Editing Roanoke, Virginia (section)

===Points of interest===
Roanoke is the largest metropolitan area on the Blue Ridge Parkway,<ref>{{Cite web |location=Asheville |publisher=Blue Ridge Parkway Association |title=Roanoke Valley Area |url=https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/communities/roanoke-valley-area/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=Blue Ridge Parkway |language=en-US |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516191009/https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/communities/roanoke-valley-area/ |url-status=live}}</ref> a 469-mile-long scenic road that is the most-visited element of the [[National Park Service|National Park System]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains |url=https://www.visitroanokeva.com/things-to-do/blue-ridge-parkway/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=www.visitroanokeva.com |language=en-us |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516191010/https://www.visitroanokeva.com/things-to-do/blue-ridge-parkway/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Mill Mountain Parkway exit off of the Blue Ridge Parkway leads to the Roanoke Star, an {{Convert|88.5|ft||adj=mid|-tall}} illuminated star sitting atop a mountain inside the city's limits.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dashiell |first=Joe |date=May 10, 2023 |title=Roanoke considers restoration or replacement of Mill Mountain Star |url=https://www.wdbj7.com/2023/05/10/roanoke-considers-restoration-or-replacement-mill-mountain-star/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=WDBJ7 |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516191010/https://www.wdbj7.com/2023/05/10/roanoke-considers-restoration-or-replacement-mill-mountain-star/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Also on the mountain's summit is Mill Mountain Zoo, a [[Zoological Association of America]]-accredited facility housing over 170 animals.<ref name=Berrier2>{{cite news |last=Berrier, Jr. |first=Ralph |date=March 15, 2019 |title=Mill Mountain Zoo earns accreditation from national zoo association |work=The Roanoke Times |page=3B}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mill Mountain Zoo {{!}} Roanoke, VA 24014 |url=https://www.visitroanokeva.com/listings/mill-mountain-zoo/5600/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=www.visitroanokeva.com |language=en-us |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516191008/https://www.visitroanokeva.com/listings/mill-mountain-zoo/5600/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Texas Tavern in downtown Roanoke, Virginia.jpg|alt=A photo of the Texas Tavern restaurant at night|left|thumb|The [[Texas Tavern]] has changed little since its establishment in 1930.]]
The [[Basilica of St. Andrew (Roanoke, Virginia)|Basilica of St. Andrew]] rests on a hill overlooking downtown and has been called "one of Virginia's foremost examples of the High Victorian Gothic".<ref name="NatRegAndrews">{{cite web |author=Weidman, Gregory |date=May 1972 |title=St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church Final Nomination |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/128-0030_Saint_Andrew's_Roman_Catholic_Church_1973_Final_Nomination.pdf |access-date=December 21, 2023 |publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}}</ref> The church dates to 1900, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973.<ref name="NatRegAndrews"/> Just below the church lies the Hotel Roanoke, a historic 330-room Tudor Revival hotel originally built by the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1882 and rebuilt and expanded many times since.<ref>{{Cite web |title=128-0025 Hotel Roanoke |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/128-0025/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=www.dhr.virginia.gov |language=en-US |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516192510/https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/128-0025/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Nicknamed the "Grand Old Lady",<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Our Southwest Virginia Hotel {{!}} Historic Downtown Hotel Roanoke |url=https://www.hotelroanoke.com/southwest_va_hotel/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=www.hotelroanoke.com |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516191009/https://www.hotelroanoke.com/southwest_va_hotel/ |url-status=live}}</ref> the hotel was listed on the NRHP in 1995.<ref name="NatRegHotel">{{cite web |last1=Giles |first1=Leslie A. |last2=Kern |first2=John R. |date=September 1995 |title=Hotel Roanoke Final Nomination |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/128-0025_Hotel_Roanoke_1996_Final_Nomination.pdf |access-date=December 21, 2023 |publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}}</ref>

A pedestrian bridge leads from the Hotel Roanoke to the city's historic market building and farmers' market, the latter of which dates to 1882 and is the oldest continuously operating open-air market in Virginia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Market {{!}} Farmer's Market {{!}} Explore {{!}} Downtown Roanoke |url=https://www.downtownroanoke.org/explore/farmers-market/history-of-the-market |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=www.downtownroanoke.org |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516191009/https://www.downtownroanoke.org/explore/farmers-market/history-of-the-market |url-status=live}}</ref> Near the terminus of the market is [[Fire Station No. 1 (Roanoke, Virginia)|Fire Station No. 1]], which for a time was the oldest continuously operating station in the state.<ref name=Struzzi1>{{cite news |last=Struzzi |first=Diane |date=June 16, 1994 |title=Things look up for firehouse |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1C}}</ref> The [[Georgian architecture|Georgian Revival]] structure was listed on the NRHP in 1973,<ref>{{Cite web |title=128-0033 Fire Station No. 1 |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/128-0033/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=www.dhr.virginia.gov |language=en-US |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516191009/https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/128-0033/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and currently houses a local furniture showroom, restaurant, and [[boutique hotel]].<ref name=Petska4>{{cite news |last=Petska |first=Alicia |date=September 24, 2022 |title=First Station No. 1, downtown Roanoke historic landmark, has new calling |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1A}}</ref> Two blocks west on the same street is [[Texas Tavern]], an "iconic"<ref name=Berrier3>{{cite news |last=Berrier, Jr. |first=Ralph |date=November 12, 2020 |title=Texas Tavern sign auction raised $5,085 for Tudor House |work=The Roanoke Times |page=2B}}</ref><ref name=Friedenberger1>{{cite news |last=Friedenberger |first=Amy |date=October 8, 2015 |title=Roanoke Valley aids flood victims in S.C. |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1B}}</ref> ten-seat [[greasy spoon]] restaurant that the same family has operated since its establishment in 1930.<ref name=Nair1>{{cite news |last=Nair |first=Lindsey |date=June 4, 2008 |title=The best of Burger Nation |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1}}</ref>