My mom and aunts went to Fleming, my mom and aunt was the class of '92 and my other aunt was the class of either '97 or '98. These videos definitely bring back memories to my family. Keep the uploads coming bro.
Thanks to politicians Williamson Road cruseing did after 50+ years and many of other automotive related businesses died. Thanks gov. you always know best care so much and it shows.
And nothing that was happening with cruising on Williamson holds a candle to the crap that is happening everywhere today. Drugs, stealing, robbery, vandalism. Williamson might not have been completely G rated, but was definitely harmless fun in comparison.
I remember my elementary school at the very beginning because I went to round Hill elementary up until 2nd grade. The area we used to live in over in Northeast with middle class but now it looks like the ghetto.. I couldn't believe how it changed between 1975 and 1997.. then it started looking like the ghetto when I drove past there in 2015. I can't believe that whole area just went straight to hell and I don't know why..
My elementary school was on here.. at the time it was a good school but it was round Hill elementary.. the neighborhood I was living in between 1967 and 1974 was a middle class working class neighborhood and then the rental property started to come in about a year before we moved.. some apartment complex was built up the road from us on Queen Avenue Northeast. People in the area were getting antsy because of the rental property. My parents separated in 1974 so the next year our house was sold and we didn't lose money. I drove down that street in 1997 and I literally had a heart attack because it looked like a dump!! I drove down that street in 2015 and it looks kind of like the ghetto really.. I can't believe the neighborhood and how it changed.
@@jonburrows2684 it would figure.. if the Democrats care about their voters then I don’t understand why in the world they don’t keep the neighborhood job, and why they allow potholes all over the place and drugs to take over the areas
Roanoke as a whole is a depressing dump. Downtown is dangerous as a bigger city without any of the good stuff of a big city. And then you have to deal with the stuck up folks of Salem....
Thanks born 1952, went to Lee Junior and Jefferson High. First drive down I-581. Had high School Graduation at the American Theater and first graduation of VWCC at the then New Roanoke Civic Center!
@@jonburrows2684 NOPE, would have to dig out the Six Yearbooks and check the name is not resident in my brain after all these years. My Magicians Class was 1970.
My guess is it's about 1967. I-581 and the bridges plus the Elm Ave bridge at Community hospital are just being finished. Salem Civic Center nearing completion. Lee Junior High School was still there. Paff federal building there now. The old school administration building where the Noel Taylor Municipal building on church is still there and the 2,000 seat American theatre where the 15 story Carillion building at Jefferson and Kirk is still there.
You should have seen it in 1970 to 1975 or even in 1980.. we had hardly any crime at all and since the late '90s are about 2001 our crime rate has just gotten so high and it's worse than Richmond and we're a smaller City.
Exactly because most areas in Roanoke are trash right now. My parents moved over to Queen Avenue in 1969 in Northeast and it was a middle class neighborhood back then. I moved in an apartment building up the street from us at the end of the Street in 1973 and everybody in the neighborhood was up in arms about it because they knew it was going to lower the value of their real estate. It got a lot worse than that!!! My parents separated in 1974 so they sold the house and they lost nothing.. drove past that house in that area in 1997 and it looked like a rundown hell hole. It looked as bad or worse than Northwest!! I couldn't believe it. I drove down there again in 2015 and it was just ghetto looking. I don't know if people own and can't take care of the property because they're poor or if they're rentals. It's just awful looking and of course the city doesn't keep up the streets and there are big potholes in the road because it's a poor area.
Good to know this city was still just as garbage 60 years ago. Its honestly beyond me how a city looks almost identical to how it did 60 years ago, nothing in it to this day. If anything its worse because it's not taken care of
hahah Exactly! I've had jobs commuting into downtown Roanoke and out of all the places I've lived the only place where I've been physically threatened (by females nonetheless) multiple times is the parking garage downtown. Roanoke sucks b/c the vast majority of the population sucks. Judgmental, arrogant, backwards, gossipy. That's Roanoke in a nutshell.
It’s like cars moving around an empty gmod map. No pedestrians, not that much stuff
We went every summer to visit my Grandma the Roanoke Salem area. Lakeside Park, Mill Mountain, the duck pond in Salem.
My mom and aunts went to Fleming, my mom and aunt was the class of '92 and my other aunt was the class of either '97 or '98. These videos definitely bring back memories to my family. Keep the uploads coming bro.
Patrick, Henry and Fleming are both brand new school now
@@montrelouisebohon-harris7023 yeah Fleming was rebuilt in 2007 or 2008 if I remember correctly.
@1KingCoop do you have instagram?
The people here this video to see if you can find some videos of all Henry Street in the 60s in the 70s
My pops and aunt Graduated from Lucy Addison. 67 and 1970
Thanks for the memories ❤️ from Judy ❤️
Crazy to see the Elm Ave bridge being built..thats even a few years before my time
Thanks to politicians Williamson Road cruseing did after 50+ years and many of other automotive related businesses died. Thanks gov. you always know best care so much and it shows.
No doubt. When I first moved here in 98 people cruised Williamson.. There was always people walking up and down too
And nothing that was happening with cruising on Williamson holds a candle to the crap that is happening everywhere today.
