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Orange Avenue, Northeast.

Victory Stadium fountain

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1533 Riverdale Road.

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1742 Jerome Street, Riverdale.

1534 Edgerton Avenue, Riverdale.

1536 Edgerton Avenue, Riverdale.

1737 16th Street, Riverdale.

1712 Edgerton Avenue, Riverdale.

1708 Edgerton Avenue, Riverdale.

1704 Edgerton Avenue, Riverdale.

1614 Edgerton Avenue, Riverdale.

1602 Edgerton Avenue, Riverdale.

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1546 Edgerton Avenue, Riverdale.

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Auto Spring & Bearing

Dixie Distributing Company

Magic City Ford

Commonwealth

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Travel Lodge, Commonwealth

Travel Lodge, Commonwealth

Travel Lodge, Commonwealth

Magic City Ford, Commonwealth

Holiday Inn, Commonwealth

Dixie Distributing Company

In the late 1970’s the Greyhound Bus Station was located at 521 Rutherford Ave NE at the corner of Kimball Ave. The building is currently occupied by Avis Construction Company (2018). This depot opened in 1974 when the previous depot at 44 Bullitt…

Civic Center

Post Office

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society..

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Magic City Ford

Post Office

Roanoke Gas

Days Inn, Kimball

Day Avenue, SW

618 Mountain Avenue, SW

1328 3rd Street, SW

122 Mountain Avenue, SW

1401 Maple Avenue, SW

414 Walnut Avenue, SW

400 Block, Mountain Avenue, SW

301 Elm Avenue, SW

Second Presbyterian church

371 Walnut Avenue, SW

1201 Maple Avenue, SW

429 Allison Avenue, SW

368 Allison Avenue, SW

409 Albemarle Avenue, SW

360 Albemarle Avenue, SW

Gainsboro

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Madison Avenue

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333 Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

315 Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

321 Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

353 Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

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337 Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

301 Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

333 Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

402 Madison Avenue, Gainsboro

Deanwood

Deanwood

The Patriot is the annual for Patrick Henry High School.

The Technician was the annual for Roanoke Technical Institute.

The Technician was the annual for Roanoke Technical Institute.

The Technician was the annual for Roanoke Technical Institute.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Annie Vest and Helen Williams in front of Oswald L. Williams' Store on Bent Mountain.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

This is a guide to the Ladies United Aid Society Collection. The collection contains items relating to the Ladies United Aid Society and their members, including documents and a scrapbook. In 1893, the Ladies United Aid Society was founded as a…

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Materials included in the Dudley Family Genealogical Collection were compiled by Naoma Dudley Slone in two three-ring binders with photographs compiled in a separate album. The primary focus of Mrs. Slone’s research relates to the Dudley and allied…

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

The Fortnightly Club Records Collection consists of records created by the club since it was founded in 1913 as a literary club for women in the Roanoke Valley. Materials include yearbooks, meeting minutes, program materials, scrapbooks,…

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

The Memoir was the annual for Troutville High School.

The Memoir was the Annual for Troutville High School.

The Pan Philian Club Records collection consists of records generated by the club from its inception in 1920 through the 1960s. Records include meeting minutes, correspondence, news clippings, programs, and projects. Materials are arranged…

The Dorothy Gibboney Collection consists of materials collected by Gibboney from 1966-1980. Materials include correspondence, news clippings, awards, photographs, and programs and speaking engagements. Most of the correspondence was received during…

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

The Funeral Program and Obituary Index includes funeral programs, in memoriam articles and obituaries that are housed at the Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries.

Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, located at 215 Church Avenue.

Mick or Mack, formerly located in the 5300 block of Williamson Road in what is now Williamson Road Plaza.

MiniBank in Mick or Mack, formerly located in what is now Williamson Road Plaza.

Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

The entrance of a newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

J.W. Burress Construction and Industrial Equipment, formerly located at 1701 Shenandoah Avenue, NW.

Interior view of men's department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

Interior view of Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

Interior view of fabric department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

Interior view of fabric department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

Interior view of salon in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

Second Presbyterian Church junior choir.

