FE300 Roanoke Auditorium
Roanoke Auditorium was located along Wells Avenue NE, between Williamson Road and 2nd Street. Built in 1916, it was purchased in 1947 by the American Legion and thence called the American Legion Auditorium. It served the city well as an all-purpose civic center until destroyed by fire in 1957.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1920
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
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FE286 Roanoke Auditorium
Roanoke Auditorium was located along Wells Avenue NE, between Williamson Road and 2nd Street. Built in 1916, it was purchased in 1947 by the American Legion and thence called the American Legion Auditorium. It served the city well as an all-purpose civic center until destroyed by fire in 1957.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1920
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
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PC 93.1 American Legion Auditorium
"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."
Asheville Postcard Co.
Roanoke Public Libraries
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PC 93.0 American Legion Auditorium
American Legion Auditorium.
Roanoke Public Libraries
unknown
postcard
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PC93.0
Davis 16.2091 Hotel Roanoke
An aerial view of the Hotel Roanoke. Roanoke Auditorium visible in upper right corner.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1940
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Davis16.2091
Davis 16.209 Hotel Roanoke Aerial
An aerial view of the Hotel Roanoke.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1940
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Davis16.209