Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Downtown Roanoke Street Scene at Henry Street and Salem Avenue - circa 1948 |
Description |
Downtown Roanoke scene circa 1948. Photo taken at the intersection of Henry Street and Salem Avenue looking south. In the foreground are the Henry Street Bridge and Midtown Service Station. The construction of the AEP building can also be seen in the photo. Other businesses and buildings shown include the 25 Cent Store, Peoples Drug Store, Kress Company building and Hotel Patrick Henry sign. People walk on streets and the sidewalks as cars and a bus drive along the streets. Mountains can be seen in the background. |
Object ID |
1998.24.370 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1949 |
Year Range from |
1948 |
Year Range to |
1949 |
Subjects |
Architectural decorations & ornaments Architecture Automobiles Building Buildings Buildings, historic Buses Cities Cities & towns City City & town life city life City life City views Drug stores Gas stations Hat Hats Hotels Men Men & women Men's clothing Mountains Parking lots Road Roads Signs Street life Street scenes Streets Woman Women Women's clothing Wooden sidewalks |
Search Terms |
25 Cent Store Appalachian Power Co. Appalachian Power Company Kress & Co., S.H. Midtown Service Station Patrick Henry Hotel Peoples Drug Store Roanoke Salem Avenue |
Collection |
History Museum Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
045\199824370.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |