South Jefferson, Roanoke, Virginia
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South Jefferson is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke, surrounded roughly by the Roanoke River to the south and east and the Roy L. Webber Expressway to the west, centered on South Jefferson Street. It borders the neighborhoods of Old Southwest on the west, Belmont and Downtown on the north, and Riverland/Walnut Hills via the Walnut Street Bridge on the east.[1]
[edit] History
Historically serving various industrial activities, in May of 2000 the South Jefferson area was identified as the South Jefferson Redevelopment Area by the City of Roanoke.[2] By 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency noted that approximately 75 percent of the land in the South Jefferson area is blighted and deteriorated, containing up to 24 brownfield properties.[3] Today this area is seeing significant redevelopment including the construction of the Carilion Clinic and potential development of a Virginia Tech Medical School within the vicinity.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b South Jefferson Redevelopment Area. City of Roanoke Housing Development and Neighborhood Revitalization. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ South Jefferson: South Jefferson Redevelopment Area. Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ Brownfields 2006 Grant Fact Sheet: Roanoke, VA. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
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