Virginia Room Digital Collection

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The Virginia Room Digital Collection includes photographs, oral histories, books, pamphlets and finding aids to items in the Virginia Room. Continue to check back for new additions.

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UC 1 Boyle-Swecker.jpg
Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, formerly located at 715 Patterson Avenue.

UC 10 Jacks Laundromat.jpg
Jack's Laundromat, formerly located at 5312 Williamson Road.

UC 12 Magnolia.jpg
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…

UC 13 Humble Esso.jpg
Humble Esso, formerly located at 3611 Brandon Avenue.

UC 14 Humble Esso.jpg
Humble Esso, formerly located at 3611 Brandon Avenue.

UC 15 Elmwood Park Pond.jpg
Unidentified nurses pose next the pond once located in Elmwood Park.

UC 16 Community Hospital.jpg
Community Hospital as seen from Elmwood Park.

UC 17 Brandon Avenue.jpg
Offices located at 701 Brandon Avenue.

UC 18 Colonial-American.jpg
Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 3002 Brandon Avenue.

UC 19 Colonial-American.jpg
Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 210 Washington Street in Vinton..

UC 2 Boyle-Swecker.jpg
Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, formerly located at 715 Patterson Avenue.

UC 20 Colonial-American.jpg
Hollins Branch of Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 7337 Williamson Road.

UC 21 Aerial of Downtown.jpg
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

UC 22 Aerial of Downtown.jpg
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

UC 24 Hospital Computer Service.jpg
Hospital Computer Service, formerly located at 1147 2nd Street.

UC 25 Billys Barn.jpg
Billy's Barn, located at 1790 Thompson Memorial Drive.

UC 27 Kenneys.jpg
Kenney's, formerly located at 5324 Williamson Road.

UC 29 Bantam Market.jpg
Bantam Market, formerly located at 3515 Franklin Road.

UC 3 Harry Dixon.jpg
Harry Dixon Insurance, formerly located at 3226 Brambleton Avenue.

UC 30 American Motor Inns.jpg
American Motor Inns, formerly located at 103 Campbell Avenue.

UC 31 Colonial-American.jpg
Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 2112 Colonial Avenue.

UC 32 Colonial-American.jpg
Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 1953 Franklin Road.

UC 34 Windsor West.jpg
Sign at the entrance of the Windsor West neighborhood, located at the intersection of Grandin Road and Charing Cross Drive.

UC 35 Windsor West.jpg
Entrance to the Windsor West neighborhood at the intersection of Grandin Road and Charing Cross Drive.

UC 36 81-43 Restaurant Interior.jpg
Interior of the 81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

UC 37 81-43 Restaurant.jpg
81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

UC 38 81-43 Restaurant.jpg
81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

UC 39 Normandy Knoll.jpg
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.

UC 41 Chewning Garage.jpg
Chewning Garage, formerly located at 3034 Wentworth Avenue.

UC 42 Kenneys.jpg
Kenney's, formerly located at 4317 Williamson Road.

UC 43 View from MM.jpg
View of the Roanoke Valley from Mill Mountain.

UC 45 Booth Supply.jpg
Booth Supply, formerly located at 828 Jamison Avenue.

UC 47 Roanoke Box.jpg
Roanoke Box, formerly located at 621 Ashlawn Street.

UC 48 Flora & Martin.jpg
Offices located at 701 Brandon Avenue, including Flora and Martin Insurance, Department of Taxation and Jean Moore Custom Frames.

UC 49 Andys Cards & Candies.jpg
Andy's Cards and Candies, formerly located in Townside Festival Shopping Center.

UC 50 Peters Realty.jpg
Peters Realty, formerly located at 623 Abney Road.

UC 51 Magic City Ford.jpg
Magic City Ford, located at 809 Williamson Road.

UC 53 Kroger Bakery.jpg
Kroger Bakery, formerly located at 541 Salem Avenue.

UC 54 Kelleys.jpg
Kelley's Restaurant, formerly located at 4328 Salem Turnpike.

UC 55 Crofton.jpg
The Crofton subdivision off of Hardy Road in Vinton.

UC 56 Kroger Bakery.jpg
Kroger Bakery, formerly located at 541 Salem Avenue.

UC 57 Loyd & Fralin.jpg
Loyd and Fralin Attorneys, formerly located at 301 Campbell Avenue.

UC 58 Gulf Truckstops.jpg
Gulf Truckstops at Troutville.

UC 62 Hundleys Market.jpg
Hundley's Market, formerly located at 3605 Shenandoah Avenue.

UC 64 Poff Hauling.jpg
J. Bill Poff Hauling dump truck.

UC 65 Flood Aerial.jpg
Aerial view showing flood damage brought on by Hurricane Camille.

UC 7 Northview UMC.jpg
Northview United Methodist Church, located at 521 Ridgecrest Drive.

UC 71 Thomas Rutherfoord.jpg
Thomas Rutherfoord Bonding and Insurance, located at 1 S. Jefferson Street.

UC 72 Allied Sales.jpg
Allied Sales Company, formerly located at 2480 Patterson Avenue.

UC 75 Roanoke EMS.jpg
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew hall, located at 374 Day Avenue.

UC 77 Southampton.jpg
Southampton townhomes, located off of Wyndham Drive in Vinton.

UC 78 Southampton.jpg
Southampton townhomes, located off of Wyndham Drive in Vinton.

UC 79 Southampton Model.jpg
3-dimensional scale model of Southampton Townhomes.

UC 8 Texaco.jpg
Texaco station formerly located in the 5200 block of Williamson Road.

UC 80 Cycle Center.jpg
Cycle Center, formerly located at 406 E. 4th Street.

UC 81 Colonial Avenue Baptist.jpg
Colonial Avenue Baptist Church, located at 4165 Colonial Avenue.

UC 9 Williamson Road Plaza.jpg
Williamson Road Plaza, located in the 5300 block of Williamson Road.

UC83 3459 Meadowlark Road.jpg
Home located at 3459 Meadowlark Road SW.

UC95 1400 Gratton Street.jpg
Homes in the 1400 block of Gratton Street in Salem.

UC104 1843 Dorset Drive.jpg
Home located at 1843 Dorset Drive in Cave Spring.

UC114 3718 London Circle.jpg
Home located at 3718 London Circle in Cave Spring.

UC115 3607 Bond Street.jpg
Home located at 3607 Bond Street in Cave Spring

UC119 Boyle-Swecker.jpg
Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, formerly located at 715 Patterson Avenue SW.
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