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"Newsmakers" holiday special on the history of twentieth century of Norfolk, using archival WTAR news footage. Footage includes old East Main Street, the Gaiety Theatre, Norfolk redevelopment, John F. Kennedy's campaign visit, Oyster Bowl Parade, Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, and the Little Creek to Kiptopeke Ferry. Some footage does not have sound. Archival footage containing interview with East Main Street bar owner at the end of the special. 0:29:59
1977-12-25
Compilation of outtake footage regarding urban redevelopment in areas throughout Norfolk which include the demolition of old buildings on East Main Street, Brambleton Avenue, the Route 58 expansion near Norfolk General Hospital and the Portsmouth Tunnel, the construction of the Golden Triangle Hotel, and the building of the City Hall and Jail Complex. Footage from the construction of the Chesapeake-Bay Bridge Tunnel and vintage photos of Norfolk at the turn of the century are also featured. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:29:39
undated
Construction footage of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel consisting of piles being driven into the Chesapeake Bay. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:36
1961-09
Footage of a check for $2,000,000.00 being awarded to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Commission. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:07
1960-09
Footage of preparations being made for the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:57
1960
Compiled footage of politicians, businessmen, city officials, and residents from throughout Hampton Roads expressing their needs and concerns regarding a second tunnel expansion for the Portsmouth-Downtown Norfolk Tunnel. Compilation of outtake/B-roll footage. 0:20:31
1962-07
Footage from a fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer and an automobile on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel that killed four persons, and footage of a crashed plane salvaged from the water. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. Footage contains graphic accident and wreckage scenes which might be distressing to viewers. 0:01:38
1965-06
Footage of a major accident at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, in which the Mohawk, a coal barge, broke anchor and struck the bridge. The accident resulted in the bridge being closed for two weeks of repairs. Footage has no sound until 1:55, then goes out again at 3:01. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:03:46
1968
