New Hope For Buena Vista Is Part Class Project, Part Redevelopment Effort
The Shenandoah Valley city of Buena Vista has long been economically depressed.
But now that a Roanoke developer snapped up 11 buildings downtown, some wonder if the old manufacturing town just outside of Lexington is ripe for a revival.
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