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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Roanoke Technical Institute, now called Virginia Western Community College.

Lower level of Towers Shopping Center.

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

Colonial Avenue Baptist Church, located at 4165 Colonial Avenue.

Aerial view of Roanoke from Colonial Heights

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.

"A two story and part basement brick building of fire resistive construction, roof of composition on concrete slab, concrete floors, plastered interior finish, electric lighting, low pressure steam heat. Approximately 25 years old and in good…

Fishburn Park Elementary School, located at 3057 Colonial Avenue.

The Almshouse or "poor house" was built in 1925. The building is now part of Virginia Western Community College.

WDBJ station at its third location on the corner of Colonial Avenue and Brandon Avenue.

The Almshouse or "poor house" was built in 1925. The building is now part of Virginia Western Community College.

B.E. Conner Market was located at 3676 Colonial Avenue SW. It was owned and operated by Bob Conner.
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