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The Stone House, located at 914 13th Street next to Black Dog Salvage.
Detail of the entrance to the Stone House, located at 914 13th Street next to Black Dog Salvage.
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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 Ave (across from Elmwood Park) was razed in 1975 as part of downtown urban renewal.
A view of Henry Street. The Palace Hotel can be seen in the background.
Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School
WSLS TV filming a show inside Ewald-Clark store.
The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
A fireworks explosion leveled the Junior Grocery located at 205 Franklin Road SW. Five people were injured in the explosion.
A large crowd gathers to view the damage after a fireworks explosion at the Junior Grocery on Franklin Road.
The Jackson Park Sandlot Football Team. Coach Sam Elliott on far right in back row.
A group of young men at home located at 926 (later 1100 block) 14th Street SE. Roy Minnix is in the back row, second from right.
As indicated by the caption, "a Southeast kiddie pool in the back yard with chickens" The child is Roy Minnix.
A section of the Southeast neighborhood. Jamison School visible in the background.
Wanderers of the Wasteland musical group. Left to right: Roy Lemmon, Bob Pauley, Glenwood Howell, and Woody "Lucky" Mashburn.
Forbes-Hodges family reunion in Wirtz, Virginia.
Reverend William J. Simmons at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Photo postcard of Smartwear-Irving Saks to promote opening of remodeled store.
View of a flooded S. Jefferson Street. The Roanoke River crested at 21.6 feet in 1940. Roanoke City Mills is visible on left.
The Community Drug Store, formerly located on the corner of Henry Street and Centre Avenue NW.
Interior view of Community Drug Store on Henry Street. Dr. Beverly Adams was the pharmacist.
Dr. Harry T. Penn, dentist, in his office on Henry Street.
The Aristocrats were a popular local dance band. Seen here in the Morocco Club on Henry Street, they are, left to right: Ed Wright, Audrey Pitman, Shelton Ramey, Bill Harper, Raphael Jackson, James Morris, St. Paul Thomas, John J. Locklayer. Standing in the middle is promoter Chris Morris.
Interior of Jennings-Shepherd, formerly located at 411 1st Street, SW.
Motorman Homer Turner poses with Car 45 under the Walnut Avenue Bridge. Car 45 served the Belmont/9th Street/West End line.
A streetcar coming from American Viscose turns left onto Jamison Avenue from 9th Street, SE, en route to West End.
Car 52 on Grandin Road near Westover Avenue, SW.
A Jeep, driven by David McClung, II is nearly driven in to Andrew Lewis High School.
Mary H. Brand and an unidentified student on the lawn of Andrew Lewis High School.
Intersection of College Avenue and Fourth Street in front of Andrew Lewis High School.
Boys on lawn at Andrew Lewis High School. Left to right: ? Young, Hunter Miller, David Minichan, Brewster Robertson, unidentified, George St. John.
Sea Scout Ship 50 annual banquet attendees at Longwood Community Center.
Ralph Koiner Baker (left) and Joe Hunter in France.
Tucker 48 Car #15 in A.L. Nelson Company showroom on Shenandoah Avenue.
Councilman Richard Edwards removes cover from a Tucker 48 car at A.L. Nelson Company. Far right to left: Bob Nelson, Dorothy Nelson, and Richard Nelson.
Pyrofax gas truck in front on A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.
A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.
Employees of A.L. Nelson Company stand in front of a Tucker 48. Third from right: Mary Nelson (moving left) Richard Nelson, Dorothy Nelson, Mary Alice Nelson, and Bob Nelson. All others unidentified.
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 Tucker 48 car is displayed in Downtown Roanoke in front of Smartwear-Irving Saks.
A truck customized by A.L. Nelson Truck Company for United Cooperage of Virginia.
Jack Dempsey refereeing a wrestling match at Roanoke Auditorium.
A balloon float in the Roanoke Christmas parade.
An unidentified woman works with strands of silk at American Viscose.
Garst Brothers Dairy, formerly located at 14 W. Salem Avenue.
Plaza Tourist Court, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.
The Plaza Restaurant, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.
Lucy Addison High School opened in 1928. Located at 40 Douglass Avenue NW, the building now houses Roanoke City Public Schools Administrative Offices.
Postcard of Friendly Guest House, formerly located at 2606 Williamson Road. It was owned and operated by Blanche Myers and Addie Taylor.
Archie’s Lobster House, formerly located at Williamson Road and Peters Creek Road, was Roanoke’s first seafood restaurant when it opened in 1947. Until 1978, it was operated by Archie Parrish. It was razed in 1981.
Postcard of the Blue Jay Restaurant and Motel, formerly located on Route 11, 6 miles west of Salem.
An unidentified man in the reeling room at American Viscose.
A postcard for Silver Gable Tourist Court, formerly located on Route 11.
Postcard for Moonlight Tourist Camp, formerly located 2 miles south of Roanoke on Route 220.
Looking east on Campbell Avenue from intersection with Jefferson Street.
Hollins Inn Restaurant and Tourist Court, formerly located 5 miles north of Roanoke on Route 11.
M.J. Patsel Druggists, formerly located at 202 2nd Street SW.
Tom's Service Station, formerly located on the corner of Henry Street and Wells Avenue.
An unidentified woman in the reeling room at American Viscose.
Little River Baptist Church, located on Route 221 in Floyd County.
Customers at the Coffee Pot on Brambleton Avenue. Bob Nelson (front left) and Dick Nelson (back left) are pictured. All others unidentified.
Mary Alice Nelson demonstrating the new after-hours deposit box at the Appalachian Power Company building front entrance.
