Roanoke in Vintage Postcards (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738514390)

Officially chartered in 1882, Roanoke is nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains and is often referred to as the "Star City of the South." The history of this remarkable community is captured here through the images of the picture postcard. With the construction of each new bank, school, bridge, and church, the postcard became a convenient way to promote and celebrate the achievement; now, these images preserve a collective record of Roanoke's heritage. See how the area looked in the early 1900s, with its dirt streets, trolley tracks, horse-drawn wagons, and Model Ts. Postcards of succeeding decades frame the growth of Roanoke from a railroad town to the center of commerce and industry in Southwestern Virginia.

Author: Nelson Harris
ISBN-10: 073851439X
ISBN-13: 9780738514390
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2002
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.52w x 0.37d