Mecca Gardens is a Roanoke,

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and is the most eastern neighborhood within the city limits It borders the neighborhoods of Wildwood on the west,

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on the north across

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, the town of Vinton on the south and

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on the east.

History

Originally included as part of Roanoke County, Mecca Gardens was annexed by the city in 1976. Growth within the neighborhood has been suburban in nature since the 1970s with significant commercial development located along its

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(Orange Avenue) frontage.

References

External links

Hollins/Wildwood Area Plan
which includes Mecca Gardens {{coord missing, Virginia Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia