What Norfolk looked like in the 1950s Through these Fascinating Photos

#1 Norfolk Drug Store & Soda Fountain, 1950s

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#2 Granby St. at College Place, Grant’s Dept Store, 1950s

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#3 St Pauls between Olnet & Lewis. Backyards Young Park, 1950s

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#4 Backyards of houses facing Starr Street, 1951

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#5 Riverview Theater, 1958

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#6 Ocean View Amusement Park Aerial, 1954

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#7 Wells Theater Norfolk, 1950s

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#8 Steamboat Virginia Mail, 1950s

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#9 Norfolk, 1950s

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#10 Aerial view looking West, 1950

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#11 Norfolk, 1950

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#12 View looking Northwest at Downtown Norfolk, 1951

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#13 Looking North at Docks & Waterfront Freemason Area, 1952

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#14 Planters Suffolk Peanut Co Store Downtown, 1950s

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#15 Roselle Theater Today Bandit Queen, 1951

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#16 Looking South St Pauls Boulevard, 1953

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#17 Brambleton Avenue at Church Street, 1953

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#18 Norfolk, 1950s

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#19 Slum Conditions in Norfolk, 1953

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#20 Myers House, 1953

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#21 Norfolk, 1956

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#22 Norfolk, 1958

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#23 Norfolk, 1958

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#24 Aerial view looking North of entire city to Ocean View, 1958

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#25 Spring in Norfolk, 1958

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#26 Old Christ Church, Norfolk, 1958

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#27 Aerial view looking West at Downtown, 1959

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#28 Looking South down Bute Street at Freemason District, 1959

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#29 Brambleton Avenue at Church Street, 1959

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#30 Norfolk, 1950s

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#31 Urban Transformation in Action display, 1950s

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#32 Map of Redevelopment of downtown Norfolk, 1950s

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#33 Norfolk, 1950s

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#34 The New Continental Restaurant, 1950s

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#35 109 PortLock Building, 1950s

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#36 Aerial view looking Northeast, 1950s

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#37 Oakleaf Park, 1950s

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#38 Redevelopment..Slum Conditions.Looking South, 1952

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#39 Naval Grill. Outside NOB Gate 2, 1952

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#40 Brambleton Avenue at Lincoln Street, 1950s

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#41 Slum Conditions, 1950s

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#42 Liberty Park, 1950s

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#43 View looking North up Monticello Avenue from City Hall Avenue, 1956

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#44 Looking North from 1st and Merchants bank, 1958

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#45 Downtown North (R-8)…Brambleton Avenue (After). Photograph shows newly widened Brambleton Avenue and surroundind redeveloped area, 1958

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#46 Baltimore Delicatessen, 1958

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#47 Downtown North (R-8)..Friedman Hardware & Paint Co., 1958

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#48 Downtown North, 1958

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#49 Slum Conditions in Norfolk, 1958

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#50 Downtown North (R-8), 1958

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#51 View looking South at Downtown Norfolk. Young Terrace & Tidewater Gardens in foreground, 1958

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#52 Bank Street Baptist Church. 501 Bank Street, 1958

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#53 Corner of Charlotte Street & Monticello Avenue, 1950s

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#54 Corner of Landing St & Bute St., 1950s

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#55 Church Street, 1950s

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#56 Downtown North, 1950s

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#57 Downtown North, 1950s

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#58 Looking west down City hall Avenue, 1950s

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#59 View looking West at Downtown Norfolk. Financial District on left.17 acres site center.Norfolk Scopr upper right, 1950s

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#60 Construction Site. Bisese & Console, 1950s

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#61 Looking North to Commercial Place from Waterfront, 1959

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#62 Downtown South (R-9). Looking South to Waterfront, 1953

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#63 Downtown South (R-9)..Slum Conditions and Civic Center Site, 1957

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#64 Hotel Roth. Nicky’s Tavern, 1958

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#65 East Main Street. View of Corner of Main Street and Chapel Street, 1958

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#66 Downtown South, 1958

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#67 Downtown South, 1958

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#68 604 East Main Street.Looking West.from North Side of Street.Drop in Sidewalk is Metcalf Lane, 1958

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#69 Downtown South, Norfolk, 1958 Spring

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#70 Downtown South, Norfolk, 1958 Spring

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#71 Main Street at Fenchurch Street, 1958

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#72 Downtown South, 1958

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#73 Main Street. Commercial Place.Confederate Monument, 1958

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#74 East Main Street looking West, 1958

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#75 Norfolk, 1958

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#76 Downtown, Norfolk, 1958

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#77 Downtown, Norfolk, 1958

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#78 Main Street looking West, 1958

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#79 Downtown, Norfolk, 1958

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#80 Downtown, Norfolk, 1958

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#81 Downtown, Norfolk, 1958

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#82 Downtown, Norfolk, 1958

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#83 Downtown, Norfolk, 1958

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#84 East Main Street, 1958

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#85 Site of Kirn Memorial Library, 1959

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#86 Downtown South, 1958

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#87 Commercial Place & Confederate Monument, 1959

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#88 Commercial Place & Confederate Monument, 1959

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#89 Demolition of Monticello Hotel, 1950s

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#90 Freemason District, 1950s

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#91 116 East Plume Street, 1950s

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#92 116 Tazewell Street, 1950s

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#93 Norfolk, 1950s

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#94 116 East Plume Street, 1950s

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#95 Mutual Federal Savings & Loan Association, 1950s

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#96 312 Boush Street, 1950s

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#97 451 Boush Street, 1950s

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#98 306 Granby Street, 1950s

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#99 Downtown West, Norfolk, 1955

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#100 Downtown West, Norfolk, 1955

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#101 Downtown West, Norfolk, 1955

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#102 312 Boush Street, 1955

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#103 Boush Cold Storage Building, Norfolk, 1950s

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#104 Boush Cold Storage Building, Norfolk, 1950s

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#105 Boush Cold Storage Building, Norfolk, 1950s

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#106 Boush Cold Storage Building, Norfolk, 1950s

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#107 View of Federal Office Building. Site of Monticello Hotel, Norfolk, 1950s

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#108 Boush Cold Storage Building, 1950s

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#109 Misc views Freemason District, 1950s

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#110 Freemason District, 1950s

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#111 Granby Street, Pedestrian mall, 1950s

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#112 Boush Cold Storage Building, Norfolk, 1950s

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#113 Granby Street, Pedestrian mall, 1950s

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#114 Granby Street, Pedestrian mall, 1950s

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#115 Granby Street, Pedestrian mall, 1950s

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#116 Granby Street, Pedestrian mall, 1950s

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#117 Granby Street, Pedestrian mall, 1950s

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#118 Granby Street, Pedestrian mall, 1950s

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#119 Granby Street, Pedestrian mall, 1950s

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#120 Norfolk, 1950

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#121 Cumberland Street between Olney & Lewis, 1950

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#122 View looking South, 1950

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#123 Aerial View looking South before construction, 1950

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#124 E Ghent South (A-1-1)..New Construction, 1950

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#125 Boutetourt Gardens.East Ghent. Townhouses.

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#126 New construction looking South from Princess Anne Road, 1950s

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#127 Dilapidated house, 1950s

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#128 Homes in Ghent, 1950s

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#129 View looking North.Ghent.East Ghent South, 1950s

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#130 View looking South, 1950s

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#131 Slum Conditions. Outdoor plumbing, 1950s

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#132 Slum Conditions. Lodge between Howard & St Pauls, 1950s

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#133 Slum Conditions, 1950s

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#134 Starr Street. McIntosh Studio, 1951

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#135 Fourth Street. Young Park, 1951

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#136 Taken from house #622 on Nicholson Street looking West down Nicholson Street, 1951

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#137 Demolition Ceremony, 1951

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#138 Demolition Ceremony, 1951

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#139 Young Park Demolition. Scene showing area being cleared for new Second Precinct Police Station, 1951

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#140 Duckworth Property. Slum Conditions. Site of Young Park, 1951

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#141 Slum Conditions, 1953

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#142 Tidewater Gardens. Looking Northeast, 1953

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#143 Aerial view of Civic Center site prior to construction, 1958

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