City of Norfolk Department of City Planning Aerial Photograph Books, 1974 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: City of Norfolk Department of City Planning Aerial Photograph Books, 1974

ID: 002/RG 08/2015-001

Primary Creator: Department of City Planning, Norfolk, Virginia

Extent: 9.0 Items

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 04/00/2015

Subjects: Norfolk (Va.). Department of City Planning, Streets--Virginia--Norfolk

Forms of Material: Aerial photographs, Government records, Municipal government records, Photograph albums, Photographs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Large-scale prints from an aerial photographic mission flown over the city of Norfolk on March 22, 1974. The prints are arranged by frame number and bound in nine large books. The Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation of Lansing, Michigan conducted the mission. The prints are scaled at 1 inch = 100 feet.

Biographical Note

The Norfolk City Planning Department conducts urban and land use planning studies, controls zoning, oversees building permits and inspections, and conducts environmental studies and activities. The Department was formerly called the Department of City Planning and Zoning Ordinance.

Subject/Index Terms

Norfolk (Va.). Department of City Planning
Streets--Virginia--Norfolk

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Department of City Planning by donation

Related Materials: Full-frame (9"x9") contact prints from the mission are housed in collection RG 08-2015-002. Those prints cover some areas of Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake not included in this collection.

Preferred Citation: City of Norfolk Department of City Planning Aerial Photograph Books, RG 08-2015-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

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[Folder 1: Book 1],
[Folder 2: Book 2],
[Folder 3: Book 3],
[Folder 4: Book 4],
[Folder 5: Book 5],
[Folder 6: Book 6],
[Folder 7: Book 7],
[Folder 8: Book 8],
[Folder 9: Book 9],
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Folder 8: Book 8

Item 1: ELJ-64 Edgewater, Larchmont, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard, Powhatan Avenue. Major Landmarks: Larchmont Library. Map Key: E.
Item 2: ELJ-65 Edgewater, Larchmont, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard/Bolling Avenue, Powhatan Avenue. Map Key: E.
Item 3: ELJ-66 Edgewater, Larchmont, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard, Powhatan Avenue. Major Landmarks: Old Dominion University, Foreman Field. Map Key: E.
Item 4: ELJ-67 Lamberts Point, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: 43rd Street. Major Landmarks: Old Dominion University. Map Key: F.
Item 5: ELJ-68 Lamberts Point, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: 38th Street. Major Landmarks: Norfolk Southern Yards. Map Key: F.
Item 6: ELJ-69 Lamberts Point, West Ghent, 1974: Major Landmarks: Norfolk Southern Yards, old train station, Mallory Country Club. Map Key: F.
Item 7: ELJ-70 Lamberts Point, West Ghent, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Redgate Avenue. Major Landmarks: Norfolk Southern Yards. Map Key: F.
Item 8: ELJ-71 West Ghent, Chelsea, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Redgate Avenue, Orapax Avenue, interchange and ramp to Midtown Tunnel. Major Landmarks: River piers. Map Key: F.
Item 9: ELJ-72 Chelsea, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Brambleton, Midtown Tunnel entrance. Major Landmarks: River piers. Map Key: F.
Item 10: ELJ-73 Fort Norfolk, 1974: Major Landmarks: Fort Norfolk. Map Key: F.
Item 11: ELJ-78 Willoughby Spit, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: I-64, West Ocean View Avenue. Major Landmarks: Harrison Marina, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. Map Key: E.
Item 12: ELJ-84 Naval Air Station, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Taussig Boulevard. Major Landmarks: Main parking apron and hangars. Map Key: E.
Item 13: ELJ-85 Naval Air Station, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Taussig Boulevard. Major Landmarks: Main runway, taxiways. Map Key: E.
Item 14: ELJ-86 Naval Air Station, 1974: Major Landmarks: Storage yards, brig. Map Key: E.
Item 15: ELJ-87 Naval Base, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Norfolk Crossing Road. Major Landmarks: Base housing. Map Key: E.
Item 16: ELJ-88 Naval Base, Camp Allen, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Terminal Boulevard under construction. Map Key: E.
Item 17: ELJ-89 Meadowbrook, Riverfront, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Little Creek Road/Major Avenue. Major Landmarks: Meadowbrook Elementary School. Map Key: E.
Item 18: ELJ-90 Riverfront, Algonquin Park, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Major Avenue, Hampton Boulevard, North Shore Road, Laurel Circle. Major Landmarks: Algonquin House Apartments. Map Key: E.
Item 19: ELJ-91 Algonquin Park, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard Bridge. Major Landmarks: Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. Map Key: E.
Item 20: ELJ-92 Edgewater, Larchmont, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard. Major Landmarks: Old Navy Hospital. Map Key: E.
Item 21: ELJ-93 Edgewater, Larchmont, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard/Jamestown Circle. Map Key: E.
Item 22: ELJ-94 Highland Park, Old Dominion University, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard, Colley Avenue Bridge. Major Landmarks: Old Dominion University, Foreman Field. Map Key: E.
Item 23: ELJ-95 Highland Park, Kensington, Park Place, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard, Killam Avenue. Major Landmarks: Old Dominion University. Map Key: E.
Item 24: ELJ-96 Kensington, Lamberts Point, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard/35th Street. Major Landmarks: Madison Elementary School. Map Key: F.
Item 25: ELJ-97 Kensington, West Ghent, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard/21st Street. Major Landmarks: Hampton Boulevard underpass. Map Key: F.
Item 26: ELJ-98 Ghent, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Hampton Boulevard/Princess Anne Road, Colley Avenue/21st Street. Major Landmarks: Blair Middle School. Map Key: F.
Item 27: ELJ-99 Ghent, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Colley Avenue/Princess Anne Road. Major Landmarks: Norfolk General Hospital, interchange to Midtown Tunnel. Map Key: F.
Item 28: ELJ-100 Ghent, Fort Norfolk, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Colley Avenue/Brambleton Avenue, Mowbray Arch. Major Landmarks: The Hague, Pembroke Towers Apartments, Norfolk General Hospital. Map Key: F.
Item 29: ELJ-101 Ghent, Fort Norfolk, Freemason, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Brambleton Avenue Bridge, Mowbray Arch. Major Landmarks: The Hague. Map Key: F.
Item 30: ELJ-102 Freemason, 1974: Major Landmarks: Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Map Key: F.
Item 31: ELJ-107 Willoughby Spit, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: West Ocean View Avenue, I-64. Map Key: E.
Item 32: ELJ-115 Naval Air Station, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: I-564 under construction. Major Landmarks: Sewells Point Golf Course. Map Key: E.
Item 33: ELJ-116 Naval Base, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: I-564 under construction, Terminal Boulevard under construction. Major Landmarks: Sewells Point Golf Course. Map Key: E.
Item 34: ELJ-117 Restmere, Wards Corner, Titustown, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Little Creek Road, Terminal Boulevard under construction. Map Key: E.
Item 35: ELJ-118 Colony Point, Titustown, 1974: Major Roads/Intersections: Little Creek Road. Major Landmarks: Colony Point Apartments. Map Key: E.
Item 36: ELJ-119 Algonquin Park, Colony Park, Talbot Park, 1974: Major Landmarks: Crab Creek. Map Key: E.