Neigborhood Info
Community information
Park View – Facilitated by the electric trolley line running from the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, and named after the hospital's public park, Park View was established between 1888 and 1892 and was one of the first neighborhoods outside of Portsmouth's original 18th century core, Olde Towne. There are more than 300 homes of varying styles in Park View, although the Queen Anne houses with towers and gables were popular.
Things to do here
NTELOS Wireless Pavilion at Harbor Center
This 6,500-seat, pavilion-style performance venue includes
Willett Hall
A 2,000-seat entertainment facility
TodiMusicFest
TodiMusicFest, the American counterpart to the UmbriaMusicFest in Italy, has been dubbed the summer showcase for music aficionados in Virginia. Italian conducting sensation Walter Attanasi and Metropolitan Opera tenor Howard Bender have facilitated this cultural and musical sister relationship between Portsmouth and Todi, Italy.
Bidawee Golf Course, % Musemums and tons more !!!!
History on the area
· Founded by Col. William Crawford in 1752
· Six historic districts – Cradock, Downtown Portsmouth, Olde Towne, Park View, Port Norfolk and Truxtun
· Olde Towne features one of the largest collections of historically significant homes between Alexandria, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina
· Emanuel AME Church, built by slaves and free men and located in Olde Towne, is the second-oldest building in Portsmouth and the city's oldest black church. The African-American Methodist Movement got its start here
· Battle of the Ironclads site – Monitor and CSS Virginia (Merrimac)
