Ghent Neighborhood League Records, 1968-2010 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Allicen Dickerson

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Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Biographical Note

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 2: Records, 1968-2009, undated

Records relating to Norfolk, Ghent, and Ghent homes, homeowners, and businesses.

Box 2: Ghent Businesses, Homes, and Statistics, 1980-2008

Collection of city planning records, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.

Folder 1: Ghent Businesses: City Planning Records, 1996-2006

Item 1: 1520 Colonial Avenue, 1996 July 11

Item 2: 612 Colonial Avenue, 1999 September 23

Item 3: Eckerds Drug Store, 1999 November 12

Item 4: Eckerds Drug Store, 1999 November 18

Item 5: Zio's Restaurant, 2005 June 21

Item 6: 537-539 West 21st Street, 2006 January 26

Folder 2: Ghent Businesses: Newspaper Clippings, 2002-2007, undated

Contains advertisements, real estate sales, and ABC licenses.

Item 1: Realty Sales, 2005-2007, undated

Contains six newspaper clippings about the sale of multiple businesses in Ghent.

Item 2: ABC Licenses, 2005-2006

Contains four newspaper clippings about Ghent businesses with ABC licenses. Businesses mentioned include Azar's Natural Foods at 2000 Colley Avenue, Baker's Crust at 330 West 21st Street, Jac's Caribbean Restaurant at 5917 Churchland Boulevard, Kotobuki Japanese Restaurant at 721 West 21st Street, and Plaza Del Sol at 2200 Colonial Avenue.

Item 3: The Boot, undated

Contains an advertisement for The Boot located at 123 West 21st Street.

Item 4: Bouillabaisse, 2005 August 31

Contains one newspaper clipping about the store closing.

Item 5: Broad Street Books in Ghent, 2004, undated

Contains two articles about Broad Street Books in Ghent located at 517 West 21st Street.

Item 6: Cafe Rosso, 2005 March 27

Contains one article about the closing of Cafe Rosso.

Item 7: Colley Avenue Bike Shop, 2005 November 3

Contains one article about the Colley Avenue Bike Shop that was located at 2614 Colley Avenue.

Item 8: The Do-Nut Dinette, 2005 July 16

Contains one article about the closing of the restaurant once located at 1917 Colley Avenue.

Item 9: EVMS, 2006 January 12

Contains one article.

Item 10: The Entertainers, 2005, undated

Contains two articles about the closing of the store once located at 1611 Colley Avenue.

Item 11: Farm Fresh, 2007 March 22

Contains two articles.

Item 12: First Presbyterian Church, 2006

Contains two newsletters.

Item 13: Ghent Business Association, 2005 November 21

Contains one article.

Item 14: The Green Onion, 2006 April 12

Contains one article about the Wild Monkey changing to the Green Onion located at 1603 Colley Avenue.

Item 15: The Kosher Place, 2006 December 14

Contains one article about the closing of the store once located at 738 West 22nd Street.

Item 16: Norfolk Provence, 2002 December 15

Folder 3: Ghent Businesses: Ephemera, undated

Contains two guides to Businesses in Ghent.

Folder 4: Ghent Neighborhood Statistics, 2005-2006

Item 1: Ghent Demographics, 2005 August 27

Item 2: Hampton Roads' Wealthiest Zip Codes, 2006 March

Item 3: Ghent Economic & Market Study, 2006 May

Item 4: Hampton Roads' Wealthiest Zip Codes, 2007 March

Folder 5: Ghent Real Estate, 1996-2005, undated

Contains Ghent realty advertisements.

Item 1: 706 Baldwin Avenue, undated

Item 2: 1500 Chesapeake Avenue, 1996 December 8

Item 3: 303 Colonial Avenue, 1996, undated

Item 4: 717 Colonial Avenue, undated

Item 5: 914 Colonial Avenue, 2004-2005

Item 6: 514 Fairfax Avenue, undated

Item 7: 511 Graydon Avenue, 2004-2005

Item 8: 815 Graydon Avenue, undated

Item 9: 524 Mowbray Arch, undated

Item 10: 512 Pembroke Avenue, undated

Item 11: 550 Pembroke Avenue, undated

Item 12: 634 West Princess Anne Road, undated

Item 13: 810-816 West Princess Anne Road, undated

Oversized.

Item 14: Colley and Westover Avenue, undated

Oversized.

Folder 6: Ghent Homeowners, 1973-1996, undated

Contains recorded descriptions of Ghent homeowners.

Item 1: 308 Colonial Avenue, undated

Contains information about 308 Colonial Avenue and Harry H. Trice.

Item 2: 901 Colonial Avenue, 1996, undated

Contains three articles about Jim Kincaid who resided at 901 Colonial Avenue.

Item 3: 737 Graydon Avenue, undated

Contains information about 737 Graydon Avenue and T. Albert Wilkinson.

Item 4: 803 Graydon Avenue, undated

Contains deed records for 803 Graydon Avenue.

Item 5: 524 Mowbray Arch, undated

Contains information about 524 Mowbray Arch and the Julius and Lula Borum.

Item 6: 719 Westover Avenue, undated

Contains information about 719 Westover Avenue and Charles C. Waddill.

Item 7: 719 Yarmouth Street, undated

Contains information about 719 Yarmouth Street and Ira and Nettie White.

Item 8: Baroness Von Zollikoffer, undated

Item 9: Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1973

Folder 7: Ghent Christmas Home Tour, 1996, undated

Contains two fliers and a photobook.

Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings, 1980-2008, undated

Oversized.

