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then & now
JENNY KINCAID BOONE is a Roanoke-based freelance writer and former business
journalist. She is a Roanoke College and Northwestern University graduate who is
passionate about exercise and chai latte.
The Warehouse on 13th Street
HANGING FROM ATOP the salvage counter
inside Black Dog Salvage's warehouse on 13th Street
are two white laundry bags with the name "Magic City
Launderers" printed in gray on the sides.
The bags are some of the remnants of this former
commercial laundry business once located inside the
44,000-square-foot building, pictured here, at 13th Street
in Southwest Roanoke. The business moved there in 1934
from its original location on Fifth Street, where it was
incorporated in 1929, according to Roanoke City directories.
Ernest Tudor was president and general manager.
A fire in 1949 gutted the building, though furs
and some other garments were protected thanks to a
fireproof vault where they were stored, according to a
Roanoke Times article.
Tudor died of a heart attack in 1951, and his
wife, Annie, took over management of Magic City
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Launderers until the business closed in 1957.
It's unclear how the building was used after Magic
City Launderers closed.
In 2003, the owners of Black Dog Salvage bought
the property, and a stone house beside it, which is used
as a guesthouse and a special events venue.
Black Dog Salvage, an architectural salvage business
and design center, now operates two warehouses in
Roanoke. Its location on 13th Street is an interior
design showroom featuring custom upcycled designs,
furniture paint, regional artisans in a marketplace area,
and salvage-inspired furniture.
In addition to the salvage business, Black Dog's
founders and owners Robert Kulp and Mike Whiteside
are stars of the reality DIY Network series, "Salvage
Dawgs." After 11 seasons, the network announced in
July that the show will end.-JENNY KINCAID BOONE
TheRoanoker.com
JULIANNE RAINONE JACOB / ARCHIVAL IMAGE COURTESY OF THE VIRGINIA ROOM, ROANOKE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
A building that began as a commercial laundry business now operates under the
popular Black Dog Salvage team.
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