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Footage of fire fighters trying to put out a massive blaze at the Chuck Wagon Restaurant, located in Virginia Beach, off of South Military Highway. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:52
1965-02
Footage of firefighters putting out a fire that damaged several business, including the Italian-American Grocery Company and a heating/air-conditioning supply company. Location unknown. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:37
1973-10
Holiday footage from Hampton Roads, featuring children waiting in the rain to see Santa at Mid-City Shopping Plaza in Portsmouth and a bus of carolers riding through Downtown Norfolk. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:52
1960-12
Footage of Santa arriving at the Sears Department Store on 21st Street in Norfolk, Virginia. Also featured in the footage is television personalities Bungles the Clown and Cowboy Van, as well as a local 'Toys for Tots' drive. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:02
1960-12
Holiday footage featuring children mailing letters and visiting Santa, shoppers in Downtown Norfolk, and local department store toy displays. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:06
1960-12
Tidewater Viewpoint segment on how to improve highway safety, featuring interviews with various motorists. 0:08:25
1956-08-15
Segment on the increasing retail development of the Hilltop and Laskin Road area of Virginia Beach. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:54
1973-05
Footage of the "Good Neighbor Days" sales in Downtown Norfolk, including a women's fashion show at JCPenney. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:34
1960
Footage from the of a ribbon cutting ceremony and sale at the JANAF (Joint Army, Navy, Air Force) Shopping Center. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:33
1961-08
Footage of businesses along Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk, Virginia. The businesses consist of a gas station, a grocery store, a laundromat, a used clothing store, and a High's Ice Cream shop. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:12
1963
Segment from the Mildred Alexander Show, regarding the Alexander-Beegle store at Military Circle Mall. Alexander-Beegle was a high-end fashion staple in the Hampton Roads area with several locations, including a flagship store near the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Sound quality is garbled, but one can be able to make what is being said. Sound cuts off at 1:05. There is no picture from 1:06-1:08; 1:52-1:57. 0:02:15
undated
Footage of a First National Bank of Norfolk branch under construction in the Maritime Building, located in Downtown Norfolk. The Maritime Building was built on the site of the old Norfolk City Market and Armory and opened for business in 1960. The building boasted a JCPenney department store, a Hot Shoppes Restaurant, a parking garage to fit over 700 cars, and a eight story office tower. In the fall of 1996, the Maritime Building was demolished for the construction of the MacArthur Center shopping mall. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:32
1964-10
Footage of downtown Newport News which has been dealing with vacant businesses. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:59
1977-06
Footage of an art show taking place outside of the Sears Roebuck department store on 21st Street in Norfolk, Virginia. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:52
1961-05
Footage of the Tidewater Builder's Home Show at the Norfolk Arena, featuring building materials, fixtures, and appliances. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:54
1961-05
Footage of a riot that took place in Downtown Newport News, which resulted in businesses being set vandalized or set afire, people suffering from injuries, and a heavy police presence. The riots were the result of an altercation between a white policeman and a black woman at a downtown movie theater. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:03:27
1968
Footage of the United Virginia Bank Building under construction and the National Bank of Commerce Building going under a renovation, in the Downtown area of Norfolk, Virginia. The United Virginia Bank Building is now known as the Gather Building and the National Bank of Commerce was demolished in 1988 to make way for the Main Street Tower Building. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:04
1968
Footage of the old Norfolk City Market and Armory, a year before its demolition in 1955. After demolition, the Maritime Building was constructed on the site of the old market and armory. In the fall of 1996, the Maritime Building was demolished for the construction of the MacArthur Center shopping mall. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:20
1954
Footage of the Norfolk City Council reviewing a business proposal. Featured in the footage is Mayor Roy B. Martin, Jr. and councilmen Joseph A. Jordan, Jr., V. H. Nusbaum, Jr., and Robert S. Hurst. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:10
1973-05
Footage of holiday shoppers in Downtown Norfolk and a holiday themed parade in Hampton. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:57
1971-12
Footage of a Virginia Beach City Council meeting and planning session. Featured in the footage are plans for the Lynnhaven Shopping Center that will include a Woolco department store and Giant Open-Air supermarket. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:47
1971-12
Footage of the A. J. Legum Furniture Store and the Downtown Norfolk redevelopment surrounding it. The Greyhound bus station is also featured in the footage. Today, the furniture store is no longer standing and its land is now a park and gathering area for the NEON Arts District. The Greyhound station was demolished in 1961 to make way for the widening of Brambleton Avenue, and had to move to a new location on Monticello Avenue. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:28
1959-06
