What about Salem?

[StevenRocks]

So, what about Salem?

[mclawsdrive]

Last I heard, it was still there.

[StevenRocks]

That's good. Though the West Main McDonald's is temporarily gone

[weill]

What happened to it?

I also know that Fazoli's, one of my favorite places is gone.

[StevenRocks]

What happened to it?

It's being rebuilt from scratch on the same site, just like what they did on Franklin Rd. and in Vinton.

[mclawsdrive]

click here to link to my posting on main Virginia page - Salem topic, about Salem getting its 15 seconds of fame. salem in the movies

[burt]

The Virginia Photos thread at Richmond City Watch has a few pictures of some interesting looking homes in Salem.

[weill]

Thats awesome, burt.

[mclawsdrive]

Some news about Salem from a snippet in the middle of a Roanoke times article

There are office and industrial spots for sale at a planned center in Salem, beside General Electric Co. on Electric Road.

St. John Place Commerce Center will stretch out on 13 acres and house a variety of office and warehouse units.

A new building, called the Enterprise Center at St. John Place, will have 10 units, each measuring 1,199 square feet, said Paul Wiley of Wiley Development, who owns the center. They're designed for individual office or storage spaces, with a price tag of $110,000 each. Construction of the units will be complete by April, Wiley said.

[hank]

Salem is a big disappointment! The folks there think they live in paradise, but the rest of the world

disagrees. The Main street doesn't work for anyone. Not only is it impossible to cross the street its dangerous, plus whats there? Olde Salem Days is the same stuff year after year. Enough already!

I wrote to the city manager there asking why no developer has built anything significant in downtown Salem in over 30 years. No response. I own a home there and I plan to sell it since the place has no leadership and no vision.

[bmedguy]

I didn't think anyone left Salem and they didn't let anyone in. Kinda like the Hotel California.

[mclawsdrive]

They say that ignorance is bliss, and many Salemites are happy (and smug) about the way thing are. Lets leave them alone in their own little world, and occasionally visit them to make sure nothing has changed.

[mclawsdrive]

Salem has 100 new houses on the way. full story

[bmedguy]

Yeah for suburban sprawl! Actually, I'm kind of kidding. It's not like we have an out of control amount of it. Just not a fan of subdivisions.