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The Randolph Street Market was located at the corner of Williamson Road (Randolph Street) and Campbell Avenue.

Greene Memorial United Methodist Church is located at 402 2nd Street SW.

Birds-eye view looking northeast toward the Norfolk & Western General Offices and Hotel Roanoke.

Roanoke Lodge #197 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The lodge stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Road where Anthem is now located.

Roanoke Post Office was located on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street.

An interior view of the reception, reading, and music room in connection with Sheen's Ice Cream Parlor. Sheen's was located at 119 Campbell Avenue SW.

An interior view of Sheen's Ice Cream Parlor, formerly located at 119 Campbell Avenue SW.

Wills & Willauer was located at 111-113 Campbell Avenue SW.

Looking west on a flooded Campbell Avenue near the Jefferson Street intersection.

Dr. J. Harry Martin performs an eye exam in his office located at 134 Campbell Avenue SW.

Thurman & Boone was located at 401 S. Jefferson Street.

Interior view of The Hobbie Company, formerly located at 14 Campbell Avenue SW.

Walter S. Slicer's Hospital was located at 601 S. Jefferson Street. The building was later occupied by National Business College.

The Academy of Music was located in the 400 block of West Salem Avenue. The Academy opened 7 October 1892. After World War II, it fell into disuse and was razed in 1953.

The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973.

The Jefferson Theatre was located at 417 S. Jefferson Street.

Interior view of Martha Washington Candies, formerly located at 310 S. Jefferson Street.

Martha Washington Candies was located at 310 S. Jefferson Street.

Interior view of Martha Washington Candies, formerly located at 310 S. Jefferson Street.

Interior view of China, Art, & Book Store, formerly located at 15 Campbell Avenue SW.

Interior view of Byrne & McCorkle Drug Store, formerly located at 207 S. Jefferson Street.

An interior view of Keyser-Warren Drug Company, formerly located at 106 Salem Avenue SW.

An interior view of E.S. Becker's Grocery, formerly located at 209 S. Jefferson Street.

People's Furniture Company was located at 118-120 Salem Avenue SW.

Nelson Hardware Company warehouse. The building is located at 207 Bullitt Avenue SE.

Interior view of Roanoke Jewelry Company, formerly located at 107 Campbell Avenue SW.

Interior view of Mitchell's Clothing, formerly located at 307 1st Street SW.

Interior view of Mitchell's Clothing, formerly located at 307 1st Street SW.

Interior view of the first floor and mezzanine of Mitchell's Clothing, formerly located at 307 1st Street SW.

Lester Leap and Jacob Patterson in front of their grocery store, Hunter & Company at 143-145 Salem Avenue SW.

Interior view of Hunter & Company grocers was located at 143-145 Salem Avenue SW. Lester Leap and Jacob Patterson were proprietors.

Hunter & Company grocers was located at 143-145 Salem Avenue SW. Lester Leap and Jacob Patterson were proprietors.

Hock's Meats was located at 15 Salem Avenue SW.

Roanoke Notion Company was located at 210 Salem Avenue SW.

C.A. Berry Painting, Paper Hanging, and Decorating was located at 28 Church Avenue SW.

Silverman & Heyman Clothiers was located at 11 Salem Avenue SE.

An interior view of Jefferson Pharmacy, located at 315 S. Jefferson Street.

Davis & Stephenson was an insurance agency located at 112 Kirk Avenue SW.

Roanoke Hardware Company was located at 22 Campbell Avenue SW.

Fire engulfs Michael's Bakery at 501 2nd Street SW. The fire started in Crystal Spring Laundry next door to the bakery and quickly spread to other buildings.

An unidentified couple walks in the 100 block of Campbell Avenue SW.

Looking east on Campbell Avenue from 1st Street SW.

Looking east from 16 W. Campbell Avenue.

Looking east from 16 W. Campbell Avenue.

Crowds bustle at the corner of Jefferson Street and Campbell Avenue.

A view of Campbell Avenue looking west from Williamson Road.

Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

A new YMCA building was completed in 1958 at 425 Church Avenue SW.

The Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries, located at 706 S, Jefferson Street.

The Times-World building was home to Roanoke's two newspapers and the CBS affiliate, WDBJ radio and television.

Shenandoah Life was affiliated with WSLS radio and TV services. The building is located at 401 3rd Street.

Two 500 space parking garages were constructed on the corner of Bullitt Avenue and Jefferson Street to provide greater accessibility to downtown shopping facilities.

Heironimus was located at 401 S. Jefferson Street.

Crowds gather for the grand opening of the new Miller & Rhoads. The department store was located at 32-38 Campbell Avenue SW.

A newly constructed First Federal Savings and Loan. The building is located on the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street.

The home of Dr. Joseph A. Gale was located at 616 S. Jefferson Street.

