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Greater Wythe District Photo Gallery
- Friends and Family -
- Clubs and Organizations -
- Homes and Gardens -
- Maps and Finds -
Here is Tom Norris sitting on the fender of brother-in-law Bill Kanney’s black 1954 Mercury in September 1959. This photo was taken in front of Tom’s house at 3729 Victoria Boulevard. Visible between the trees in the upper left is the smokestack of the old VEPCO Sunset Creek power station which was built to supply electricity to the trolley lines as well as residents. (Courtesy Tom Norris.)
On June 19, 1916, a section of Wythe bounded by the Boulevard, Salters Creek, Shell Road and Pear Avenue was incorporated as Kecoughtan, Virginia, population 1009. The Town Hall was above the fire engine house at 109 Poplar Avenue. On January 1, 1927, Newport News annexed the town as a result of residents' petition. The boundary of Elizabeth City County became the middle of Pear Avenue. (Courtesy Carol King.)
Little League Baseball got its start in 1954 on fields throughout Wythe. In the 1980s, Hampton City Schools let the league take over the fields behind Wythe Elementary on Claremont Avenue, including grandstands and a refreshment stand. This 1954 Wythe team picture shows the only team from District 7 in Virginia ever to play in the Little League World Series. (Courtesy Wythe Little League.)
One of the ways people came together in the community is through service/ social clubs. These clubs has its beginnings in the 1900’s and reached their popularity in the late 40’s and 50’s. Members met and had fellowship and organized events that benefited the community. The meetings were usually held once or twice a month. There were many such clubs in Wythe. The photo above is of the Colonel Place Woman’s Club. They had two clubs, one for women under 30 called the Junior Club and the other club called the Seniors for women over 30 years of age. (Courtesy of Shirley Sue and Jimmy Wallace)
This view of two farmhouses on Raleigh Avenue was taken between 1894 and 1910. The trees in the distance are along Kecoughtan Road. These houses still stand today, at 303 and 311 Raleigh Avenue. Hannah Hickman McKinney remembers growing up at 303, the home of her grandparents Martin and Mary Byrnes, who bought the house in 1930. (Courtesy Hampton History Museum.)
During World War II, Labor and transportation shortages made it difficult to harvest and move fruits and vegetables to market, so the government encouraged citizens to plant "Victory Gardens" to provide these items for themselves. In addition to indirectly aiding the war effort, these gardens were also considered a civil "morale booster". On Raleigh Avenue William “Bill” Boerner and his family did their part for the war effort with this garden. ( Courtesy of Jack Boerner)
E. A. Semple, the Elizabeth City County Surveyor, drew this map about 1892. It shows parcels of land owned by future developers of the Wythe area.
These partial maps of the area appeared in The Baedeker guidebook. The map on the left appeared in 1904. This map however dates from the civil war. The more detailed map appeared in the 1912 book. Along with the map the guidebook included information on hotels, where to eat and points of interests while traveling. These guidebook, were designed to be carried around in a coat pocket and be available for handy reference by the tourist to the area.
This Boy Scout uniform belongs to Jack Boener who grew up on Raleigh Avenue. As a member of Troop 10, Jack was very active in the troop events that would meet in the Wythe Protective Association building on Kecoughtan Road. During World War II Jack became a member of the Citizen Defense Corps.serving as a messenger who assisted during air raid drills. (Courtesy of Jack Boerner)
Aerial photos of Hampton were regularly taken by the airmen of Langley Field. These flyers would practice their skills of aerial photography up and down the Hampton Roads Harbor, before using these skills overseas. The 1927 photo taken on the left shows most of the city of Hampton and what it looked like with open spaces, where today those spaces. Today those spaces are filled with homes and business. The photo on the right is a close up property from Indian River Park to Church Creek near LaSalle Aveune.
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