Morningside is a
Roanoke,
Virginia
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neighborhood
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located in east, central Roanoke, along the north bank of the
Roanoke River
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.
It borders the neighborhoods of
South Jefferson and
Riverland/Walnut Hills on the west,
Kenwood and
Riverdale on the east,
Belmont on the north and both
Garden City and
Mill Mountain on the south. In being the location of the former American Viscose plant, the Morningside neighborhood exhibits both industrial characteristics as well as development patterns typical of those experienced for an American city during the early 20th century.
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Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia
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