First Presbyterian Church moved into its second location at the corner of 3rd Street and Church Avenue SW in 1875. This photo shows the 'new' building, constructed in 1888.

The building at 17 Campbell Avenue SW once housed the Evening World offices.

The Times Building (left) and J.M. Oakey Funeral Home once occupied the buildings located at 122-124 Campbell Avenue SW.

The Shenandoah Club was established in 1893 at 24 Franklin Road SW. It was later replaced by the current building.

The old St. Mark's Lutheran Church was located on the corner of Campbell Avenue and 3rd Street SW. The building was built in 1889 by Greene Memorial Methodist Church. In 1902 St Mark's Lutheran traded their church building at the SE corner of Church…

The home of Henry S. Trout was located at 606 Campbell Avenue SW.

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…

S.H. Heironimus and Company was located at 37-39 Campbell Avenue SW.

The old First Baptist Church, formerly located on opposite side of 3rd Street from the new building.

Home once located at 342 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 home of William K. Andrews was located in the 600 block of Campbell Avenue.

A billboard for Piedmont Airlines atop storefronts in the 500 block of South Jefferson Street Piedmont was one of the main air carriers serving the Roanoke Valley during the 1950s. The company was headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Postcard depicting Lewis-Gale Hospital when it was located at the corner of 3rd Street and Luck Avenue.

The Times-World Building on Campbell Avenue.

In 1954, S&W Cafeteria moved from Jefferson Street to 16 Church Avenue in the former Greyhound Bus Terminal.

Colored Division of the Norfolk & Western Veterans Association meeting in front of the Virginia Theatre.

Looking east on Kirk Avenue SW.

Looking north on Franklin Road from the intersection with Elm Avenue SW.

Soldiers march in a parade on Campbell Avenue at 3rd Street SW.

Intersection of 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW. M.J. Patsel Druggists visible at right.

Looking west on Church Avenue near the Jefferson Street intersection.

Looking north on S. Jefferson Street. Patrick Henry Hotel visible at left; Elmwood Diner visible at right.

Grand opening of Ewald-Clark in Downtown Roanoke, formerly located at 17 Church Avenue.

M.J. Patsel Druggists, formerly located at 202 2nd Street SW.

Looking east on Campbell Avenue from intersection with Jefferson Street.

A balloon float in the Roanoke Christmas parade.

A Tucker 48 car is displayed in Downtown Roanoke in front of Smartwear-Irving Saks.

A.L. Nelson Company with Tucker car showroom on Shenandoah Avenue. Mr. Nelson spent $40,000 to house one Tucker 48 model based on Tucker Company guidelines.

A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.

Pyrofax gas truck in front on A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.

Photo postcard of Smartwear-Irving Saks to promote opening of remodeled store.

In the days before trucks were ubiquitous, farmers brought their goods to the City Market in buckboards, carts, and Conestoga wagons.

Built in 1926, the Coulter Building is located at 601 S. Jefferson Street.

The McGuire Building and Market Square.

The Shenandoah Building is located at 305 1st Street.

The Jefferson Apartments, formerly located at 820 S. Jefferson Street. This view looks west on Mountain Avenue.

Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…

City Hotel was built in 1886 on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Salem Avenue.

Located at 30 Franklin Road, the Professional (or Medical) Arts Building was built in 1929.

The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.

Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…

Colonial National Bank building, located at 202 S. Jefferson Street.

Roanoke Lodge #197 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The lodge stood on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Road

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.

Phelps & Armistead Furniture, formerly located at 312 2nd Street SW. The building would later be occupied by Grand Piano.

Hammond's Printing and Litho Works, formerly located on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Luck Avenue,

The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.

The Municipal Building was built in 1915.

The Market Building appears largely unchanged today from when it was built in 1922.

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…

Roanoke Public Warehouse was located at 403 Salem Avenue.

Intersection showing the Williamson Building on the northwest corner of Church Avenue and Jefferson Street. At the time of this photo it was occupied by the Sportsman, Deb Fashions, Thom McCann Shoes. The building was razed in 1977.

Built in 1905, the building located at 116 Campbell Avenue SW was home to two banks in its early years, Day & Night Bank in this photograph and State & City Bank.

Looking north on Jefferson Street from the 300 block.

Looking south on Jefferson Street from Salem Avenue.

Lee Junior High School was built in 1912 at the intersection of Franklin Road and 2nd Street SW. It was razed in 1973 to clear the site for construction of the Richard H. Poff Federal Building.

Looking west on Campbell Avenue.

Located at 213 1st Street SW, the Masonic temple was constructed in 1911. For many years, the first floor was occupied by various retail establishments, as evidenced in this photograph when Witten-Martin Furniture Company occupied the space.

State & City Building, located at 102 Campbell Avenue SW.

