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ONG BEFORE THIS popular Grandin
Village ice cream spot served up sweet treats,
it was a haven for bookworms.
That's right, the cozy Pop's Ice Cream & Soda Bar
shop on Memorial Avenue in Roanoke once was the
Raleigh Court Library.
According to historical records, the librar y,
originally the Virginia Heights Branch Library,
moved from its original spot at 1324 Grandin Road
(the current location of Reid's Fine Furnishings) into
the Memorial Avenue building in 1931. It remained
there until 1966, when it relocated to Grandin Road
at its current location in front of Patrick Henry High
School.
In its early days, the library had 5,000 to 6,000
books, according to Nelson Harris, a pastor and
former Roanoke City mayor who has written books
about Virginia and Roanoke history. The Raleigh
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Court Neighborhood Association now owns the
approximately 1,168 square foot building.
In 2006, Brandon Davis, a chef, and Anna
Robertson, a former baker, gave the site new life
when they opened Pop's. Their shop, with an oldfashioned ice cream parlor vibe, serves all kinds of
sweet concoctions, from ice cream sodas to banana
splits. Their menu also offers a wide variety of grilled
cheese sandwiches. It's a well-known gathering place
for the neighborhood's young and old, featuring a long
diner counter with tall stools, record night events and
board games.
Meanwhile, in recent years, the Raleigh Court
library has expanded at 2112 Grandin Road. It
closed for a year in 2014 for extensive renovations
and reopened with numerous new features, including a
children's area, a cafe, a courtyard and a drive-through
book return. I
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JULIANNE RAINONE / ARCHIVAL IMAGE COURTESY OF THE VIRGINIA ROOM, ROANOKE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
This street is still as busy as it was nearly 100 years ago, though with a bit of a
facelift since its early 1900s beginning.
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