Franklin Rd. looking from Jefferson. The grassy area with the stairs on the left is the old Shenandoah Club, next to that - the Professional Arts building. On the right side - you can see the awning which is just after Paul's Cafe. Just past that is the Jefferson Electric Co. You know, the one with the big ship and massive lanterns on it. Still there. This photo is circa 1925, roughly.
This is the former Jefferson Hospital. I've got a page on the way about the hospitals downtown, so you'll just have to wait..
This is the window of Heironimous, displaying goods for Easter. Well, goods for Easter Sunday - you know, when you have to get all fancied up and wear white gloves and such. At least, thats my impression from this window. Maybe its just me. Judging by the font on the sign, I'd plug this Easter Impression sometime around the late 1920's. I could be wrong.
And finally, a shot of the immediate area around Jefferson and Campbell. That big building at left-center is the Terry Building, home to many a bank and broker in its short run. It's not often you find a skyscraper lasting only 20-30 years or so. But, welcome to Roanoke. Anyway, theres a few pages alone in that beauty. You can still see a peice of history though, down on the now "HomeTown Bank" building - the clock which hangs on the corner is the only remaining item from the Terry Building.Could it be theres another curse on the loose in Roanoke? Only time will tell - keep your eye on HomeTown Bank.
Have a good sunday..
3 comments:
great post. I love looking at the pictures that I usually overlook when searching for Fire related pictures.
A couple of unimportant things, It was called the Medical Arts Building, not the Professional Arts Building.
While the Terry building also had a corner mounted clock, it is not the same one that was (and still is) on the Colonial American Building. I think you'll agree after closer examination of both.
The Professional Arts Building is the most recent name, and yes - it was at its inception the Medical Arts Building. But with no plaque or outward sign as such, most everyone knows it as the "building next to the AEP building."
As for the clock, this is a matter of some debate - for originally the clock which hung off the corner was more a sign/clock. This particular clock was commissioned after 1919 as a replacement to the original. The new clock was built more inline with the styles of the 20's - very Tiffany in its design. And it did hang (briefly) on the Terry Building - before the building which is now rests upon was erected.
Somewhere, Im willing to bet - is the original clock - or at very least parts of it.
But good catch none the less.
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