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1963 Map of Garden City

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Garden City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Roanoke and its southern suburbs meet the rising slopes of the Blue Ridge in this survey, which documents a landscape caught between mid-century growth and its rural mountain roots. The urbanized edges of Garden City and Cave Spring give way to the more isolated communities of Starkey and Clearbrook. Notable institutional landmarks include the Roanoke Technical Institute and the Rehabilitation Center, while local leisure is represented by a Golf Course and a Drive-in Theater near Stone Mtn.

Transit patterns are defined by the Norfolk and Western railway and the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, which traverses Buck Mountain via the Buck Mountain Overlook. Rural life remains visible through numerous family-named landmarks like Oylers Cem and Amos Cem, alongside country congregations at Boones Chapel and Red Hill Ch. Small-scale industry is present at a Quarry and Gravel Pit near Roanoke Mountain.