Second Presbyterian Church junior choir.

Class graduates of Ferrum College in front of Vaughn Chapel.

Colonial Tourist Home, formerly located at 3824 Williamson Road.

Virginia Employment Commission, formerly located at 1204 Franklin Road, SW.

Universal Ball Company, formerly located in the 1900 block of Progress Drive, SE.

Universal Ball Company, formerly located in the 1900 block of Progress Drive, SE.

Ched's Department Store, possibly located on Route 460 in Blacksburg.

Ched's Department Store, possible located on Route 460 in Blacksburg.

Gulf Service Station, formerly located at the corner of Plantation Road and Williamson Road. . Tinker Mountain is seen in the background.

Carlton Terrace Apartments, formerly located at 924 S. Jefferson Street.

Propst-Childress Shoe Company window display. Store was located at 306 S. Jefferston Street.

Employees of Whitehead Plumbing next to trucks at 1114 Moorman Avenue, NW.

W.P. Swartz & Company, formerly located at 421 Luck Avenue, SW.

Group photograph of the Oak Hill Academy Board of Trustees.

The Hitching Post Motel, formerly located at 7656 Williamson Road.

View of Oral Roberts revival campaign taken from the top of Victory Stadium.

Greene Memorial United Methodist Church junior choir.

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 21 in the old Boy Scout room at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. Pictured are Henry Deaton, Jr., Jimmy King, Alton B. Parker, and Joe Wright.

Julian H. Rutherfoord Family portrait in front of home located at 412 King George Avenue, SW.

Reenactment of the Last Supper at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church.

Group photograph of Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Employees working in drafting room at Hayes, Seay, Mattern, and Mattern.

Hayes, Seay, Mattern, and Mattern architecural firm, formerly located at 1615 Franklin Road, SW.

Group photograph of Greene Memorial United Methodist Chuch choir.

Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

Liberty Limestone Corporation office building, formerly located at 19857 Main Street in Buchanan.

Noland Company's former location at 1226 Centre Avenue, NW.

Noland Company's former location at 1226 Centre Avenue, NW.

Window displays at Davidson's Menswear.

Window displays at Davidson's Menswear.

Interior view of W.T. Grant department store, formerly located at 27 Campbell Avenue, SW.

Interior view of W.T. Grant department store, formerly located at 27 Campbell Avenue, SW.

Composite photograph of personnel of the Roanoke United States Post Office. Pictured are: E.M. Wright, B.S. Sisson, C.D. Spangler, I.C. Barnhart, J.P. Broughman, O.E. Hammer, C.H. Owen, John Robertson, R.W. Adams, R.P. Grogan, D.T. Alley, W.A. Clark,…

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Group photograph of the William Fleming High School band.

Unidentified men stand outside the Capitol Saloon once located at 23 Salem Avenue, SW.

Composite photograph of Roanoke Railway & Electric Company/Safety Motor Transit Corporation employees. Pictured are: R.M. Pendleton, L.O. Kesler, R.C. Richards, R.B. Crider, B.F. Spencer, E.R. Mitchell, J.W. Hale, E.H. Hammersley, R.C. Nimmo, T.H.…

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This is a guide to the Virginia Y. Lee Celebrity Memorabilia Collection. Items in the collection were collected by Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries librarian Virginia Y. Lee. The collection relates to celebrities Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.…

Group photograph of Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Composite photograph of Roanoke Junior Woman's Club members. Pictured are: Florence Chick, Naomi Wade, Louise Simmerman, Frances Parrish, Catherine Phipps, Terecia Wingate, Mildred Stickley, Helen Lorenzen, Dorothy Snedegar, Betty Norris, Vivian…

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Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Appalachian Power Company Service Center, located at 803 River Avenue, SE.

Appalachian Power, located at 606 1st Street, SW.

Construction of Appalachian Power building viewed from 1st Street, SW.

Construction of Appalachian Power building from Franklin Road, located at 606 1st Street, SW.

Comfort Inn, located at 2545 Lee Highway in Troutville.

