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Davis 15.631 Virginia Heights Book Station.jpg
Interior view of the Virginia Heights Book Station. The Virginia Heights Book Station was a precursor to the Raleigh Court Branch Library. It was located in the Masonic Lodge building at Grandin Road and Memorial Avenue.

Davis 22.71 Raleigh Court UMC.jpg
Raleigh Court United Methodist Church, located at 1706 Grandin Road SW.

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Raleigh Court United Methodist Church, located at 1706 Grandin Road SW.

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Raleigh Court United Methodist Church, located at 1706 Grandin Road SW.

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Raleigh Court United Methodist Church, located at 1706 Grandin Road SW.

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Raleigh Court United Methodist Church, located at 1706 Grandin Road SW.

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Raleigh Court United Methodist Church, located at 1706 Grandin Road SW.

Davis 23.2 Raleigh Court Presbyterian.jpg
Raleigh Court Presbyterian located at 1837 Grandin Road.

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Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church located at 1837 Grandin Road..

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Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church located at 1837 Grandin Road..

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Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church, located at 1837 Grandin Road SW.

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Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church located at 1837 Grandin Road..

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Stained glass window in the sanctuary of Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church.

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The sanctuary of Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church.

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Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church, located at 1837 Grandin Road.

Davis 28.33 Virginia Heights Lutheran.jpg
Virginia Heights Lutheran 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.

Davis 28.34 Virginia Heights Lutheran.jpg
Virginia Heights Lutheran Church was the predecessor of Christ Lutheran Church. This chapel was located at what is now 1320 Grandon Road. Built in 1917, the chapel was in use by the congregation until 1948.

Davis 4.41 FNEB Sign.jpg
First National Exchange Bank billboard on Grandin Road near the intersection with Bluemont Avenue SW.

Davis 42.51 Grandin Theater.jpg
Crowd gathered outside of the Grandin Theatre to see "Centennial Summer" starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde.

Davis 44.714 Kroger.jpg
Kroger, formerly located at 1319 Grandin Road SW.

Davis 48.622 Garland's Drugstore.jpg
Garland's Drugstore was formerly located at 1327 Grandin Road. This photo was taken just prior to opening day in 1953

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

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Soda fountain inside Garland's Drugstore, formerly located at 1327 Grandin Road SW.

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Interior view of Garland's Drugstore, formerly located at 1327 Grandin Road SW.

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Looking north on Grandin Road from Sherwood Avenue.

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Apartments located at 1801 Grandin Road SW.

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Kroger, formerly located at 1319 Grandin Road SW, now Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op.

Davis2 44.8 Barrs Variety Store.jpg
Barr's Variety Store, formerly located at 1318 Grandin Road SW.

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Barr's Variety Store, formerly located at 1318 Grandin Road SW.

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Shoppers inside Barr's Variety Store, formerly located at 1318 Grandin Road SW.

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Shoppers in Barr's Variety Store, formerly located at 1318 Grandin Road SW.

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Cash registers at Barr's Variety Store, formerly located at 1318 Grandin Road SW.

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Garland's Drugstore, formerly located at 1327 Grandin Road SW.

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Garland's Drugstore on a snowy day, formerly located at 1327 Grandin Road SW.

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Looking south on Grandin Road from the 1700 block.

FE239 Grandin Road.jpg
Looking northeast on Grandin Road at the intersection with Shirley Avenue.

MP 34.0 Garlands Drugstore.jpg
Interior view of Garland's Drugstore, formerly located 1327 Grandin Road.

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…

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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Car 52 on Grandin Road near Westover Avenue, SW.

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Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.

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Members inside Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.

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Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.

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Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.

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Laying of cornerstone for Christ Lutheran Church.

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Corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue which would become the site of Christ Lutheran Church.

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Looking north on Grandin Road.

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Looking south on Grandin 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.

Underwood 24 Raleigh Court.jpg
Aerial view of Raleigh Court
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