Loudon-Melrose, Roanoke, Virginia
Loudon-Melrose is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in west Roanoke south of U.S. 460 (Melrose Avenue). It borders the neighborhoods of Shenandoah West on the west, Harrison and Gilmer on the east, Melrose-Rugby on the north and Hurt Park on the south opposite the Norfolk Southern rail yard.[1]
History
With the continued outward expansion of Roanoke resulting from the completion of the Salem-Melrose streetcar line in the 1890s, by the 1920s this outward residential expansion reached the Loudon-Melrose area.[2] The residential design of the neighborhood is dominated by the two-story foursquare, constructed during the 1920s-1930s.[3]
References
- ^ "Explore Roanoke Neighborhood Map: Loudon-Melrose". City of Roanoke Department of Neighborhoods. Retrieved 2008-05-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Loudon-Melrose/Shenandoah West Neighborhood Plan: The Neighborhoods" (PDF). City of Roanoke Planning Division. Retrieved 2008-05-17. [dead link]
- ^ "Loudon-Melrose/Shenandoah West Neighborhood Plan: Residential Development" (PDF). City of Roanoke Planning Division. Retrieved 2008-05-17. [dead link]
External links
- Loudon-Melrose/Shenandoah West Neighborhood Plan
- Loudon-Melrose Neighborhood Organization
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Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia
- Airport
- Belmont
- Cherry Hill
- Downtown
- Eastgate
- Edgewood-Summit Hills
- Fairland
- Fallon
- Franklin-Colonial
- Gainsboro
- Garden City
- Gilmer
- Grandin Court
- Greater Deyerle
- Harrison
- Hollins
- Hurt Park
- Kenwood
- Loudon-Melrose
- Mecca Gardens
- Melrose-Rugby
- Mill Mountain
- Miller Court/Arrowood
- Monterey
- Morningside
- Mountain View
- Norwich
- Old Southwest
- Peachtree/Norwood
- Preston Park
- Raleigh Court
- Ridgewood Park
- Riverdale
- Riverland/Walnut Hills
- Roundhill
- Shenandoah West
- South Jefferson
- South Roanoke
- South Washington Heights
- Southern Hills
- Villa Heights
- Wasena
- Washington Heights
- Washington Park
- West End
- Westview Terrace
- Wildwood
- Williamson Road
- Wilmont