Comfort Inn, located at 2545 Lee Highway in Troutville.

Dominion Tower construction shown from the roof of 213 S. Jefferson Street.

Grand opening of the Glidden Paint store, formerly located at 3846 Electric Road.

J.M. Vaughn Market, formerly located at 140 Railroad Avenue in Eagle Rock, Virginia

Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W. Main Street in Salem.

Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W Main Street in Salem.

Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W Main Street in Salem.

Aerial view showing site of future Appalachian Power Service Center, located at 803 River Avenue, SE. Roanoke Industrial Center in the foreground.

Whipple Company Store, located at 7485 Okey L. Patteson Road, Scarbro, WV.

The Gables Shopping Center, located at 1322 S. Main Street in Blacksburg. Tenenants included Leggett's, Mick or Mack, Sears, A&P, Gables Pharmacy, T,G,&Y, High's Ice Cream, First Virginia Bank, Firestone, and Sherwin Williams Paints.

Corning plant, located at 3050 N. Franklin Street in Christiansburg.

Montgomery County Hospital, now LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, is located at 3700 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

Shown under construction is the Marriott formerly located on Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg across from the Virginia Tech Golf Course.

The old Blacksburg High School, later old Blacksburg Middle School, was located in the 500 block of S. Main Street in Blacksburg. The middle school closed in 2002 after completion of the new midle school on Prices Fork Road. The building was razed…

Burruss Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech.

National Bank of Blacksburg, located at 901 N. Main Street in Blacksburg

Blacksburg Christian Church, located at 240 Watson Avenue, Blacksburg.

Montgomery County Mutual, formerly located at 104 Jackson Street, Blacksburg,

National Bank of Blacksburg, located at 100 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

First National Exchange Bank, formerly located at 200 N. Main Street, Blacksburg.

Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, located at 701 Church Street, Blacksburg.

First Federal Savings of Roanoke, formerly located at 1206 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

First National Exchange Bank, formerly locate at 1204 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

The former Roanoke YWCA building located at 605 1st Street, SW.

Willett, Key, and Tatel Law Office, formerly located at 109 Highland Avenue, SW.

Inventory of negatives included in the Throckmorton Negative Collection, Images containing group and individual negatives are not identified beyond the names of the groups.

Oral History Interview with Gail Burruss
Interviewers: Michelle Eimen
Interviewee: Gail Burruss
Date: February 18, 2019
Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College
Total Duration: 59:20
Transcription prepared by: Katie Thaxton, Michelle Eimen,…

Oral History Interview with Yoedie Cleveland Swain
Interviewer: Elbisa Lindov
Interviewee: Yoedie Cleveland Swain
Date: February 25, 2019
Location: Diva’s House of Hair
Total Duration: 1:02:17
Transcription prepared by: Cameron Sammons and…

Oral History Interview with Riley Chattin
Interviewer: Jillian Barnard
Interviewee: Riley Chattin
Date: February 22, 2019
Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College
Total Duration: 57:35
Transcription prepared by: Becca Horton, Alanna Higdon,…

Oral History Interview with Reverend Catherine Houchins
Interviewer: Joel Bowers
Interviewee: Rev. Catherine Houchins
Date: March 11, 2019
Location: Metropolitan Community Church of the Blue Ridge
Total Duration: 56:00
Transcription prepared…

Roanoke's first automobile parked in front of a bicycle shop at 109-111 Church Avenue SW. The first auto was believed to have been owned by T.T. Fishburn. In two years, in 1906, this building would become Roanoke Automobile Company selling Rambler…

G.W. Sisler Funeral Home, formerly located at 23 First (Salem) Avenue.

Grand Piano Furniture was located at 312 2nd Street SW.

Carolina Cotton and Woolen Mills, formerly located at 505 6th Street SW.

J.E. Bernard's Machine Shop, formerly located at 109-111 Church Avenue SW. Roanoke Automobile Company is located next door, specializing in the sale of Ramblers.

A contingent of veterans march in the Armistice Day Parade on Campbell Avenue.

Union Lunch, formerly located in the area where the Market Building is today.

