Roanoke Industry of the 1970's

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 Don't forget about the huge neon sign on top of the silo that read "ROANOKE CITY MILLS  -  HOME OF METROPOLITAN AND LIGHT WHITE FLOUR."
Also, the scrap yard had a large sign on the roof of their structure visible from the Jefferson Street Bridge over the Virginian tracks.  The sign displayed a hopper car full of scrap metal and below it, alternating in neon, "ALWAYS BUYING  -  ALWAYS SELLING."
Bill KingArlington, Virginia


    On Monday, September 4, 2023, 02:41:09 PM EDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  
 
 Don

That was Roanoke City Mills which was the main industry with the silos. The Virginia Scrap Iron and Metal company was next door to the north, where the so-called “lost engines” of Roanoke were. In addition, there was a PPG paint place there, I believe that was the smaller building almost directly behind Victory Stadium. The Mill was serviced primarily by N&W, but VGN also served the scrap yard, none of the others had rail service to my knowledge.

The whole area was changed dramatically in the late 1990s, when the City of Roanoke wanted all signs of industry removed.

Attached is the Valuation Map for the section

Best
Ken Miller



> On Sep 4, 2023, at 1:07 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> In Roanoke near Victory Stadium was a large silo complex. Of course now that I’m curious about it, the area has been completely razed for the modern hospital complex. Can anyone point me in the proper direction regarding the purpose of this structure and any interface the railroad (N&W or Virginian?) had with it? Perhaps even knowing the name of the business would help me to find better photos and data.
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> Don Trettel
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