Earlier this year, Mountain View Neighborhood Association applied for, and was awarded, a grant to have Historic District street marker signs manufactured and installed in our neighborhood. The sign was designed by Mountain View resident Mike Dame, and produced by Kevin’s Signs of Roanoke. The signs were delivered to the City of Roanoke’s transportation division earlier this week, and we have been told to look for the new street markers to be installed in the next few days. A significant … Continue reading
We got some great news last week when the Roanoke Community Garden Association, headed by Mark Powell, won a $70,000 grant from the Roanoke Women’s Foundation to develop a community garden in Mountain View. Mark learned of the grant Dec. 10 at the RWF luncheon. “I am still processing this,” Mark told Mountain View stakeholders in an email. “It’s awesome news for us, for local food, for neighborhoods.” The garden will be developed at the vacant, city-owned lot at the … Continue reading
The leaves have started falling, the beginning of a glorious time of year to live in Mountain View. Our majestic trees provide a colorful feast for the eyes amid some of Roanoke’s most beautiful and historic homes, highlighted of course by “Mountain View,” our neighborhood’s namesake mansion built by the Fishburn family in 1907. The photo below shows the plaque embedded into the stone entrance to the mansion, which now serves as a community recreation center. Visit our photo galleries … Continue reading
Thank you to everyone who came out today for our Fall Cleanup! It was a beautiful morning for this annual event (we also have a Spring Cleanup every spring) and it was great to see all of our neighbors both old and new. We got lots of encouragement for residents, and from my perspective it was the cleanest we have seen the neighborhood since beginning our twice-annual cleanups back in 2008. The pride our residents have in our neighborhood is … Continue reading
If you’ve lived in Roanoke for any length of time, chances are you’ve passed this quaint bungalow on Campbell Avenue and admired its river-rock porch pillars and slotted gables – even as boards covered the abandoned home’s windows. Today, the lovingly restored home is boarded up no more. And it will be open to the public May 5 from 3-6 p.m. Continue reading
If you haven’t been by John Garland’s home being renovated on Campbell Avenue, make a point to walk by and check out the color scheme. The combination is historically accurate and a beautiful match to the stone and brick foundation, chimney and porch columns. If the interior is as fabulous as the exterior, I can’t wait to get a tour. Continue reading
