Roanoke’s giant illuminated star at the top of Mill Mountain. The Roanoke Star is said to be the world’s largest freestanding man-made illuminated star. Roanoke’s Norfolk & Western Railway station was originally built in 1905 in the Beaux Arts style. The building was radically re-designed in 1946 in the Streamlined Moderne style by noted industrial designer Raymond Loewy. A view of the Taubman Museum of Art – designed by architect Randall Stout – from inside the former Norfolk & Western Railway station. The railways have always played a major part in Roanoke, with active rail yards still bisecting the town. The Norfolk & Western Roanoke Shops were famous for manufacturing steam locomotives.
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