The Campbell Ave Project
The Campbell Ave Project was a month long study of one of
Roanoke's most important neighborhoods, the site of its salt licks
and rail yards. These two features are the main components of
Roanoke's history. The people who lived here prior to the arrival
of Europeans hunted game at the salt licks and without the rail
yards there would be no Roanoke. It's kind of a perfect place for a study, there's enough old
history and current oddities to keep a study going, even if just
for a month. Studies like this are wonderful because they generate
knowledge, create a sense of place, get people outside,
there are always chance encounters, you can allow yourself to
discover new space - the list of benefits is lengthly.