301 East 42nd Street was built in 1906 and was the long-time residence of Colonel Charles Consolvo.
During his life, Mr. Consolvo was a circus clown, operated a steam laundry, owned an advertising company, and operated many hotels, including the Monticello and Pine Beach Hotels in Norfolk and the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond.
Colonel Consolvo was good friends with Charles Lindbergh and was heavily involved in the search for Mr. Lindbergh’s son when he was kidnapped in 1932.
He was also good friends with Queen Marie of Romania and entertained Presidents William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson and entertainers such as Buffalo Bill Cody.
When Colonel Consolvo passed away in 1947; he left generous endowments for DePaul Hospital and Saint Mary’s Infant Home.
Information Provided by Larry Morton
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On June 10th, 2024 we were joined by representatives from Monument and Kimley Horn discussed their intended development projects for 4101 Granby Street and took questions from the attending members.
League Officer Election Results — Here are the nominees for the upcoming election that was held at the June meeting. All ran uncontested, had no opposing votes among attending members, and will continue their positions for another year.
President – Pooya Mohit
Vice President – Laura Burns
Treasurer – David Wolfe
Secretary – Stephanie Clark
Neighborhood Representative – Patience MacCartney
We are joined by:
Troy Valos, Special Collections Librarian at Slover Library, to present on the Sargeant Memorial Collection (Local History and Genealogy Collection) located within Slover Library.
Erin, representing Monument Builders to talk about plans for a new mixed use as well as residential development coming to 4101 Granby Street.
Stay tuned for full minutes or access recording below.
Access past meeting recording and chat transcript below.
The 2021 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lead and Copper Rule Revisions requires the City of Norfolk to prepare a service line inventory of both Norfolk and customer-owned materials.
Here’s how you can help the City develop our service line inventory.
Identify Your Service Line Materials:
For step by step instructions to identify your service line go to https://www.norfolk.gov/5838/Material-Verification
Questions?
Call (757) 664-6700
We are joined by:
Courtney Doyle, Norfolk City Councilwoman for Ward 2 gave updates on infrastructure projects in our neighborhood, a safety report on improving rates across our area, implementation of new speed cameras in school zones and more. The presentation was followed by a brief Q&A session.
Jeremy McGee spoke about his candidacy for Norfolk City Council Ward 6. Mr. McGee spoke about his background, move to Norfolk, local business ownership, civic involvement in Ghent Civic League, Norfolk ARB and now Norfolk Planning. The presentation was followed by a brief Q&A session.
Aleksandra Prouty joined us to introduce her new restaurant coming to Riverview
Village – Leila’s International Cuisine at 4136 Granby Street (next to Pittie Dog Grill)
The City of Norfolk’s Department of Utilities has hired East West Construction to repair and rehabilitate the sewer line in your neighborhood along a section of Gosnold Ave. The project area is shown on the map on the back [see below images].
Planned Start of Construction: March 2024
Anticipated End of Construction: June 2024
Access: Access to businesses and residences will be maintained throughout construction with detours around the work zone. The City and our contractor will do our best to minimize the unavoidable disruptions associated with construction.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the city’s on-site construction inspector, Charles Davis. He can be reached by cell phone at (757) 647-9940 to respond quickly. You may also contact the project manager, Tiba Salim at (757) 266-9491.
For more info visit: www.norfolk.gov/utilitiesimprovements.
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