 Air Show.jpg
George Mason, like many early aviators, conducted air shows as a means to both entertain and earn income. This undated poster promotes an air show at Moomaw Field in Elliston, Virginia, with Mason billed as the "Nationally Known Flying Salesman and…

RAC57 1928 Map.jpg
This 1928 city map shows the area where the airport would be located, noting the location of the airfields. With the development of a municipal airport, particularly under the management of Frank Reynolds and Clayton Lemon, interest in aviation…

RAC58 1930-33 Map.jpg
This blueprint of the Roanoke Municipal Airport illustrates its development between 1930 and 1933. According to data on the blueprint, the Cannaday farm was recommended as the site for a municipal airport by the Department of Commerce in February…

RAC59 1934-35 Map.jpg
This blueprint of the Roanoke Municipal Airport shows its phases of development from 1934 through 1935.

RAC60 1936-37 Map.jpg
Development of the Roanoke Municipal Airport by 1937 is seen in this blueprint.

RAC61 1938-39 Map.jpg
This blueprint of the Roanoke Municipal Airport shows its phases of development from 1938 through 1939.

RAC62 1940-41 Map.jpg
By 1941, the Roanoke Municipal Airport had seen tremendous development, as evidenced by this 1940-1941 map.

RAC63 1942-43 Map.jpg
This blueprint of the Roanoke Municipal Airport shows its phases of development from 1942 through 1943.

RAC64 1944 Map2.jpg
This blueprint of the Roanoke Municipal Airport shows its phases of development in 1944.

RAC65 RRA Tower.jpg
This photograph shows the control tower at Roanoke Regional Airport that wsa commissioned in 2004. The large hangar at left was built bby Piedmont Airlines in the 1960s, and the emergency services facility (foreground) was placed into service in…

RAC66 Trussmark Field.jpg
The current Trussmark field in Salem. The field is located along the Roanoke River adjacent to an industrial complex. This was the early location for the Salem auxiliary field used by naval aviation cadets enrolled at Roanoke College. The shorter…

RAC67 Trussmark Field.jpg
The current Trussmark field in Salem. The field is located along the Roanoke River adjacent to an industrial complex. This was the early location for the Salem auxiliary field used by naval aviation cadets enrolled at Roanoke College. The shorter…

RAC69 RRA Terminal2.jpg
Postcard depicting the current terminal at Roanoke-Blackburg Regional Airport. The terminal opened on 13 September 1989.

RAC7 Lemon, Clayton.jpg
This image shows Clayton Lemon standing in front of the hangar that housed his company, Virginia Airmotive, at the time. Lemon was one of the first pilots in Roanoke to fully understand the "business" of aviation and had a long career at Woodrum…

RAC70 Piedmont Airlines copy.jpg
This unusual photograph illustrates the increased traffic of Piedmont Airlines in and out of Roanoke and the transition from propeller aircraft to jets. The prop aircraft landing is a Martin 4-0-4; the aircraft at lower left is a Nihon YS-11; and the…

RAC71 Marine Corps2.jpg
Aircraft from the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point , North Carolina are lined up at Woodrum Field during the hurricane evacuation in September 1945.

RAC72 Woodrum Field2.jpg
Roanoke Municipal Airport became Woodrum Field at a dedication ceremony on 13 October 1941. The new airport received a class 3-A rating and American Airlines reestablished passenger service, which had been abandoned in 1937.

RAC73 Control Tower2.jpg
The first freestanding control tower at Woodrum Field, completed in 1943, is seen here. The tower was critical to the airport's operations. In 1943, due to the training of Army and Navy pilots at Woodrum Field, the total number of official…

RAC74 Woodrum Aerial2.jpg
This aerial photograph shows the separation of private aviation (left) and commercial aviation at the front of the terminal. Note the layout of the new parking lot behind the terminal. More passengers began leaving their cars at the airport for…

RAC75 Woodrum Aerial2.jpg
This west-facing photograph shows the configuration of runways. There is construction work at right, indicating the extension of runway 5/23. Still noticeable are the rural surroundings of Woodrum Field. Visible at the bottom is the internal road…

RAC76 Woodrum Aerial2.jpg
A south-facing aerial view of Woodrum Field. In the upper left of this photo, Crossroads Mall can be seen under construction.

