Throwback Thursday – Aerial View of East Ghent

Circa 1974.  Redevelopment of East Ghent looking South

Photo Courtesy of Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Photo Archive

I was looking through old photos and the thing that struck me about this was how bare East Ghent looked in the 70's before the reconstruction of new neighborhoods surrounding Maury High School.  You can also spot Colonial Ave. in this shot.