STREETS OF ROANOKE Jefferson: Roanoke's Main Street GEORGE DAVIS PHOTO COURTSEY ROANOKE CITY LIBRARY VIRGINIA ROOM Even as downtown vacancies cause a wince, the southern end of Jefferson continues to show growth and promise for the future. Looking north from Campbell, 1910 A crowd gathers for the Great Roanoke Fair. LOCATION Runs north and south through the heart of downtown from historic St. Andrew's Catholic Church, across the Roanoke River and up the hill to Fern Park and Cornwallis Avenue in toney South Roanoke. third U.S. president, is home to some of Roanoke's most historic buildings as well as its newest structures in the Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech medical school and research complex. It also is the main artery into one of Roanoke's finest neighborhoods. FEATURES SIGNIFICANCE Downtown's main street since the late Jefferson Street contributes significant1800s, Jefferson Street, named for our ly to the Downtown Roanoke Histor14 | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 THEROANOKER.COMhttp://www.THEROANOKER.COM