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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UC 58 Gulf Truckstops.jpg
Gulf Truckstops at Troutville.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 38 81-43 Restaurant.jpg
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 36 81-43 Restaurant Interior.jpg
Interior of the 81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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