This blog will compare old Norfolk Area photos with recent photos. The old photos are used by permission from the Sargeant Memorial Collection. Their extensive collection can be visited at
www.npl.lib.va.us/local-history-genealogy/about-smc. The recent photos are taken Paul Gregoire. For additional photos of the Norfolk Area visit www.paul-gregoire-norfolk-area-photos.blogspot.com/
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Downtown Norfolk Northside of Brooke Avenue
2013
1939
North side of Brooke Avenue shows the Navy YMCA built in 1909 which was financed by John D. Rockefeller. In 1972 this building become Norfolk home of the Union Mission. Today the building is vacant and for sale.
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