The New Downtown

While waiting for the so-called Umakant to post pictures (so jealous, I love Florence!)... Nothing really all that special about this picture, just kind of cool. Norfolk, as you probably already know, is undergoing a revitalization, and the current phase has much of the valuable downtown property being remade into fancy living spaces. Sadly, some not-so-historic buildings must be demolished, such as this place. Norfolk needs this though, and the old downtown was no Goondocks... mostly failed businesses, closed storefronts.  Most so old I had never seen them open the whole time I've lived here.