The first enclosed shopping center in the Old Dominion was built in the northern outskirts of the "Independent City" of Roanoke. CROSSROADS MALL was also the 10th enclosed shopping complex in the United States.
Graphic from the Double T CorporationIn its original state, CROSSROADS MALL contained twenty-eight stores and services on 2 levels. Its major anchor was a 50,000 square foot J. C. Penney.
Drawing from the Double T Corporation
Photo from http://theroanoke.com
Photo from The Virginia Record / Ninth Annual Virginia Architectural Arts Edition / November 1961