Wildwood is a
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neigh ...
in eastern
Roanoke,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
, in the United States. It lies along
U.S. 460 (Orange Avenue) and is bordered by the neighborhoods of
Hollins on the west,
Mecca Gardens on the east,
Eastgate on the north, and the town of
Vinton to the south.
Originally included as part of Roanoke County, Wildwood was annexed by the city in 1976.
Predominantly rural prior to its annexation, growth within the neighborhood has been suburban in nature since the 1970s with significant commercial development located along its Orange Avenue frontage.
References
External links
Hollins/Wildwood Area Plan
{{Roanoke neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia