Connect With Us

Interests

Current Issue

May/June 2026

May/June 2026

One Year in Roanoke: 1991

The Dominion Tower went up as the Hunter Viaduct was coming down.

Jul 30, 2012
By: Historical Society of Western Virginia

One Year in Roanoke: 1971

The American Theatre, circa 1927, was at the corner of South Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue SW. The marquee advertises the silent movie “Thirteenth Hour.”

Jul 30, 2012
By: Historical Society of Western Virginia

One Year in Roanoke: 1957

It was a great year for happiness – for Dr Pepper and in Roanoke’s celebrating its 75th birthday.

Jul 30, 2012
By: Historical Society of Western Virginia

One Year in Roanoke: 1890

A three-foot snowfall was both the symbol and start of an economic collapse

Jul 30, 2012
By: Historical Society of Western Virginia

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.

Jul 30, 2012
By: Historical Society of Western Virginia

One Year in Roanoke: 1961

Virginia’s first enclosed, air-conditioned mall opened 50 years ago this July.

Jul 30, 2012
By: RKR

One Year in Roanoke: 1915

Burrell Memorial Hospital opens to serve Roanoke’s African-American community.

Jul 27, 2012
By: Historical Society of Western Virginia

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.

Jul 27, 2012
By: Historical Society of Western Virginia

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.

Jul 27, 2012
By: Historical Society of Western Virginia

The Chicken Chronicles: How Little Jerry Took Over the Run

It took awhile for it to become clear that Little Jerry – rooster to five hens – is a lover, not a fighter; especially since he bites off the heads of snakes and chases human males out of the yard.