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Title: Illustrated standard guide to Norfolk and Portsmouth and historical events of Virginia 1607 to 1907
Year: 1907 (1900s)
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Subjects: Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)
Publisher: Norfolk, Va., Standard lithographing and publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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St. Christophers Hospital. At the southeast corner of Duke and Freemason streets stand some of the oldest residences in the city. Near Yarmouth Street on the left are the Marlborough Apartments and along Free-mason, between Yarmouth and Botetourt streets, are a number ofthe most beautiful of Norfolk's old residences. The Carnegie Library is on the left, at the corner of Thomas Street. Turning to the right into Botetourt, and going in a northerly direction,the Botetourt Hotel is passed at the intersection of Bute Street. Crossing Ghent Bridge, which connects old Norfolk with the new residential section (Ghent), an excellent view of the Holland Apartments (immediately in front) and Sarah Leigh Hospital (to the right) is afforded. Turning to the left intoMowbray Arch, and continuing around to Colonial Avenue, and thence along Colonial Avenue, the visitor passes some of the most beautiful and costly residences in Norfolk. At the inter-- section of Olney Road are the Vendome Apartments, and at the
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46 A TOUR OF NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH 47 corner of Raleigh is the Second Presbyterian Church. Through Raleigh to Colley Avenue, Stockley Gardens, and Raleigh Square Apartments are passed. Looking across Stockley Gardens to the left the new (Hebrew) Ghent Club may be seen. As the turn to the left into Colley Avenue is made, a view may be had of the Protestant Hospital. Proceeding through Colley Avenue, the Atlantic City School No. i is on the left, and a little further on to the right is the Norfolk Knitting Mills. As you turn into Front Street, old Fort Norfolk may be seen on the right. It occupies about 15 acres of ground on the water front, and was built in 1812; it was held by the Federal troops during the last two years of the Civil War, and one of the buildings, whose walls are four feet six inches thick, was used as a prison for many Confederate soldiers. The place is now used only as a storage room for ammunition of the U. S. Navy. The extensive cotton warehouses of the Norfolk Warehouse Associ

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