jwkphoto

This photo was made in the last year or so. I have a photo of the Norfolk waterfront that was made in '87 and The Dominion Tower had not been built. Also there are buildings there that I helped construct around that time and the new Brambleton bridge is completed plus the light rail tracks are there.

I helped build the Town Point Center in 1986, so I would guess this photo was made in '85 or older.

I have moved all of Bill McIntosh's photographs of old Norfolk, Virginia, to it's own Flickr account at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmcintosh/se...57622094995387/. This is so I can keep our photographs seperate. Please tell all your friends and let them enjoy the photographs too! Thank you for taking the time to view them. Jerry

I remember the downtown of the 1950s and 1960s. It was an exciting place to go to and explore, people everywhere, the neon lights at night, over a half dozen movie theaters with big screens and fancy decorations, the two beautiful arcades, the smells from the Planter peanut store, hundreds of local stores to explore all with different designs, hobby shops, camera stores, etc. There was a Colonial Stores Super Market with a parking lot on top of the roof! To me, malls are boring, everything looks the same. Downtown then had diversity. We had a real farmer's market that was great. There was no "plan" to downtown, that's what made it so interesting. Jerry

Here's the link to Bill McIntosh's website: www.mcintoshportraits.com Please select the giftshop for products and if you want any other prints please use the contact info email. Bill is a Norfolk native and after WWII, went into the photography business in 1948. He had a studio in the downtown area for a while, then moved to 21St Street. He's still active in the portrait business with his daughter, Leslie.

Here is a link to my Flickr page, I've uploaded 21 more photos by Norfolk photographer William McIntosh whom I've worked for since 1964. I have a few more I'll post at a later date. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwkphoto/sets...57622065842061/ I have one I made in Dec 1962 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwkphoto/3080...57610407693085/ Hope you enjoy! Jerry

I have more photos like this and when I can get around to scanning and restoring I'll post them on Flickr and here. In this photo is the Trailways bus depot, the Seaboard Bank building (now Town Bank), on the left is the Customs House and the Atlantic Hotel. Jerry

Technically, this was in Norfolk County at the time and not in the city of Norfolk.