John - Regina, Questions...John, where on Walton Road was that "Rock Road School" located? I grew up in Radford and attended schools there. Interested to know about the Christiansburg Grammer school, don't remember hearing about it before. I lived on Walton Road in 60's after getting married we bought first house. Regina, I knew your sister Barbara Jean and she was a very pretty girl. Several years older than me. I knew your family from church and remember you as a very pretty little girl also. John, you moved around a lot and know all the schools. Enjoy all the info everyone offers. Phoebe ********************************************************** -----Original Message----- >From: John Ford <johnlford@embarqmail.com> >Sent: Jan 14, 2008 6:01 PM >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - Christiansburg School > >Regina: > >I spent my first 2 years at Rock Road School (on the Walton Road), then to >Christiansburg Primary (Junkin St.) and then to Christiansburg Grammar >School, then located on East Main and I believe School Lane - only a few >blocks from the Primary School. > >A couple years ago I took my wife to the old Grammar School. They were >converting it to apartments. I guess I looked suspicious and the owner came >out to see what I wanted. When he found out I went to school there, I got >the red carpet treatment. He showed me around and asked a bunch of >questions about the old place. They are keeping the old oiled floors in the >hallway. We both parted company knowing more than when we met. > >I can't remember exactly what year it was that we moved, but I was probably >in the 6th. grade - which would have made it around 1954-1955. > >The new school was close enough to down town, and we would go down almost >every day for a hot dog. I even got a whipping once there for shooting >firecrackers. I wasn't shooting firecrackers, nor did I have any but >punishment in those days was swift and sure - even for the innocent. I >wasn't shooting firecrackers, but I was smoking cigarettes - but smoking was >not a punishable offense in those days. > >>From there I went to Dry Valley for 2 years, and then on to Auburn. > >It's not likely I would have known your sister. She was way ahead of me. > >John in Ohio > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Regina Spradlin" <rspradlin@triad.rr.com> >To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:35 PM >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital > > >> John, >> >> Where was the old school building? I started school in 1956 and went to >the >> primary school on Junkin street. Then, went to the Annex school, two >story >> and very old, was that it? My sister, Barbara Altizer graduated in 1952, >did >> you by any chance know her? >> >> Regina Spradlin >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] >On >> Behalf Of John Ford >> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 9:08 AM >> To: Phoebe Poff; vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Not genealogy - New Altamont Hospital >> >> Phoebe: >> >> Two of my three children were born at New Altamont (1958 & 1959). I >always >> told them they were born in a Nissan dealership and that Dr. Grubb was the >> salesman. >> >> I was one of the first occupants in the middle school across the street. >As >> soon as it was finished, we moved the entire school from the old building >up >> on the hill and across town to the new digs. We walked it - with NO >police >> escort. >> >> John in Ohio >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> >> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Duncans and Altamons Hospital >> >> >> > I worked for Kenneth Thompson when he had Nissan car dealership in the >> > old New Altimont Hospital building. He added that front part for >> showroom. >> > Original hospital rooms were sales offices and my Bookkeeping office was >> also >> > one of original rooms. Corrinne is Kenneth's sister and I believe if >you >> > visited the inside you would remember the brick front of Hospital. He >> kept >> > the door from Surgery and used it from showroom to Service area and >still >> > had word "Surgery" in glass on door. Old hand pull elevator was also >still >> in >> > use at dealership to send parts to the upstairs part of building. Was a >> > very interesting place and had lots of people come in and say they were >> > born there. Kenneth still owns the building I believe. >> > Phoebe Poff >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. >> Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something >> about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. 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