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1. commemorative vial Roanoke Civic Center - Small plastic vial containing dirt/soil from the ground breaking ceremony for the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia, 1966. Printed on the small certificate within the vial is the following: "Roanoke 'Pay Dirt' from the first shovel-full moved at the CIVIC CENTER, 15 JUNE 1966." 20th century, American.

   1977.29.02

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Hotel Roanoke, 1985 - A color photograph of Hotel Roanoke taken in 1985 from the south. In the background are Tinker Mountain and Read Mountain. The Roanoke Civic Center is visible behind the hotel. To the left is High Street Baptist Church. The lower portion of the photograph shows the Norfolk & Western Railroad platform and parking area.

   1998.24.221

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Hotel Roanoke, 1985 - A color photograph of Hotel Roanoke taken in 1985 from the south, showing Jefferson Street and the Franklin Road ramp over the Norfolk & Western Railroad tracks. On Jefferson Street, in the left of the photograph, are the Norfolk & Western Office buildings. In the distance can be seen St. Andrews Catholic Church and the High Street Baptist Church. Behind the hotel is the Roanoke Civic Center. In the lower right hand corner is the Morgan Eubank building. There is a brick entrance and exit to the underpass walkway going under the tracks. There are two advertising billboards next to the ramp. Tinker Mountain and Read Mountain are visible in the background.

   1998.24.219

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Hotel Roanoke, 1985 - A color photograph of Hotel Roanoke taken in 1985 from the south, showing the Franklin Road ramp over the Norfolk & Western Railroad tracks. In the distance can be seen St. Andrews Catholic Church and the High Street Baptist Church. Behind the hotel is the Roanoke Civic Center. In the lower right hand corner are two billboards, one for K92 radio station and the other for the US Navy. The exit from the underpass under the tracks is on the left side of the photograph. Tinker Mountain and Read Mountain are visible in the background.

   1998.24.220

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Panoramic view with Roanoke Civic Center, circa 1973 - A black and white photograph of the front of Hotel Roanoke, taken from across the railroad tracks. It shows the Roanoke Civic Center in the middle ground, and the mountains in the background. In the lower right corner is the end of the Norfolk and Western passenger station, and a parking lot on Shenandoah Avenue. Interstate 581 crosses over Williamson Road in the middle of the photograph, between the hotel and the civic center. The rectory for Saint Andrews Catholic Church is visible in the left middle of the photograph.

   1990.69.224

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Roanoke, Celebrating the Millennium: 2000 Calendar - 2000

   A calendar with black and white images and a description of each decade from 1890-2000. Presented by the Roanoke Times and the History Museum & Historical Society of Western Virginia.

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. Roanoke Civic Center - The Roanoke Civic Center is located between Orange Avenue and Interstate 581. It has a lot of parking for events. The stairs leading to its' two main entrances can also be used to go to the underground exhibit hall. It is also a Performance Arts Center. Roanoke Catholic School, its' gym, and St. Andrew's Catholic Church can be seen at the top of the photograph. To the left of the Civic Center two houses remained after neighborhoods were removed for this construction.

   1998.24.372

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Roanoke Civic Center Matchbook - The object is a Roanoke Civic Center Matchbook. The matchbook is an orange color with white text that states, "ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER 345-7395". The matchbook has a staple near the bottom to help hold the matchbook together. The matches are still in the book. The matchbook is in good condition.

   1996.1.13

   Record Type: Object