Drugs, stealing, robbery, vandalism. Williamson might not have been completely G rated, but was definitely harmless fun in comparison.
I was born in 67 and i vaguely remember sone of these places looking like that. I do remember when tanglewood mall was at the end of 581.
I remember my elementary school at the very beginning because I went to round Hill elementary up until 2nd grade. The area we used to live in over in Northeast with middle class but now it looks like the ghetto.. I couldn't believe how it changed between 1975 and 1997.. then it started looking like the ghetto when I drove past there in 2015. I can't believe that whole area just went straight to hell and I don't know why..
My elementary school was on here.. at the time it was a good school but it was round Hill elementary.. the neighborhood I was living in between 1967 and 1974 was a middle class working class neighborhood and then the rental property started to come in about a year before we moved.. some apartment complex was built up the road from us on Queen Avenue Northeast. People in the area were getting antsy because of the rental property. My parents separated in 1974 so the next year our house was sold and we didn't lose money. I drove down that street in 1997 and I literally had a heart attack because it looked like a dump!! I drove down that street in 2015 and it looks kind of like the ghetto really.. I can't believe the neighborhood and how it changed.
Thank a Democrat next time you see one
@@jonburrows2684 it would figure.. if the Democrats care about their voters then I don’t understand why in the world they don’t keep the neighborhood job, and why they allow potholes all over the place and drugs to take over the areas
Roanoke as a whole is a depressing dump. Downtown is dangerous as a bigger city without any of the good stuff of a big city. And then you have to deal with the stuck up folks of Salem....
Thanks, keep uploading more history of Roanoke, VA
@3:25 carillon clinic
Excellent video. Thank you.
Roanoke my love. I'm proud belong to Roanoke USA
5:52 that’s now corn beef downtown, that’s crazy. Thanks for this gem
That’s the Grandin theatre lol
Thanks born 1952, went to Lee Junior and Jefferson High. First drive down I-581. Had high School Graduation at the American Theater and first graduation of VWCC at the then New Roanoke Civic Center!
@@jonburrows2684 Cheers 🥂🥂🥂😆
@@jonburrows2684 Yup .....
@@jonburrows2684 NOPE, would have to dig out the Six Yearbooks and check the name is not resident in my brain after all these years. My Magicians Class was 1970.
@@jonburrows2684 I went to West End.
My guess is it's about 1967. I-581 and the bridges plus the Elm Ave bridge at Community hospital are just being finished. Salem Civic Center nearing completion. Lee Junior High School was still there. Paff federal building there now. The old school administration building where the Noel Taylor Municipal building on church is still there and the 2,000 seat American theatre where the 15 story Carillion building at Jefferson and Kirk is still there.
Any relation to gene lackey? Or Joe
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WILLIAM FLEMING ANYONE??
Yurrrr
@@doomkiller3202 Diego?
@@7eavyn552 yea who this?
@@doomkiller3202 unique lol we went to Breckinridge
I went to summer school at Fleming in 74.
I'd like to use a portion of this footage in a documentary. What is the issue with rights? Do you know who owns the material?
I live here and its grown so much since 98
You should have seen it in 1970 to 1975 or even in 1980.. we had hardly any crime at all and since the late '90s are about 2001 our crime rate has just gotten so high and it's worse than Richmond and we're a smaller City.
@@montrelouisebohon-harris7023 see how much stronger we are with diversity?
@@jonburrows2684 sadly, I agree with you.
I currently live in roanoke Virginia and I have to say it's way different now.
Same
This was before DIVERSITY B.S.
@@jonburrows2684 I don't understand what you're trying to say. Could you elaborate?
Oh how progress has wrecked this scene now.
Does anyone have any photos or video footage of Henry Street behind Hotel Roanoke? Specifically any good images of Wheby's Groceries?
Back when used be good place to live!
Exactly because most areas in Roanoke are trash right now. My parents moved over to Queen Avenue in 1969 in Northeast and it was a middle class neighborhood back then. I moved in an apartment building up the street from us at the end of the Street in 1973 and everybody in the neighborhood was up in arms about it because they knew it was going to lower the value of their real estate. It got a lot worse than that!!!
My parents separated in 1974 so they sold the house and they lost nothing.. drove past that house in that area in 1997 and it looked like a rundown hell hole. It looked as bad or worse than Northwest!! I couldn't believe it. I drove down there again in 2015 and it was just ghetto looking. I don't know if people own and can't take care of the property because they're poor or if they're rentals. It's just awful looking and of course the city doesn't keep up the streets and there are big potholes in the road because it's a poor area.
Where was the bridge at 2:08 located?
I believe this bridge is in Norwich
@@NewCastle1515it is
I got no sound
Good to know this city was still just as garbage 60 years ago. Its honestly beyond me how a city looks almost identical to how it did 60 years ago, nothing in it to this day. If anything its worse because it's not taken care of
hahah Exactly! I've had jobs commuting into downtown Roanoke and out of all the places I've lived the only place where I've been physically threatened (by females nonetheless) multiple times is the parking garage downtown. Roanoke sucks b/c the vast majority of the population sucks.
Judgmental, arrogant, backwards, gossipy. That's Roanoke in a nutshell.