Virginia Beach Development Company Print
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Scope and Contents
Large color print drawing of map number 6, part of the Virginia Beach Development Company. The Pollard-Seaton Company, Incorporated are listed as the general agents. The print features a section of land plots available along a beach front section of Virginia Beach in Princess Anne County and was probably printed between 1914 and 1926. The beachfront drawing features a casino, arcade, and roller coaster and also a proposed large hotel. In 1914, the Pollard-Wrenn Company, Inc. changed their name to Pollard-Seaton Company, Inc. In 1926 a competition was held by Norfolk newspapers to name the proposed hotel. The Cavalier was the chosen name and it opened in 1927. Other areas featured on the print include a distant depiction of Norfolk, Cape Henry, the Elizabeth River, and the Willoughby Spit.
Sources consulted: Virginia State Corporation Commission Annual Report, Volume 2, part 1914, page 241. Lost Virginia Beach by Amy Waters Yarsinke, History Press, Charleston, SC, 2011, online book preview.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1926
Creator
- Virginia Beach Development Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
5.00 Linear Feet
- Title
- Guide to the Virginia Beach Development Company Print
- Date
- 2017-05-01
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository