Old Roanoke

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The Wright Motors building on Campbell Avenue is now undergoing a remodeling into upscale loft condos in downtown Roanoke.


Yes, that is Groucho Marx on their sign, as DeSoto was one of Groucho's 'You Bet Your Life' TV show sponsors. Their used cars were "Groucho Specials".


Here we have WSLS TV's Cactus Joe, Little Biddy Pete and Uncle Looney, no doubt passing by Wright Motors in another of Roanoke's many downtown parades.


TV image shows Fanny Boone with her sidekick Cactus Joe on the "Fanny Boone" show, before he took over the program.


This website's creator (center) was a guest on this program in the late '50s.


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