Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Sign boards looking toward Roanoke |
| Date | November 21, 1936 |
| Description | Image shows billboards on the left side of the road, advertising Frigidaire, Chevrolet, and the Ponce de Leon Hotel. There are also several small signs posted close to the ground. Power lines stand on the left side of the road, as well as a wire fence. Image taken on Route 11 to Salem, Va., near the Roanoke County line, near milepost 121 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken by Albert S. Burns on November 21, 1936. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 121 Parkway Milepost: 121.0
Latitude: 37.21123
Longitude: -79.948152 |
| Creator Individual | Albert S. Burns |
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Billboards Electric utilities Fences Photographs Roanoke County (Va.) View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
