I just think it’s neat. It’s weird looking to where the Campbell Court bus hub used to be and seeing an enormous empty space.
The city has a deal with developer to put a few things in the redesigned space, including apartments and stores. You can read all about it here at The Roanoke Times.
This is after the buildings facing Campbell Avenue (including the former Campbell Court bus station) were razed. The latter two shots were taken from Salem Avenue, looking south.
“Raze” is a weird word. Its antonym is also its homophone (“raise”).
(Before Second Avenue becomes Gainsboro Road heading north at the overpass.)
I can’t emphasize enough what a quiet city this is. What you see is what passes for a somewhat busy Tuesday morning.
This happened back in January 2021 off Orange Avenue here in Roanoke, Virginia. Although the business was destroyed, thankfully no one was hurt.
Buddy of mine picked up fresh peaches from Ikenberry Orchards in Daleville, Virginia. THE TASTE IS DIVINE. This is bliss.
God bless the American South.
Do tiny spiders flex their fangs when they’re threatened?
I honestly do not know. I can barely keep “entomology”/”etymology” straight.
That sound you hear is my coffeepot.
Update — my arachnophile friend informs me that this is a crab spider.
June 2022. I thought this was pretty wild — what you see is a row of buildings that have been almost entirely demolished, all facing Campbell Avenue. (These include what used to be the Campbell Court Bus Station and the deli beside it.) The facades at front remain intact for now, but they are otherwise gutted.
Roanoke, VA, June 2022.
Heading east. Overhead is the Market Street Walkway.
As always, I apologize here for the shaky-cam. I was especially discombobulated after running to get the shot. It even exceeded my daily baseline of dysfunctional discombobulation.
June 2022.
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