More of Guy's outstanding collection
contributed by Guion H. Willis, Jr.
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Ghent & Hampton Boulevard

Re: Public Health (top row/right) aka US Marine Hospital --"located on the Lafayette River... 1801, when VA Gov James Monroe transferred [the bldg at Washington Pt in Norfolk] to the US Gov't..."

Re: Norfolk Academy card (top, 1st) reads "Here Edgar Allan Poe addressed his last lecture." Norfolk Academy was founded in 1728, Virginia's oldest; this site was on the southeast side of Church Street.

Re: 'New' Norfolk General (row 2, 1st) with 'new' Medical Tower circa late 1950s (home of Balaban's Deli) to see the 'Old' Norfolk General they replaced, go to Potpourri (top row, right).