Folder 05: Buildings and Grounds: Surrounding Areas

An aerial view of Downtown Norfolk. Featured buildings: Norfolk Scope, Chrysler Hall, MacArthur Memorial, Maritime Building, Freemason Parking Garage, Moses Myers House (behind parking garage), Holiday Inn Scope (formerly Golden Triangle), and Freemason Street Baptist Church.

An aerial view of Downtown Norfolk. Featured buildings: Maritime Building (future site of MacArthur Center Mall), MacArthur Memorial, Kirn Memorial Library, Monticello Hotel.

An aerial view of Downtown Norfolk. Featured buildings: Young Terrace Housing Project, Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rotunda Building, Norfolk Scope, Chrysler Hall, Holiday Inn Scope (formerly Golden Triangle), and Freemason Street Baptist Church.

Aerial view of the Norfolk Scope, Chrysler Hall, the Federal Courthouse and the Virginian-Pilot/Ledger Star Building.

Aerial view of the Norfolk Scope and Chrysler Hall.

Architectural drawing of Norfolk City Hall. The picture was taken for the Public Administration and Urban Studies program at Old Dominion University.

The Boat Club building located near the Old Dominion University Campus.

The Chrysler Museum of Art located in the Ghent Area of Norfolk.

The Norfolk City Dump off of Powhatan Avenue. The picture was taken for the Urban Studies program at Old Dominion University.

Close-up of the smoke stacks of the Norfolk City Dump off of Powhatan Avenue. The picture was taken for the Urban Studies program at Old Dominion University.

Norfolk's downtown waterfront boasts the 461-room Omni International Hotel (left). Office and government buildings and Scope Convention and Cultural Center have replaced the Navy town image of yesteryear. Of the 12,000 rooms in the area, 5,000 are located within Norfolk, including 1,500 along the Chesapeake Bay's Ocean View Beach.

The former Downtown Ferry Terminal being reconstructed in the Ghent Square neighborhood.

Freemason Street Baptist Church at nighttime.

Townhomes being built as part of the Ghent Square redevelopment project. The picture was taken for the Urban Studies program at Old Dominion University.

Townhomes being built as part of the Ghent Square redevelopment project. The picture was taken for the Urban Studies program at Old Dominion University.

The Norfolk Scope, which was the scene of the Old Dominion University spring graduation.

Granby Mall, a pedestrian mall in Downtown Norfolk.

The Hampton Coliseum located in Hampton, Virginia.

Sitting on the delightful Lafayette River, the Hermitage Foundation Museum is contained within a English Tudor Style country house. The galleries, decorated with oak, walnut, and teak interior paneling and carvings, provide a fitting background for the unique collections that are demonstrative of various countries and all ages.

Kirn Memorial Library and the MacArthur Memorial Building located in Downtown Norfolk.