South Washington Heights Apartments for Rent
The dearly departed of Roanoke, Virginia are most likely to become “permanent residents” of South Washington Heights. Although this community is made up of thriving commercial and residential areas, its three cemeteries account for 30 percent of the land occupied here.
The cemeteries are situated almost next to one another. Fairview is the largest. Separated from St. Andrew Cemetery by the residential street of Westwood Boulevard, and immediately northwest is Williams Memorial Park. Here, residential and commercial streets and plots of wooded land separate the two. This community is obviously well suited to many who have a love of the history of the area and its residents of the past.
Melrose Avenue (Highway 460) runs along the northern border it shares with Villa Heights and Washington Heights communities. To the south, Shenandoah Avenue forms the southern border, while Peters Creek and Peters Creek Road (Highway 117) form the western border. 24th Street makes up the eastern border.
Much of the commercial and residential sector of South Washington Heights lies south of Salem Turnpike, west of Williams Memorial Park, and along Melrose Avenue. Throughout this neighborhood, homes, apartments, and condos share the main streets with steel mills, shopping malls, churches, and schools. It’s truly a diverse community.
Notable attractions, other than the cemeteries, are Shenandoah Crossing Shopping Center off Shenandoah Avenue in the southwest part of the community; Forest Hills Magnet School on the east side; Roanoke Redevelopment Housing center on Melrose Avenue; Fairview Elementary School and Greenvale School off of Salem Turnpike.
The community is not far from another important institution. In the southwest, across from Peters Creek Road is the Virginia Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Parks and sports fields line the community’s western border. While this community has many lovely features, the cemeteries continue to fascinate history-minded residents and visitors alike.
