Luke Waldrop’s daddy died just about the time construction began on the original Franklin Road Bridge in the spring of 1936. So when the bridge was about done around Thanksgiving that same year, the ...

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Developer Luke Waldrop, who built many of Salem’s commercial and residential buildings, died Friday. He was 97 years old. Waldrop was familiar to television viewers. His image was ...

SALEM, VA. – The City of Salem is mourning the loss of one of its icons. Luke Waldrop died at 97-years-old. He’s best known for his pioneering, community-driven mind behind projects such as Spartan ...

For years, Roanokers have waited with anticipation for the new Franklin Road Bridge. But few have waited with the anticipation of Luke Waldrop. "Oh yeah yeah yeah." Thursday afternoon, the 95-year-old ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Friday will mark a new day in Roanoke's history when the city cuts the ribbon on the new Franklin Road bridge, but Thursday, they made a different kind of history in a way you only ...

Louis “Luke” Waldrop, the real estate developer known as the man who helped Salem grow in the post-World War II era, has died, after dedicating his later life to enriching young minds in the city he ...

Salem Fitness will close its doors on Thursday, Feb. 28. The fitness center is located at 39 Spartan Drive, in the Spartan Square shopping center in Salem. Quite simply, "they ran out of money," said ...