RAC77 VANG Ad.tiff
An advertisement for the Rice Bottling Company depicting the Virginia Air National Guard Fighter Squadron.Organized in 1946, the Virginia Air National Guard flew the P-47 Thuderbolt.

RAC78 Dedication.jpg
A crowd gathers for the dedication of Woodrum Field. The plane in the background is an American Airlines DC-3.

RAC79 Dedication.jpg
Hostesses gather for a group photograph at the dedication of Woodrum Field. Front row, left to right: Jean Fishburn, Claudine Pendleton, Louise Frantz, Evelyn Correll, Dot Donahoe. Back row, left to right: Mae Williams, Marion Elliott, Jessie Mae…

RAC8 First Flight.jpg
The first flight of an aeroplane in the Roanoke Valley occurred at the Great Roanoke Fair, when aviator Eugene Ely flew his Curtiss Pusher biplane from a hill in South Roanoke. Ely flew across the Roanoke River and circled the fairgrounds, where he…

RAC80 Woodrum & Donahoe.jpg
Martha Woodrum and R.J. "Bob" Donahoe at Woodrum Field.

RAC9 Airport Dedication.jpg
Many types of military aircraft were present in Roanoke at the dedication of the airport. Among them were the Douglas B-23 Dragon (left) and the Douglas B-18 (right).

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Date of Birth: July 19, 1942
Mayor from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2004
Other offices held: Senator, Virginia 22nd District, 2008-2012; Senator, Virginia 19th District, 2012-2016

RC1 Memorial Bridge.jpg
Memorial Bridge under construction. Virginia Avenue bridge visible on left.

RC10 Bridge Street.jpg
A view of Bridge Street in Norwich.

RC11 Bridge Street.jpg
Buildings along Bridge Street in Norwich.

RC12 Row Houses.jpg
Row houses were constructed in Norwich to house the laborers who worked in the various industries in the area.

RC13 Bridge Street.jpg
Looking north on Bridge Street at the old truss bridge crossing the Roanoke River.

RC14 Norwich.jpg
Looking south toward Norwich at Bridge Street.

RC15 Virginia Heights.jpg
Aerial view of Virginia Heights. Evergreen Cemetery is visible in the foreground; Memorial Bridge is visible in the lower right.

RC16 Memorial Bridge.jpg
Aerial view of Memorial Bridge.

RC17 Mick-or-Mack.jpg
Construction of Mick-or-Mack Grocery, located at 1312 Winborne Avenue.

RC18 Garlands Drugstore.jpg
Garland's Drugstore under construction. Garland's opened in 1953.

RC19 Grandin an Memorial.jpg
Aerial view of the intersection of Grandin Road and Memorial Avenue.

RC2 Virginia Heights Baptist.jpg
Chapel and first sanctuary of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.

RC20 Shirley and Greenwood.jpg
Looking north on Greenwood Road from the intersection with Shirley Avenue.

RC21 Grandin Road Pharmacy.jpg
Grandin Road Pharmacy. Located at 1314 Grandin Road, the building is now how to Gracie's Place Pizzeria and Local Roots Restaurant.

RC22 Virginia Avenue Bridge.jpg
The Virginia Avenue Bridge or Woodrum Bridge was the predecessor to Memorial Bridge.

RC23 Memorial Bridge.jpg
A crowd gathers for the dedication of Memorial Bridge on 30 August 1926, despite having been open to traffic since 6 May 1926.

RC24 Memorial Bridge.jpg
A crowd gathers for the dedication of Memorial Bridge on 30 August 1926, despite having been open to traffic since 6 May 1926.

RC25 Streetcar 47.jpg
Streetcar #47 on Grandin Road. This was the last streetcar to run in Roanoke.

RC26 Woodrow Wilson Middle.jpg
A newly completed Woodrow Wilson Middle School, located at 1813 Carter Road.

