DR-A168 Untitled (U.S. Post Office Roanoke VA)

DR-A168 Untitled (U.S. Post Office Roanoke VA)

Image of a brown wood building, with a sign that says "US Post Office, Roanoke VA" in front. There is a blue mail truck in the back, and a mail man loads a bag labeled "US MAIL" into a blue car. In the foreground, a mail man loads two bags labeled "US MAIL" into car with "US MAIL" on the side. On the far left, there are three street signs. The first points to the left and says "Down Town Roanoke". The second points to the right and says "Lynchburg Hi Way". The third also points to the left and says "US 460". A man in a green suit carries a briefcase and a box, and crossed the street next to a stop sign. On the road behind the post office, there are different trucks, with "Star Line" and "Mondy Motor Line" on the side of the respective trucks. In the background, there is a truck stop with a "Willett Bro." sign, and an American flag. There is a large white house in the background. Homes and buildings are visible in the background, in a less densely populated space.

Story in Gainsboro Going into North East. Displayed in the Taubman Museum of Art Exhibit 2023-2024.

Description on back:

"Roanoke first
post office
Located whats known
as orange ave and 460
once known as Lynchburg
Hi way-
The Big House in the background
is Today where Sheeks [Sheetz]
- on orange ave and Williamson Road

The "big house" was known as the 'Magnolia' home and was demolished in 1974."

David A. Ramey

Roanoke Public Libraries

1997

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9x12"

DR-A168

Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper

Drawing