Item 1: Norfolk Compass, 1980 April 2

Item 2: Real Estate Weekly, 1995 December 16

Item 3: Norfolk Compass, 1996 January 11

Item 4: Norfolk Compass, 1996 November 21

Item 5: Virginian Pilot, 1997 July 13

Item 6: Virginian Pilot, 1997 November 26

Item 7: Virginian Pilot, 2000 January 8

Item 8: Virginian Pilot, 2000 June 15

Item 9: Ghent Times, 2001 May 17

Item 10: Destination Ghent, 2002 March 8

Item 11: Virginian Pilot, 2002 November 6

Item 12: Virginian Pilot, 2002 November 6

Item 13: Destination Ghent, 2006 March 10

Item 14: Destination Ghent, 2007 March 9

Item 15: Virginian Pilot, 2008 February 24

Item 16: Southern Living, undated

Item 17: Virginian Pilot, undated

Folder 9: Ghent Neighborhood Guides, 1980, undated

Item 1: Notes On Virginia, 1980

Item 2: The Ghent Homeowners Manual, undated

Item 3: Guide to Ghent, undated

Folder 10: Photographs, 1995-1999

Item 1: Historic Ghent Sign, 1995 July 17

Item 2: 721 Colonial Avenue, 1999 November 13

Folder 11: Bank of Commonwealth, 2005

Item 1: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 January 5

Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 February 19

Folder 12: Ikon, Decker, and Beecroft & Bull, 2004-2007, undated

Item 1: The Virginian Pilot, 2004 August 27

Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2004 August 31

Item 3: The Virginian Pilot, 2004 September 1

Item 4: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 November 30

Item 5: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 April 22

Item 6: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 April 22

Item 7: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 April 25

Item 8: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 July 14

Item 9: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 2

Item 10: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 8

Item 11: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 10

Item 12: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 12

Item 13: Free Speech, 2007 August 14

Item 14: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 31

Item 15: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 September 8

Item 16: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 September 11

Item 17: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 September 12

Item 18: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 October 7

Item 19: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 October 10

Item 20: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 October 10

Item 21: The Virginian Pilot, undated

Item 22: Flier, undated

Folder 13: John T. West High School, 2005-2006, undated

Item 1: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 June 23

Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2006 August 8

Item 3: The Virginian Pilot, 2006 August 8

Item 4: Port Folio Weekly, 2006 August 8

Item 5: Port Folio Weekly, 2006 August 15

Item 6: Port Folio Weekly, 2006 August 20

Item 7: Flier, undated

Folder 14: No. 7 Firehouse, 1998-1999

Item 1: Port Folio Weekly, 1998 December 1

Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 1999 November 22

Folder 15: Ocean View, 2003, undated

Item 1: Port Folio Weekly, 2003 November 18

Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2003 November 30

Item 3: Fliers, undated

Contains two fliers.

Folder 16: Taylor Elementary School, 1997-1999, undated

Item 1: Norfolk Public Schools Announcement, 1997 August 8

Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 1998 March 4

Item 3: The Virginian Pilot, 1998 March 6

Item 4: Virginia Business Observer, 1998 September 7

Item 5: Port Folio Weekly, 1999 January

Item 6: Memorandum and Order, 1999 February 16

Item 7: The Virginian Pilot, 1999 June 11

Item 8: The Virginian Pilot, 1999 June 16

Folder 17: Ephemera, 1968-2009, undated

Item 1: Ghent Neighborhood Conservation Project Rehabilitation Standards, 1968 August 6

Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 1996 August 13

Lafayette-Winona Neighborhood

Item 3: Commonwealth of Virginia, 1998 February 26

State and federal regulations related to the preservation of historic properties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Item 4: Port Folio Weekly, 1999 February 9

Preservation of Church Street.

Item 5: Report from the Conservation Land Coalition, 1999 August

Item 6: The Virginian Pilot, 2001 October 18

Razing of Virginia Zoo conservatory.

Item 7: Jewel Box: 233 Granby St, 2002 August 29

Item 8: Preservation Alliance of Virginia: Update, 2002

Item 9: Notes on Virginia, 2002

Item 10: Port Folio Weekly, 2004 September 14

Item 11: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 August 16

Item 12: Norfolk's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, 2005

Item 13: The Virginian Pilot, 2009 December 3

Item 14: The Virginian Pilot, undated

Monticello Arcade.

Item 15: Commercial Real Estate Quarterly: Hampton Roads Overview, undated

Item 16: Virginia's Economy and Historic Preservation, undated

Item 17: Soup Kitchen Controversy Simmers, undated

Box 3: Norfolk Records, 1973-2007, undated

Folder 1: City Planning, 1997-2000

Item 1: Mid-Town Revitalization Plan, 1997 March

Item 3: Downtown Norfolk 2010 Plan, 2000 August 21

Folder 2: Report of the Mayor's Taskforce on Homelessness, 1998 October

Folder 3: Clubs and Organizations, 1999-2006, undated

Item 1: Norfolk Preservation Alliance, 1999-2006

Contains a collection of newsletters from the Norfolk Preservation Alliance.

Item 2: Women's Club of Norfolk, undated

Contains a postcard and a pamphlet.

Folder 4: Norfolk Parks, 2005, undated

Item 1: Park System Analysis, 2005 February

Item 2: Stockley Gardens Postcard, undated

Folder 5: Political Campaigns: Forward Norfolk, 2004-2005

Item 1: Fliers, 2004

Contains three fliers.

Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 February 17

Folder 7: Ephemera, 1996-2005, undated

Item 1: Citizens Helping Citizens Resource Guide, 1996 September 21

Item 2: Banking & Finance Quarterly, 2005 December 12

Item 3: Norfolk's Business Resource Guide, undated

Item 4: West Freemason Painting, undated

Article discusses a lecture given by Bernard Herman accompanied by an exhibit by Kenneth Harris.