Ocean View Cottage Fire, 1940 - Norfolk, Virginia
Rating
Title
Ocean View Cottage Fire , 1940 - Norfolk , Virginia
Date
1940-01-25
Time Period
1940s
Description
January 25 , 1940 photograph of the remnants of waterfront cottages ("waterfront cottage line") destroyed by fire on East Ocean View Avenue in the Ocean View section of Norfolk , Virginia . The East Ocean View Avenue structures destroyed were those of Captain Joseph D . Wood (1440) , Wood's spare home (1442) , Stanley G . Wood (1430) , the Chesapeake Club (1434) , P . Q . Lyons (1048) , and the Sherwood Apartments . Other persons mentioned in the accompanying newspaper article were Dennis Handy (Sherwood Apartment resident injured) , H . L . Handy (Sherwood Apartment resident) , B . D . Melchor (summer resident) , Robert C . Gregorius (1450 East Ocean View Avenue home damaged) , Lucielle B . Sherwood (owner of Sherwood Apartments) , Mattie May Bagwell (visitor) , William C . Sherwood (son of Lucielle B . Sherwood) , A. F . Plant (1416 East Ocean View) , Earl M . Plant , C . O . Sherwood (mother of Lucielle B . Sherwood) , and Leonard Odom (Virginian-Pilot newspaper boy who photographed the fire during the blaze) .
Subjects
Norfolk (Va.)--Fires and fire prevention. Norfolk (Va.)--Fire Department. Ocean View (Norfolk, Va.)
Keywords
Norfolk, Virginia Ocean View Neighborhoods East Ocean View Fires Houses Norfolk Fire Department Wood, Joseph D. Wood, Stanley G. Chesapeake Club Lyons, P. Q. Sherwood Apartments Handy, Dennis Handy, H. L. Melchor, B. D. Gregorius, Robert C. Sherwood, Lucielle B. Bagwell, Mattie May Sherwood, William C. Plant, A. F. Plant, Earl M. Sherwood, C. O. Odom, Leonard Beaches Waterfronts Oceanfronts Cottage Line Waterfront Cottage Line
Location
Norfolk (Va.)
Photographer
Borjes, Charles
Company
Virginian-Pilot Newspaper
Repository
Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection;
Host Institution
Norfolk Public Library (Va.);
Copyright Holder
Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection;
Usage Rights
This material is copyrighted by the Norfolk Public Library. Reproduction in any form or by any means for reasons other than personal use is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Norfolk Public Library. For further information or to obtain a high resolution digital copy of this image, please contact the Sargeant Memorial Collection staff at the Norfolk Public Library.
File Name
smc-vp-fn0001190-003.jpg
Genre/Form
Photograph
Type
Still Image
Original Format
Film Negative
Original Dimensions
4 x 5"
Digital Format
JPG
Headline
Six Buildings Burn at View ; 36 Homeless (article) .
Notes
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot , January 25 , 1940 . Sanborn Maps , Norfolk 1928-Oct . 1950 vol . 5 , 1928-Oct . 1950 , Sheet 613 . SMC Digitization Phase 2 .
Source
From SMC Photograph Collection , FN1190 .
Collection
The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection SMC Photograph Collection
GPS Coordinates
36.942489, -76.232174
Norfolk AIR
36.942489, -76.232174
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