Ferguson Park Apartments
(Sign photo courtesy of Dave Spriggs' mother - 04/11/03. Thanks, Dave!)
Eastern boundary:
Warwick Blvd (then Virginia Ave.)
Western boundary: James River
Northern boundary: Wellll, let's say Hornet Circle. The apartments were on
both sides of Hornet Circle.
To the north of the apartments was Huntington Park and the War Memorial Museum
of Virginia.
Southern Boundary: 75th St.
"Most of the defining
streets are now gone. They were named for aircraft carriers built by the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., e.g. Hornet. Kearsarge, Enterprise,
Ranger, Yorktown, Boxer, etc.
I lived there twice: 1948-49 and 1952-1954.
"It was a short walk over to Red's Pier to go fishing or swimming.
(The James River was relatively clean and clear back then.)
Red's Pier was owned by Red Crossley.
He would show up each year at the NNHS/HHS
Turkey Day football game carrying a pig.
It was some sort of tradition. Both
Red AND the Pier (and I suppose the Pig) are long gone."
Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 04/09/03. Thanks, Dave!
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| "1948 - The site was
Hornet Circle in Ferguson Park looking across Huntington Park toward the James
River.
Of course, they have all been razed. This site is now public tennis courts." |
Saturday, May 11, 1963
Kay Eggleston ('66) |
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| - Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 04/09/03. Thanks, Dave! | Carol Buckley Harty of NC - 06/06/02 | |
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"To all...I must have missed the beginning of the Ferguson Park Apartments
discussion but wanted to add some personal knowledge... |
