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Downtown Redevelopment Changes Norfolk Skyline and Economy
Norfolk's redevelopment program has transformed a run-down area into a modern financial and cultural district. Major projects include 19 and 22 story bank towers, a new civic center, Scope convention center, a planned luxury hotel, a mall, and waterfront roads linking to I-264, with public and private funding totaling $118.75 million.
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Arthur P. Henderson
Ledger-Star
Norfolk
Charles K. Agle
Princeton
N. J
Tidewater
Elizabeth River
Brambleton Avenue
Monticello Avenue
City of Norfolk
Norfolk Redevelopment
Cox
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jack Shiver
Hampton
Main Street
Commercial Place
East Main Street
Red Rooster
Port Hole
Gaiety
Gaiety Theater
New Norfolk Civic Center
Golden Triangle
Scope
Housing Authority
City Hall Avenue
Financial
VNB
Virginia