Photographs chosen for this volume are testament to the power of a
picture is worth a thousand words. Each photograph tells a story of
Norfolk through time, starting with the city center--the
downtown--before going down to the river, revisiting the significance of
the streetcar and the horseless carriage on the city's development,
moving into the wards, and, finally, a journey to the Chesapeake Bay on
the city's north shore.
In this fascinating selection of photographs Amy Waters Yarsinske traces
some of the many ways in which Norfolk has changed and developed over
the last century.
With over three centuries of rich history, and with so little intact of
the city's historic built environment, photographs are a priceless
record of Norfolk, the sunrise city by the sea.