Places of the Past

Places of the Past. Honoring Our History. , [Captions:] , Dave's Auto Treat, First school house in Victoria, First pumper 1941 Chevrolet (watch out) , 1941 Chevrolet Oren Fire Truck , First factory-built fire truck for the town, built in Roanoke, Virginia and delivered to Victoria on the Virginian Railway, First bridge across Nottoway River before Dan was built. Had stee box fame with wooden deck, railings, etc. (Below present Rt. 49 bridge., Bridge no: _], First bridge across Nottoway River (left) , Nottoway Falls Mill (below), Nottoway Falls Hill, "A water wheel full" of visitors. Note long dresses, hats and bows., Main St looking east, Corner Eighth and Main St. , "Pender" Grocery , Victoria dispatch printed in rear of building , Main Street (originally named Jackson Street) , (6th Street was laid out for/as Main St.), Eighth Street looking North, Victoria, Va., Main saw mill of Victoria Supply Co. , Main sawmill at Victoria, VA. of Victoria Supply Co., Inc., Main St looking West (circa 1950's), Peebles Shopping Center (view looking down 8th Street), Penders (a big chain grocery-fore runner to Colonial Stores) on corner of 8th St and Main. A half-block down Main was an A&P Store, another of the big chains. Next to Penders is the Victoria Dispatch Bldg. Sanitary Barber Shop and "Docs" Cold Drinks, etc., 1940, Note one of Victoria's deepest snows:, Home Economics and Agriculture Building (Victoria High School, circa 1945)