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Loudon-Melrose Neighborhood Forum, Inc.
Meetings
- 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
- 3rd Thursday of every month (except July & August)
- Melrose Library Community Room
2502 Melrose Ave. NW
Roanoke, VA 24017
Contact information
- President: Norma Wade (540) 819-8848 or [email protected]
- Vice President: Rev. Billingsley (540) 312-3880 or [email protected] for more information.
About the Forum
The Loudon-Melrose Neighborhood Forum, Inc.'s boundaries are 14th Street NW to the east, 24th Street NW to the west, Orange Avenue NW to the north and the railroad tracks to the south. The neighborhood includes businesses, churches, daycare centers, banks, a grocery store and a park.
The Loudon-Melrose neighborhood is one of several early suburbs of the city that developed after streetcar lines were constructed and downtown and the inner rung of neighborhoods began to build out. Most of the houses in Loudon-Melrose date to the 1920s.
The Loudon-Melrose Neighborhood Forum, Inc.'s boundaries are 14th Street NW to the east, 24th Street NW to the west, Orange Avenue NW to the north and the railroad tracks to the south. The neighborhood includes businesses, churches, daycare centers, banks, a grocery store and a park.
The Loudon-Melrose neighborhood is one of several early suburbs of the city that developed after streetcar lines were constructed and downtown and the inner rung of neighborhoods began to build out. Most of the houses in Loudon-Melrose date to the 1920s.
Activities
The Loudon-Melrose Neighborhood Forum, Inc. works:
The Loudon-Melrose Neighborhood Forum, Inc. works:
- To encourage home ownership.
- To have cleaner and safer streets for all residents.
- To improve housing conditions.
- To host a FREE Flea market during May of each year.
- To participate in National Night Out activities in August of each year.
- To increase economic development and business enterprise.
- To maintain vacant lots - landscaping and beautification.
- To make our neighborhood a better place to live, visit, play, work and invest.
- To provide financial assistance to youth for higher education.
- Welcoming to all neighborhood residents and businesses.
Other Information
- The Loudon-Melrose - Shenandoah West Neighborhood Plan is a component of the City's 2001-2020 Comprehensive Plan. It provides detailed information about the neighborhood and serves as a guide for public and private decisions regarding land use, capital improvements and other projects planned in the neighborhood.