Looking east on Campbell Avenue toward the Market Building from the roof of the Colonial American National Bank building.

The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies.

Group portrait of Alleghany Institute students. Individuals unidentifed.

The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies. Tenants in this photo include A&P…

Looking west on Campbell Avenue. The Rialto Theatre is visible at left.

The Municipal Building from 2nd Street.

Mountain Trust Bank was located in the Strickland Building at 302 S. Jefferson Street.

Lakeside Amusement Park was built in 1920 on Mason's Creek. The "lake" seen here was the area's first public swimming pool, complete with sand beach. Also visible is the "Thriller" roller coaster and the bumper car pavilion.

Intersection showing the Williamson Building on the northwest corner of Church Avenue and Jefferson Street. At the time of this photo, the building housed T.L. Deyerle Company. It would later be home to the Sportsman. The building was razed in…

Formerly located on the southwest corner of Williamson Road and Salem Avenue, the Big Lick Hotel would go through several iterations, including a portion of the Shenandoah Hotel, the Lee Hotel and Hotel Earle. The building was gutted by fire in 1991…

Looking south on Jefferson Street. American Theatre on right.

Title Guarantee Trust and Savings Bank, formerly located at 34 Church Avenue SW.

Firemen pose on a ladder pulled by horses. The building in the background was on the corner of 1st Street and Church Avenue.

Roanoke's second federally funded post office was constructed on the same site as the first, the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street. It was built in 1914 and replaced in 1933.

In 1898, the Big Lick Livery Stable stood on Henry Street (1st Street SW) just north of Roanoke's first federally funded post office (located on the NE corner of Henry (1st) Street and Church Avenue) which can be seen in the background. In 1890 this…

Horton and Roberts Livery Stable stood on Henry Street (now 1st Street SW) just north of the northeast corner of Henry Street and Church Avenue.

Hotel Roanoke

Looking north on Jefferson Street.

Mill Mountain Incline.

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

Civil War veterans reunion at Hotel Roanoke.

The pond once in Elmwood Park.

Interior view of the Patrick Henry Hotel lobby.

Roanoke's first Market Building. Built in 1886, it was replaced by the current Market Building in 1922.

The First National Exchange Bank building is located at 201 S. Jefferson Street.

Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.

Patrick Henry Hotel

A view of Mill Mountain. Roanoke Hospital, the Mill Mountain Incline, and the observation tower are all visible.

Th Dog Mouth Fountain stands on the northwest corner of Salem Avenue and Market Street. Legend has it that those who drink from the fountain will always return to Roanoke.

Lewis-Gale Hospital was built in 1909 as a partnership between Dr. Sparrell Gale and Dr. J.N. Lewis. The original hospital stood at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Luck Avenue.

Looking north on Jefferson Street from the Colonial National Bank building.

Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.

Crowds gather along Campbell Avenue to watch the Armistice Day Parade.

Spectators watch the highwire act, part of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of American carnival.

The original Natural Bridge Hotel. The hotel burned in 1963 and was replaced by the current hotel in 1964.

A view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain with the Riverland neighborhood in the foreground.

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

The second observation tower once atop Mill Mountain. The first observation tower was destroyed in a wind storm in 1914. This tower replaced it until 1936, when it was destroyed by fire. George Davis at left.

Greene Memorial United Methodist Church at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd Street. In this photograph, a crowd is gathered to watch as the new La France Fire Engine was hauled to the corner to see if it could throw water as high as the steeple…

The original Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW. The elegant verandas are gone by the time this photograph was taken. In December 1930, the building was totally destroyed by fire, killing one resident and injuring others. It was…

The second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.

Jefferson Hospital, founded in 1907 by Dr. Hugh Trout, was the predecessor of Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital. Formerly located at 1313 Franklin Road SW, the hospital closed in 1967 and was later razed. The two-story porches no longer exist…

Group portrait of students and faculty of the Alleghany Institute. Front row, left ot right: Ott Coleman, Jack Airheart, William ?; back row, left to right: B.S. Brooke, Eugene Turner, Ernest B. Fishburn, Billy Malone, D. Thomas Taylor, Romeo…

Roanoke High School gymnasts. Caption reads, "Winners Intermediate Gym Contest, '07-'08".

Close-up view of Poage's Mill waterwheel on Back Creek.

Waterfall at Carvins Cove.

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

The original Natural Bridge Hotel. The hotel burned in 1963 and was replaced by the current hotel in 1964.

Calvin and Harriet Muse stand with their sons, George and Willie, after the family is reunited in 1927. George and Willie's story is detailed in 'Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest' by Beth Macy.

Webster Brick Company (now General Shale), located at 2351 Webster Road.

The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in…

Led by the Roanoke Machine Works band, the funeral procession of William Nolty winds slowly past "Brick Row" on E. Campbell Avenue. "Brick Row" was built as a low-rent housing area for mostly less skilled workers at Roanoke Machine Works. The…

The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in…

Hiawatha Tribe Number 66, Red Men's Band at Hotel Roanoke.

Golf Course at Roanoke Country Club.

Armistead Neal tavern and boarding house was located on Shenandoah Avenue. For many years, it served the town of Big Lick as a hotel.

A view of Mill Mountain. Building in foreground was the Adams, Payne, Gleaves, Livery Stable No. 2. Abandoned by the time of this photograph, it is used to promote the purchase of war bonds.

The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in…

Groundbreaking for Pythian Castle Hall, Osceola Lodge No. 47 on Franklin Road. Shown are George Davis, Stuart A. Barbour, Frank N. Smith, and Charles D. Keffer.

Natural Tunnel in Scott County. The massive naturally formed cave is so large, it is used as a railroad tunnel.

Group portrait of Roanoke bankers in front of the Terry Building.

Spanish-American War United States Veterans, Company G, 2nd Virginia Volunteers, Dewey Mess. Pictured are : H.H. Zink, E.M. Carr, Pat Sullivan, A.T. Day, F.M. Moore, C.W. Rolen, J.T. Donnelly, G.D. Black, J.L. Bonavita, G.W. Misel, R.L. Tremain,…

In the Coulter Building, the Hancock-Clay Company opened a department store in 1926. This interior view shows some of the dry goods and notions sold by Hancock-Clay. The firm became bankrupt in the early 1930s.

First Presbyterian Church, located at 2101 Jefferson Street SW.

Roanoke Country Club, located at 3360 Old Country Club Road NW, shortly after completion of the clubhouse.

Salvation Army Hotel, formerly located at 201 2nd Street SW.

Norfolk & Western General Offices, located at 8 N. Jefferson Street, replaced the old General Offices after they were destroyed by fire in 1896. This building would be used in this capacity until 1932 when the new office building was completed.

Belmont Elementary School was located on Dale Avenue in southeast Roanoke. The school was built in 1891 and remained in operation until 1974 when Fallon Park Elementary School was completed.

The second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.

Commerce Street School, also called First Ward School, was located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd (Commerce) Street. Built in 1890, it was razed in 1929 to make room for the post office.

The Harrison School was completed in 1916. Two years later, the first high school classes for African American students began at Harrison School. Three students graduated in 1924, due largely to the persistence of Harrison's principal, Lucy…

Entrance to Sherwood Forest subdivision, located at Yellow Mountain Road and Nottingham Road.

The Morice (formerly Roanoke) Twine Mill in Norwich. Built to house the Norwich Lock Company in 1891, the lock company was a short-lived enterprise. In 1901, the Roanoke Cotton Mill moved into the abandoned building.

Boggs & Havnaer Laundry and Dry Cleaning supplies and equipment, formerly located at 912 3 1/2 Street SE.

Morningside Elementary School, located at 1716 Wilson Street SE.

Stonewall Jackson Middle School located at 1004 Montrose Avenue SE shortly after completion. The school's name was changed to John P. Fishwick Middle School in 2018.

Jamison Elementary School was located on the southwest corner of Jamison Avenue and 14th Street SE. The school was built in 1916 and razed in 1975.
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