One Year in Roanoke: 1934
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Virginia Governor George C. Peery, and Sixth District Congressman Clifton Alexander Woodrum rode in a Packard Phaeton to the V.A. dedication ceremony.
SPF, Corkage, 143-Lb ‘Fish’: Answers and More!
Plus, Gossipman has the early money on Kaine and Allen, and no one’s going to get it.
One Year in Roanoke: 1961
Virginia’s first enclosed, air-conditioned mall opened 50 years ago this July.
High School Tracks, Don’t Tread on Me
It’s kind of like building a 30,000-seat stadium and then telling people it’ll collapse if more than 6,000 squeeze in.
One Year in Roanoke: 1915
Burrell Memorial Hospital opens to serve Roanoke’s African-American community.
Runners in the Street, The Solution!
Plus, Gossipman solves the Giles County 10 Commandments problem with one easy stroke.
One Year in Roanoke: 1948
After a 60-year run that began with mule power, the age of the Roanoke streetcar came to an end.
Rebuilding History!
No reason to stop with Mark Twain, Virginia-school history texts and Joe Stalin. Let’s recast I-64 too.
One Year in Roanoke: 1926
Memorial Bridge was dedicated, but not until after protests by veterans that it was merely a city improvement rather than a true memorial.
The Real Newcomers’ Guide to Roanoke
The key to great services from the City of Roanoke? Basically there’s just one mantra to keep in mind: All Chris All The Time. Unless you want leaf-pickup details; that would be Skip.