First chapel and parsonage for Virginia Heights Baptist Church on Memorial Avenue.
First chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church (left), construction on second church (middle), and parsonage (right).
Hillcrest Hall was one of the dormitories for American Viscose employees.
Yellow Cab began offering limousine service on 20 July 1947, under contract with American and Eastern Airlines. Seen next to this Desoto limousine at Woodrum Field at Mae Williams (left) and Margaret Franklin (right).
Grand opening of Ewald-Clark in Downtown Roanoke, formerly located at 17 Church Avenue.
"Cousin" Irv Sharp in the studio of WDBJ Radio.
Tommy Magness and the Orange Blossom Boys was a popular Roanoke radio and dance band. Left to right: Slim Idaho, Warren Poindexter, Tommy Magness, Dexter Mills, Clayton Hall, and Saford Hall.
Looking north on S. Jefferson Street. Patrick Henry Hotel visible at left; Elmwood Diner visible at right.
Virginian Railway Engine No. 127 in Roanoke.
Postcard depicting High Street Baptist Church.
Children collection scrap metal in their neighborhood in order to assist with the war efforts for World War II.
Tinnell's Grocery, formerly located on Crystal Spring Avenue in South Roanoke.
Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.
Members inside Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.
A Mason-Dixon Airlines passenger plane at Woodrum Field.
Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.
Laying of cornerstone for Christ Lutheran Church.
Corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue which would become the site of Christ Lutheran Church.
Ruins of Fort Lewis mansion after it was destroyed by fire on 25 July 1949.
First chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Salem.
Dr. Harry T. Penn. In addition to practicing dentistry, Dr. Penn was the first African American school board member for the City of Roanoke and a prominent civic and civil rights leader.
A Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse at Woodrum Field.
Military airplane at Woodrum Field. Left to right: Lawrence Hall, Buddy Wingfield, and Raymond Hall.
Home of William S. and Daisy Schley, located at 203 Gilmer Avenue NW.
The Blue Ridge Entertainers played regularly on local radio and played in the studio the day WROV went on the air. There was another group by the same name and this group was the "second unit". Back row, left to right: Rufus Hall, Hank Angle, Jay H. Hall; Front row, left to right: Steve Ledford, Bill Brown, and Carl Decker.
The "funeral procession" for "Johnny Non-Voter" on Jefferson Street in route to the municipal building. The funeral was a promotion by the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Commerce as a means to get Roanokers to vote in the Democratic primaries for Congress.
Olympian Jesse Owens signs autographs at Carver School in Salem.
A close-up view of the Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse.
Viaud School was founded by Madame Viaud in 1926. The school was located at 105 Mountain Avenue SW when this photo was taken.
The "Young Roanoke Sings" Chorus was heard weekly on WSLS Radio.
William Fleming High School. This building would later become Breckinridge Middle School.
Coronation of first annual Snow Queen (Joanne Friend) at Jefferson High School during Christmas Dance.
Jefferson High School versus William Byrd High School in football.
Aerial view of Victory Stadium during a Jefferson High School football game.
Eddie Bennett stands beside his father's (Joseph Bennett) brand new 1949 Mercury. Photo was taken at the family home on 30th Street, NW.
Looking toward Tinker Mountain from Woodrum Field.
Roanoke City Police Department on the steps of the municipal building.
Roanoke City Police Department, 3rd Platoon.
Looking west on Church Avenue near the Jefferson Street intersection.
Close-up of the Mill Mountain Star shortly after completion.
Gilmer Avenue NW. Reliable Service Grocers visible at left.
Rish Equipment Company, formerly located at 405 Centre Avenue, NW.
Intersection of 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW. M.J. Patsel Druggists visible at right.
Soldiers march in a parade on Campbell Avenue at 3rd Street SW.
Monroe Junior High School, formerly located at 1122 19th Street NW.
Looking west on Fleming Avenue from the intersection of Winsloe Avenue NE.
Looking east on Tazewell Avenue near the intersection with 8th Street SE.
W.P. Hunter Memorial at Hunter Viaduct. The inscription reads, "Hunter Memorial Bridge in grateful memorial of William Pearce Hunter; May 29, 1884 - March 13, 1956; first city manager, October 1, 1918 - December 31, 1947; member City Council, 1948-1952; Mayor, 1948-1949; His life was dedicated to good government and the welfare of Roanoke. As a pioneer in the field of city management, he adapted a new system and made it work. His faithful service has left an imperishable mark on the City's well-being and is engraved in the hearts of its people."
Unidentified employees of an Esso Station.
Looking north on 6th Street near Marshall Avenue SW.
The second Lucy Addison High School (now Lucy Addison Middle School) under construction.
A Sikorsky helicopter hovers as spectators look on at Woodrum Field.
A snowy birds-eye view of the Henry Street bridge.
Intersection of Franklin Road and Marshall Avenue SW.
Looking north on Franklin Road from the intersection with Elm Avenue SW.
Birds-eye view of Reserve Avenue with Victory Stadium on left. Virginian Railway operations at right.
The Detective Division of Roanoke City Police Department gives an interview to WSLS, WDBJ, and WROV radio stations in connection with the Dana Marie Weaver murder investigation.
Woodrum Field's first crash truck was a 1939 Cadillac that was modified at the city's garage..
A Douglas C-47 takes off from Woodrum Field.
Runway construction at Woodrum Field. The airfield was expanded when it became classified as a national defense project.
Aerial view of Woodrum Field taken during its dedication weekend. The photographer was Lambert Martin of the Roanoke World-News.
Aerial view of Woodrum Field showing A-configuration of runways.
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