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MAY/JUNE 2018
HE ENTRANCE TO ROANOKE'S LANDMARK
hotel sure looks different today, compared with its
appearance in 1917, when this black and white photo
was taken.
The massive plant covering the veranda and front stairway
leading into the Hotel Roanoke was wisteria, according to hotel
spokesman, Michael Quonce. This fragrant flowering plant,
typically a lilac or blue color, provided shade from the summer
sun, he says.
Now a black awning, lined with white lights, illuminates the
entryway to the hotel, which many refer to as the grand dame
of downtown's skyline and one of the most well-known special
occasion sites in Roanoke.
Norfolk & Western Railroad built the Tudor-style hotel in 1882
on a former wheat field, housing about three dozen guestrooms.
The hotel served as a preferred lodging location for everyone from
railroad travelers and businessmen to vacationers drawn to the
region's mountain air.
Through the years, it withstood a fire and a major renovation from
1937 to 1938, when its current entrance was designed.
The hotel closed its doors from 1989 to 1995, when Norfolk
Southern deeded it to the Virginia Tech Real Estate Foundation. It
was restored and remodeled, though many of its looks from the past
remained, including antiques in its lobby, the Regency Room dining
area and the Pine Room, previously an officers' club during World War
II. It also added 63,000 square feet of meeting and convention space,
taking on a new name-the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center.
Now, after 136 years, this 330-room hotel seems to have come
full circle.
Last year, passenger rail service returned to Roanoke. Amtrak
built a boarding platform on Norfolk Avenue, adjacent to the Hotel
Roanoke, offering travel to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, New York
and more northeast locations.
The Hotel Roanoke's website prominently features this train
service, along with ticket links, as a fitting flashback to its railroad
roots. I
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JULIANNE RAINONE / ARCHIVAL IMAGE COURTESY OF THE VIRGINIA ROOM, ROANOKE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The Tudor-style hotel has long been one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city.
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