Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Commercial signs Howard Johnson restaurant, Swannanoa, signs |
| Date | July 18, 1949 |
| Description | This photograph was taken from Skyline Drive just north of where the road becomes the Blue Ridge Parkway. It shows a view of the Howard Johnson's restaurant and parking lot, as well as the stone archway entrance to the Swannanoa mansion. The road closest to the photographer is Highway 250 (the Rockfish Gap Turnpike), and the road beyond it is State Route 610. This photograph was taken in Rockfish Gap, Virginia, on on July 18, 1949. |
| Location |
Location Name: Rockfish Gap Parkway Milepost: 0.0 |
| Creator Individual | Robert G. Hall |
| Tags |
Augusta County (Va.)
Automobile parking Automobiles Howard Johnson Operations Nelson County (Va.) Photographs Roads Rockfish Gap (Va.) Stonemasonry Swannanoa Mansion (Va.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