Virginia's second commercial radio station, WDBJ-AM, had been broadcasting for twelve and a half years when it moved to its new quarters at 124 Kirk Avenue SW in January 1937.

The temporary quarters of Mountain Trust Bank, formerly located at 34 W. Church Avenue.

Lyle's Drugstore occupied the right half of this building, located at 101 Campbell Avenue SW.

Fenton China and House Furniture, formerly located at 306 S. Jefferson Street.

Looking east from the 100 block of Campbell Avenue.

Looking south on Jefferson Street from the Colonial Bank building.

A scene in Elmwood Park.

Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…

Built in 1905, the building located at 116 Campbell Avenue SW was home to two banks in its early years, State & City Bank in this photograph and Day & Night Bank.

Roanoke Printing Company occupies the Bolling Building, formerly located on the southwest corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street 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 second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.

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

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

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…

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…

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

Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.

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

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.

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.

Patrick Henry Hotel

Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.

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

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

Looking north on Jefferson Street.

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.

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…

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.

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

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

Looking south on Jefferson Street. American Theatre on right.

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…

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…

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

The Municipal Building from 2nd Street.

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

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…

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Window displays at Davidson's Menswear.

Window displays at Davidson's Menswear.

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

The entrance of a newly completed 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.

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

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

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

Vendor stalls along Market Street on the City Market.

Looking east on Salem Avenue near Wall Street intersection.

Looking north on Market Street toward the Market Building.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls along Market Square.

A view of vendor stalls along Market Square.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

An unidentifed woman shops for flowers at the City Market.

View of buildings along Campbell Avenue across from the Market Building, including the Roanoke Weiner Stand, Gulf Mills Department Store, and Bob's Shoe Store.

Wholesaling operations on Kirk Avenue as seen from Market Street.

A view of Market Square.

A view of the Market Building.

Looking north on Market Street toward Market Square.

Looking north on Market Street.

After the explosion of synthetic fabrics in the 1970s, Loebl Dye Works went out of business in 1981. The building was razed in 2001. The buildings at left in this photograph were also once used by the business and still stand today.

As seen here, Loebl Dye Works once filled a row of buildings on Salem Avenue.

Loebl Dye Works dry cleaning trucks parked in front of Loebl Dye Works on Salem Avenue.

A fleet of four Loebl Dye Works dry cleaning trucks parked in front of Loebl Dye Works on Salem Avenue.

Left to Right: Josef Loebl, Robert Loebl, Julia Loebl, _____, and Roy Hargraves in front of Loebl Dye Works, formerly on Salem Avenue.

Mountain Top Orchards sells produce on the City Market,

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

An unidentified vendor prepares produce to sell on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Vendors on the City Market,.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Vendors on the City Market.

Vendors on the City Market

Crumpacker Orchards on the City Market.

Vendors on the City Market.

E.K. Mattern, Mayor Noel C. Taylor and City Manager Bern Ewert at groundbreaking of Center in the Square.

E.K. Mattern, Mayor Noel C. Taylor and City Manager Bern Ewert at groundbreaking of Center in the Square.

The groundbreaking of Center in the Square. From left to right: Frank Clement, Mayor Noel C. Taylor, George Cartledge, E.K. Mattern and City Manager Bern Ewert.

Roanoke Transportation Museum float in the Roanoke Centennial Parade.

Marines reenact the raising of the American Flag at Iwo Jima in the Roanoke Centennial Parade.

Replica 1892 Heironimus float in the Roanoke Centennial Parade.

Crowds line Jefferson Street for the Roanoke Centennial Parade.

Construction of the Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries.

Construction of the Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries.

Construction of the Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries.

Looking east on Church Avenue at 2nd Street. The old YMCA building is seen on the left and Greene Memorial United Methodist on the right.

The 707 Building, located at 707 S. Jefferson Street.

A Roanoke landmark, Texas Tavern is located at 114 Church Avenue SW.

"Downtown Roanoke, Virginia looking north on Jefferson Street with the Main Branch of the Roanoke Public Library in the foreground."

"Looking to the north on Jefferson Street, part of the business section can be seen with Elmwood Park shown in the foreground. Also known as the Star City of the South."

"Terry Building, Roanoke Virginia"

"Intersection on Jefferson Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Jefferson Street looking south at night, Roanoke Virginia."

"Jefferson Street, looking south, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Jefferson Street, looking north from Church Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Jefferson Street, looking north, Roanoke, Virginia - Nestling in a beautiful amphitheatre formed by the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Alleghany Mountains on the west and at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley lies Roanoke - The…

"Roanoke, Virginia - Nestling in a beautiful amphitheatre formed by the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Alleghany Mountains on the west and at the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley lies Roanoke - Magic City of the South, key to…
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