RC27 Fishburn Park Elementary.jpg
Fishburn Park Elementary School, located at 3057 Colonial Avenue.

RC28 Raleigh Court Elementary.jpg
Raleigh Court Elementary School, located at 2202 Grandin Road, opened in 1960 and served students through the end of the 2009 school year.

RC29 Patrick Henry High.jpg
The old campus-style Patrick Henry High School was dedicated on 17 December 1960. It was replaced with a conventional school building in 2008.

RC30 Woodrow Wilson Middle.jpg
The gymnasium addition at Woodrow Wilson Middle School.

RC31 Virginia Heights Elementary.jpg
A newly constructed Virginia Heights Elementary School (right) stands next to the old Virginia Heights Elementary.

RC32 Grandin Court Elementary.jpg
Grandin Court Elementary School, located at 2815 Spessard Avenue.

RC33 Wasena Elementary.jpg
Wasena Elementary School, located at 1125 Sherwood Avenue.

RC34 Patrick Henry High.jpg
The old campus-style Patrick Henry High School was dedicated on 17 December 1960. It was replaced with a conventional school building in 2008.

RC35 Harris Harwood.jpg
Harris Hardwood Company office, formerly located just off of Ashlawn Street.

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Norwich Bridge

RC37 Raleigh Court Library.jpg
Raleigh Court Branch Library, located at 2112 Grandin Road.

RC38 Memorial Bridge.jpg
A view of Memorial Bridge

RC4 Virginia Heights Elementary.jpg
Virginia Heights Elementary School is seen in the background. In the foreground is the foundation being laid for Virginia Heights Baptist Church.

RC41 Virginia Heights Lutheran.jpg
Children in front of Virginia Heights Lutheran Church. The church was the predecessor of Christ Lutheran Church. This chapel was located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.. Built in 1917, the chapel was in use by the congregation until 1948.

RC42 Children on Grandin.jpg
Unidentified children stand outside of Brice's Drugstore on Grandin Road.

RC43 Garlands Drugstore.jpg
An interior view of Garland's Drugstore at its original Grandin Road location.

RC44 Garlands Drugstore.jpg
Garland's Drugstore, formerly located at 1327 Grandin Road.

RC45 Transportation Museum.jpg
Visitors at the Roanoke Transportation Museum formerly located in Wasena Park. The museum opened in 1963.

RC46 Transportation Museum.jpg
N&W Class J 611 and N&W #6 on exhibit at the Roanoke Transportation Museum in Wasena Park.

RC47 Transportation Museum.jpg
Some of the exhibits at the Roanoke Transportation Museum in Wasena Park.

RC48 Transportation Museum.jpg
The Transportation Museum in Wasena Park submerged in flood waters from the flood of 1985.

RC5 VHBC Sunday School.jpg
Parishioners in front of chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.

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Parishioners in front of chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.

RC8 Roanoke Avenue.jpg
A view of Roanoke Avenue in Norwich.

RC9 Russell Avenue.jpg
A view of Russell Avenue in Norwich.

almshouseregister.pdf
This register documents residents of the Almshouse or "Poor House" of the City of Roanoke.

1866CohabReg.pdf

RemodelingRoanoke.pdf
Report by Landscape Architect, John Nolen, submitted to the Committee on Civic Improvement, which addresses the following: a plan for the city, provisions for business, streets, parkways and thoroughfares, recreation grounds, and examples and methods…

EdwardsRichard.jpg
Date of Birth: April 15, 1911
Mayor from September 1, 1946 to August 31, 1948
Date of Death: December 11, 1968

RNC 10 Fire Station 7.jpg
The original Fire Station 7, located at 1742 Memorial Avenue.

RNC 101 Jefferson Street.jpg
Home formerly located at 815 S. Jefferson Street.

RNC 11 Roanoke High School.jpg
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.

RNC 117 Woodlawn Avenue.jpg
Woodlawn Avenue at the intersection with Montgomery Avenue.

RNC 118 Mill Mountain.jpg
A view of Mill Mountain from Old Southwest.

RNC 120 6th Street SE.jpg
Looking north on 6th Street SE from Tazewell Avenue.

