Title:
Norfolk History Special
Creator:
WTAR-TV
Contributor:
Hartig, Charles (reporter)
Date:
1977-12-25
Decade:
1970-1979
Description:
"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
Subject:
Norfolk (Va.)--History--20th century
Subject:
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Subject:
City planning--Virginia--Norfolk
Subject:
Central business districts--Virginia--Norfolk
Subject:
East Main Street (Norfolk, Va.)
Subject:
Burlesque (Theater)
Subject:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Subject:
Ash Wednesday Storm (1962)
Subject:
Ferries
Subject:
Virginia--Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Subject:
Oyster Bowl
Subject:
Khedive Shriners
Subject:
Football
Subject:
Parades Historic Personages
Subject:
Local History (Weather)
Subject:
Local History (Historic Areas)
Subject:
Local History (Historic Buildings)
Subject:
Oyster Bowl
Subject (People):
Hartig, Charles
Subject (People):
Edwards, Clayton
Subject (People):
Cox, Lawrence M.
Subject (People):
Kennedy, John F.
Subject (People):
Godwin, Mills E., Jr.
Subject (People):
Kellam, Lucius J., Jr.
Coverage:
Norfolk, Virginia; Virginia Beach, Virginia
Media Format:
Television programs
Source:
MG 112
Collection:
WTAR/WTKR Hampton Roads, Va., Historic News Film Collection
Publisher:
Old Dominion University Libraries
Rights Statement:
IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rightsholder:
Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries
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Identifier:
wtar-0182-NorfolkHistory