Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Roanoke

 I stayed in Roanoke on the way back to Connecticut, as I did on the way south last October.

The Hotel Roanoke and Convention Center is a beautiful, classic hotel in downtown Roanoke, high on a hill across the tracks from the railroad station and the downtown.

The hotel connects with the downtown through a glass and steel elevated passageway across the tracks .

On the other side is the Taubman Museum of Art.  It closes at 5.  I arrived at 5:15.


City Market is a nice older brick building leading to a neighborhood of restaurants, bars and shops.  It reminds me of a smaller, less touristy and less busy version of Boston's Quincy Marketplace.

A brick wall in the City Market area welcomes visitors with a simulated old-fashioned advertising sign.

Between City Market and the railroad station there were throngs of well-dressed young people who looked like they were coming from a graduation or going to a prom, or both.

In an upper level of the railroad station, there is a big round 2010 sculpture by Edwin White.  Beneath the Roundhouse emulates the roundhouses that turned trains around.

5 comments:

Stefan Jansson said...

Some nice sceneries here.

Barbara Rogers said...

Glad you stopped and gave us a glimpse of Roanoke.

William Kendall said...

The hotel is a beauty.

RedPat said...

Nice downtown, Jack!

Taken For Granted said...

Jack, this is an excellent series of photos. Too bad you missed the Art Museum. Better luck next time. When traveling I alway like staying two nights in an interesting place. That always provides one whole day to explore. Thanks for sharing.