tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post1994740131082515275..comments2024-03-27T05:15:49.616-04:00Comments on Around Roanoke, VA (A Daily Photo Blog): Nininger's Mill (Tinker Mill)Tanya Breesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-75661962570210437452014-10-01T19:19:48.498-04:002014-10-01T19:19:48.498-04:00thank you for your input! what a great restaurant ...thank you for your input! what a great restaurant that would be...i'm going to have to drive by one day this week and see how it's doing! :)Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-3713434209407580852014-10-01T18:06:37.279-04:002014-10-01T18:06:37.279-04:00I had dinner at the mill a couple of times in 1970...I had dinner at the mill a couple of times in 1970/71. It was a beautiful building with a lot of the old mill parts still on the lower level. I wish it were still a restaurant, but I hope it's being maintained.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-25284738166047987102008-09-25T05:35:00.000-04:002008-09-25T05:35:00.000-04:00Old buildings, especially in our home towns have s...Old buildings, especially in our home towns have so much meaning. We have an old bank building, restored and now used as a pub in Hamilton which was the very first bank in Hamilton dating from about the mid 1800's. The city isn't much older than that. - DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851174879441602754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-40363338351396201582008-09-24T07:05:00.000-04:002008-09-24T07:05:00.000-04:00I love this kind of buildings... are simply beauti...I love this kind of buildings... are simply beautiful...tr3ntahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493076209966228410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-90707519935785598792008-09-24T04:55:00.000-04:002008-09-24T04:55:00.000-04:00This looks like something out of an English fairy ...This looks like something out of an English fairy tale!Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-91757810577794795512008-09-23T23:50:00.000-04:002008-09-23T23:50:00.000-04:00Tanya, you have history at every turn. This is a n...Tanya, you have history at every turn. This is a neat find.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187924454780490386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-66939011655672791602008-09-23T20:59:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:59:00.000-04:00There is a lot of potential in this building. I ho...There is a lot of potential in this building. I hope that they make best use of it.Kris McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789355638389350528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-7255421265414684142008-09-23T18:48:00.000-04:002008-09-23T18:48:00.000-04:00A grand old brick building! Thanks for the inform...A grand old brick building! Thanks for the information about it. Very interesting.crittoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04913343247347449375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-49752261575053059532008-09-23T15:35:00.000-04:002008-09-23T15:35:00.000-04:00Oh I do plan to visit there one of these days! The...Oh I do plan to visit there one of these days! There's alot of things I want to look up on the house.Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-58175560994811478812008-09-23T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-23T15:25:00.000-04:00I think the Botetourt Historical Society doesn't p...I think the Botetourt Historical Society doesn't put much stuff online because it has books to sell and doesn't want to give away the content. You should visit the museum in Fincastle and check out their books. The library in Fincastle also has a selection of history books you might find useful.CountryDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243893531509380824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-29588496076961369662008-09-23T15:06:00.000-04:002008-09-23T15:06:00.000-04:00Interesting post Tanya. There's an interesting sho...Interesting post Tanya. There's an interesting show on HGTV about old buildings that people renovate and live in them, can't think of the name of it now, sorry. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-17614697898043433332008-09-23T12:44:00.000-04:002008-09-23T12:44:00.000-04:00un bel immeuble (et puis merci pour tous ces rense...un bel immeuble (et puis merci pour tous ces renseignements), il ne semble pas très bien entretenue, j'espère qu'il va y avoir une restauration.<BR/><I> <BR/>a beautiful building (and then thank you for this information), it seems not very well maintained, I hope there will be a restoration.</I>Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602980523811128510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-83371688841369752672008-09-23T11:49:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:49:00.000-04:00Interesting old building.At least you found someth...Interesting old building.<BR/><BR/>At least you found something about the old mill. ;-) East Gwillimbury has a very small historical society and all the records are kept in someone's basement, I hear. Maybe some day the town will find a home for the collection? (Rumour has it that someone on council is working on it.)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-33104918330516220202008-09-23T11:46:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:46:00.000-04:00Hey Eric, yes, the star is still here! It was buil...Hey Eric, yes, the star is still here! It was built in 1949 to kick off the Christmas shopping season and Roanoke became known as "The Star City of the South"! I little tidbit of info I've read about it :) Amazing how time flies by isn't it?!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-70216382973703099812008-09-23T11:36:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:36:00.000-04:00Does Roanoke still have that giant star up on the ...Does Roanoke still have that giant star up on the top of the mountain? I believe it is to the west. <BR/>I remember seeing that when I was a kid visiting family there in 1977.<BR/><BR/>Wow! Has it been that long since I visited!?! I guess I better get back there.<BR/>Nice blog BTW... Keep up the great work.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095347095320507786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-79742767744232171662008-09-23T09:56:00.000-04:002008-09-23T09:56:00.000-04:00Hello Tanya !I live in a old farmer...Brrr... For ...Hello Tanya !<BR/>I live in a old farmer...<BR/>Brrr... For this bilding...<BR/>Nice photo, and pretty txt to explain...<BR/>See You later.Webradiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865729926365127073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-76671078391554537542008-09-23T09:54:00.000-04:002008-09-23T09:54:00.000-04:00Your post says this is now a private residence.......Your post says this is now a private residence....I just cannot imagine living in an old mill! It would be a different sort of home, that's for certain!Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819854679824281440noreply@blogger.com