There’s a moment of pure, childlike wonder that happens when you first walk through the doors of Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia – that rare feeling where your eyes can’t quite process everything they’re seeing, and your brain keeps saying “look over there!” and “no wait, look at THIS!”
This sprawling architectural salvage wonderland has become the stuff of legend among antique hunters, home renovators, and curiosity seekers throughout Virginia and far beyond.
Housed in a distinctive yellow brick building with an industrial smokestack that serves as a landmark on Roanoke’s Memorial Avenue, Black Dog Salvage defies simple categorization.
It’s part architectural salvage warehouse, part custom furniture showroom, part artist marketplace, and entirely captivating for anyone with even a passing interest in history, craftsmanship, or unique design…