RNC 130 2nd Street.jpg
Looking north on 2nd Street NE.

RNC 132 Church and 2nd.jpg
Buildings once located at 2nd Street and Church Avenue where the Commonwealth Building stands today.

RNC 139 Commerce Street School.jpg
Demolition of the Commerce Street School, also known as the First Ward School.

RNC 146 Municipal Building.jpg
View of the Municipal Building from 2nd Street and Campbell Avenue.

RNC 147 Carvins Cove Dam.jpg
Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

RNC 148 Carvins Cove Dam.jpg
Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

RNC 15 Norfolk Avenue.jpg
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.

RNC 150 Orange Avenue.jpg
Orange Avenue, exact location unknown.

RNC 152 WWI Monument.jpg
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.

RNC 16 Heironimus.jpg
John Nolen's plans for the City of Roanoke on display in the windows of Heironimus.

RNC 17 Windsor Apartments.jpg
Apartments located at 2049 Windsor Avenue at the corner of Brunswick Street.

RNC 18 Quick Way.jpg
Quick Way convenience store, located at 2209 Brandon Avenue.

RNC 2 Highland Park School.jpg
Highland Park Elementary School, located at 1212 5th Street.

RNC 24 Memorial Avenue.jpg
Streetcar tracks on the 700 block of Memorial Avenue.

RNC 29 GW Copenhaver.jpg
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.

RNC 3 N&W Salvage.jpg
Norfolk & Western Salvage Warehouse, formerly located at 201 Campbell Avenue SE.

RNC 37 Carvins Cove Dam.jpg
Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

RNC 38 Carvins Cove Dam.jpg
Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.

RNC 39 N&W Freight Station.jpg
Lots for sale in front of the Norfolk & Western freight station on Norfolk Avenue.

RNC 4 Shenandoah.jpg
Austin & Martin Auto Repair, formerly located at 223 Shenandoah Avenue NW.

RNC 40 Commerce Street School.jpg
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.

RNC 41 Big Oak Filling Station.jpg
Big Oak Filling Station was located around the 2500 block of Williamson Road.

RNC 42 Jefferson Street.jpg
Looking north on Jefferson Street from Elmwood Park.

RNC 5 Mick or Mack.jpg
Mick or Mack, formerly located at 310 2nd Street.

RNC 50 Franklin Road.jpg
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.

RNC 51 Municipal Building.jpg
A view of the municipal building from the YMCA.

RNC 52 Church Avenue.jpg
Commerce Street School being razed to make room for the post office. Greene Memorial United Methodist Church can be seen in background.

RNC 54 Jefferson Theatre.jpg
Jefferson Theatre, formerly located at 417 S. Jefferson Street.

RNC 55 Patrick Henry.jpg
The Patrick Henry Hotel.

RNC 56 Jefferson Street.jpg
Looking north on Jefferson Street from Campbell Avenue.

RNC 60 Church Avenue.jpg
Demolition of St. John's Episcopal and a house on Church Avenue to make way for the post office.

RNC 63 Commerce Street School Site.jpg
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.

RNC 64 Commerce Street School Site.jpg
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.

RNC 65 2nd Street.jpg
Looking north on 2nd Street NE. Lick Run is the stream at right. Extreme right is the location of I581.

RNC 66 2nd Street.jpg
Looking north on 2nd Street NE at the intersection with Patton Avenue.

RNC 70 Tinker Creek.jpg
A view of Tinker Creek.

RNC 72 2nd Street.jpg
Looking north on 2nd Street just beyond Patton Avenue..

RNC 73 N&W Underpass.jpg
One-lane road under a Norfolk & Western underpass through which traffic accessing 460 East would pass.

RNC 8 Wilson & Company.jpg
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.

RNC 80 WWI Monument.jpg
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.

RNC 81 Church Avenue.jpg
Looking east on Church Avenue from the 100 block.

RNC 84 Gregory Avenue.jpg
Gregory Avenue at the intersection with 2nd Street NE.

RNC 85 Tinker Mountain.jpg
A view of Tinker Mountain.

RNC 86 Orange Avenue.jpg
Driving could be a challenge on Orange Avenue in its early days. View is looking west near Gainsboro Road.

RNC 9 St. Andrews.jpg
St. Andrews Catholic Church.

RNC 94 Avon Road.jpg
Looking north on Avon Road at the intersection with Sherwood Avenue.

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Group photo of Appalachian Power Company workers in Anawalt, West Virginia to install power lines. Arch Stockton holds rolled blue prints and reins of horse.

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Zora and Dr. John G. Davis and children with longtime housekeeper, Vivvie.

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Edith Davis Paine holds an air rifle at the Davis home on Salem Avenue.

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Dr. John Gibson Davis.

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Professor Charles Rowe and his Rhythm Boys perform for a Veterans of Foreign Wars banquet at the Hotel Roanoke.

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Vest Furniture Company, formerly located at 109 Campbell Avenue SW. Sid Vest, owner, is pictured in white shirt.

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Confederate veterans parade through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.

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Confederate veterans parade through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.

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Parade participants for Confederate veterans ride a float through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.

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Check Room and Snack Stand in Mountain Park.

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Popcorn stand at Mountain Park. Lillie Solleday on right.

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An unidentified man stands on the rock formation known as McAfee Knob. McAfee Knob is one of the most photographed places on the Appalachian Trail.

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Customers peruse the City Market.

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Farmer in wagon pulled by oxen on Market Street.

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Dance Pavilion and The Thriller rollercoaster in Mountain Park.

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Looking north from South Roanoke toward Downtown. Tinker Mountain is visible in the background.

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Wagon pulled by oxen travels through an unidentified residential neighborhood.

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Three unidentified men and a little girl pose with a Mitchell automobile.

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Three unidentified men in a peach orchard,

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Two unidentified men in a park.

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Photo of members of the Steele Family. Front row, 3rd from left: Carl Steele; Back row, 3rd from left John Steele, 4th from left Alma Steele. All others unidentified.

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At left is Alma Beckner Steele with two unidentified women.

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Family Photo: Front row, 6th from left Isabell Clingenpeel, 7th from left Carl Steele, 8th from left Helen Clingenpeel, 9th from left Lewis Clingenpeel; Back row, 11th from left John Beckner, 12th from left Jackson Beckner, and 13th from left Ann…

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W.J. Rigney was Chief of Police for the City of Roanoke from 1919 through 1928. Rigney had been appointed Chief to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former Chief A.H. Griffin.

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Shooting gallery, The Thriller rollercoaster, and bowling alley at Mountain Park.

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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.

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Presentation of an auto to Reverend W. E. Lee, of High Street Baptist Church for the church’s 41st anniversary.

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Rockledge Inn on Mill Mountain.

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Group photo of members of Enon Baptist Church.

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Workers deliver ice for Roanoke Ice Corporation. Roanoke Ice Corportation began operations in 1913 after Consumer Ice Company and Griggs Packing Company.

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Horse and buggy in Downtown Roanoke.

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Auto Tire Shop, formerly located at 501 2nd Street SW.

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Dr. Paul Davis holds his daughter Pauline while on leave during World War I. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his service in French hospitals.

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Eagles Band.

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Norfolk & Western employees in front of Norfolk & Western offices.

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Norfolk & Western baseball team.

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Roanoke Railway & Electric streetcar conductors.

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A busy day at the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street. The Terry Building is visible in the background.

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J.E. Blackwell Grocery, formerly located at 4 Market Square.

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Mr. and Mrs. Danmore at their home at 413 3rd Street NW.

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Chief of Police W. J. Rigney (front passenger) with other unidentified police officers.

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Ambulance in front of Burrell Memorial Hospital. Roanoke's first African-American hospital, Burrell Memorial, was founded in 1915 in a small cottage on Henry Street. It soon outgrew the Henry Street location and moved into the former Alleghany…

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Paul, Edith, and Frangie Davis with Frank the horse at Davis home on Salem Avenue.

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A streetcar travels along Campbell Avenue near the intersection with Jefferson Street. Terry Building visible at right.
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