Fallon, Roanoke, Virginia

Fallon, Roanoke, Virginia

Fallon is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Hollins on the north, Kenwood to the south and Belmont on the west. The eastern and part of the northern border is shared with the town of Vinton.cite web
url=http://portal.roanokegov.com/portal/neighbor/dspMapView.cfm?CFID=267835&CFTOKEN=18696877
title=Explore Roanoke Neighborhood

publisher=City of Roanoke Department of Neighborhoods
accessdate=2008-05-02
] Today the neighborhood is bisected by Virginia State Route 24 (Dale Avenue) and is bordered by Tinker Creek to the east.

History

Originally established as a neighborhood serving workers of the neighboring Roanoke Shops, the majority of the development in Fallon dates from between the 1890s and 1950s.cite web
url=http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/CurrentBaseLink/3F817887F847545D852570D000701553/$File/Belmont%20Fallon%20Comm%20Design.pdf
title=Belmont-Fallon Neighborhood Plan: Community Design
publisher=City of Roanoke Planning Division
accessdate=2008-05-02
] The Southeast Action Forum serves as the citizen advocacy group for the neighborhood, and today Fallon is both the location of Fallon Park and the Fallon Park Elementary School.

References

External links

* [http://www.roanokeva.gov/85256A8D0062AF37/CurrentBaseLink/N25YVKTJ074FGUREN Belmont-Fallon Neighborhood Plan]
* [http://seroanoke.googlepages.com/home Southeast Action Forum]


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