CPRV Front Porch Art Walk
An annual neighborhood art show where resident artists show & sell their work on their front porches.
1916 Sears catalog home. They shipped the entire house to you by railroad car. Sears was like Ikea before Ikea.
Friends and family would come from all around to help the owner build it.
Most were built in New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Sears sold more than 70,000 mail-order homes between 1908 and 1940. Some enthusiasts estimate that about 70% of Sears houses are still standing today.
Sears provided building plans and specifications, along with the lumber and any other materials needed. The shipment included everything from nails, screws, and paint to prebuilt building parts, such as staircases and dining nooks.
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An annual neighborhood art show where resident artists show & sell their work on their front porches.
In an effort to show our community what the Civic League does, here is what the Board has been up to the past few months on behalf of our residents:
he Norfolk Police Department crime mapping program provides public access to crime data in the City of Norfolk.
Asphalt art is using art for a purpose and is used on the road to bring beauty and attention to areas where it may be needed.
Monthly Colonial Place | Riverview Civic League Meeting Minutes – February 2023