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Silver Gables Tourist Court was located at 3404 Brandon Avenue SW.

Silver Gables Tourist Court was located at 3404 Brandon Avenue SW.

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

Laying of cornerstone for Christ Lutheran Church.

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

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

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

Christ Lutheran Church, located at 2011 Brandon Avenue SW.

Colonial Yorktown Apartments, located at 2918 Brandon Avenue SW.

Allstate Insurance, formerly located at 3517 Brandon Avenue SW.

Allstate Insurance, formerly located at 3517 Brandon Avenue.

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…

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.

Interior view of Reid and Cutshall Furniture. This photo is believed to have been taken in the Brandon Avenue location.

Interior view of Reid and Cutshall Furniture. This photo is believed to have been taken in the Brandon Avenue location. Individuals unidentified.

Reid and Cutshall Furniture Wayside, formerly located at 3441 Brandon Avenue.

Offices located at 701 Brandon Avenue, including Flora and Martin Insurance, Department of Taxation and Jean Moore Custom Frames.

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

Offices located at 701 Brandon Avenue.

Humble Esso, formerly located at 3611 Brandon Avenue.

Humble Esso, formerly located at 3611 Brandon Avenue.

Lower level of Towers Shopping Center.

Aerial view of Blue Ridge Industrial Park between Brandon Avenue and Shenandoah Avenue. The park is now located on Aerial Way Drive. Brandon Avenue is the road bisecting the lower portion of the photo. Roanoke Electric Steel can be seen above the…

Allstate Insurance Company, formerly located at 3517 Brandon Avenue.

Now the site of Brandon Oaks Lifecare Retirement Home, tradition has it that this structure was the first Lutheran Church in the area. A historical marker is located in the area where the church once stood.

Located on Brandon Avenue near the entrance to Brandon Oaks Lifecare Retirement Home, this historical marker makes note of the first Lutheran congregation in the area.

Roanoke Church of Christ, located at 2606 Brandon Avenue.

Quick Way convenience store, located at 2209 Brandon Avenue.
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