Jackson and Penn st.

The historic district has a variety of sizes of homes.

Meter on Progress St.

This is the only house in the area that has a mysterious red meter in the front yard.

Wong Park at Bennett Hill

The building was a family residence located near downtown.

Draper and W. Roanoke sts

The Media Building is at the edge of the Virginia Tech campus and downtown.

Mardi Gras

Yes, Mardi Gras is celebrated in Blacksburg.

Trees and power lines

It is hard to tell the trees from the poles.

Scalemodel of downtown

The Alumni Mall entrance to the Virginia Tech campus is at the lower right corner. The parallel lines are the roads along the mall. The model is in Kent Square.

Memorial Bricks

When Blacksburg celebrated its bicentennial, it offered citizens the chance to place memorials in bricks in the sidewalks.

Cheese factory, formerly

One can estimate how long a person has lived here when that person gives directions using the cheese factory as a landmark. The building is used for apartments.

Manoca's on Jackson St.

Jackson St. is a short and fascinating street in downtown.

Smithfield decoration

Smithfield is a restored plantation. This is used to decorate a parking lot by the home.

Historic Thomas-Conner House

The Thomas-Conner House, corner of Draper Road and Wall Street, is reported to have been built in 1878 by William Howard Thomas of Roanoke Valley at a cost of $10,000 and was occupied by his daughter and family in 1882. Currently it houses offices.

Tree on Eakin St.

Eakin St. is in one of the older residential areas.

Barter Theatre

Several Blacksburgers enjoyed "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the State Theatre, Barter, at Abingdon. These were two of the actors in the show. They are photogenic, no?

Sunrise from Floyd St.

This view is to the east from the corner of Floyd and Clay streets

Farmers Market

The Market, on W. Roanoke St., is open on Saturdays.

Tree Removal on Progress

The tree was removed from the yard of a home on Progress St., in the historic district.

Development on Country Club Dr.

Blacksburg has several controversial economic development issues. This site is near a new shopping center.

Pine Stand

This pine tree forested area is in the middle of a residential neighborhood.

Town Hall in 1798

It was a different era when this building was the townhall. It is on Jackson St.

Stained Glass Window

A local Main St. restaurant has stained glass windows with renditions of local history. This is one is symbols of Virginia Tech.

Skatepark

Skate board ramp at the townpark.

Blacksburg Branch

Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library has all kinds of library services throughout the New River Valley. The Blacksburg building once housed a business that sold lumber.

Garage in a garden

Gardeners on Eakin St. designed their garage as a garden.

School Bus up Clay St.

Today schools opened late day because of weather; yesterday schools were closed

Christ Episcopal Church

Church Street is a major section of the town. This historic building, dating from 1879, is at the corner of Church and Jackson streets.

Skyline from Lee St.

Early morning from Lee St. facing mostly west, looking toward downtown.

House on Miller

Miller Street is in the older residential area and is across from the library building.

Huckleberry, mile post 1

The Huckleberry is named for the train route whose roadbed it covers. The train was so slow that the cadets traveling to Virginia Tech could get off, pick huckleberries along the route, and still get back on the train.