- City:
- Norfolk, VA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Stadiums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
“A sports stadium was constructed at the Norfolk Division in 1936. The stadium cost approximately $300,000; money was appropriated through municipal funds and from the Virginia Emergency Relief Administration and the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
During the summers, the stadium and a swimming pool in the Administration Building were used as a temporary summer camp for approximately 125 Norfolk boys and girls.
…The stadium continues to serve as a home to ODU’s field hockey and lacrosse teams.” (https://www.lib.odu.edu)
Source notes
https://www.lib.odu.edu/exhibits/odu75thanniversary/foreman.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreman_FieldAt this Location:
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