A brief walk through one of the south's oldest urbanized cities: Portsmouth, Virginia

The Elizabeth River waterfront

The Elizabeth River is a six-mile long tidal estuary between the cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Chesapeake. Named by Jamestown colonists for Princess Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of King James I, the river serves as the core of the Hampton Roads harbor. It is home to the oldest shipyard in the country, the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Surviving the American Revolutionary and Civil wars, the shipyard was originally established as the Gosport Shipyard in 1767.

The Seaboard Terminal served passenger trains until 1968.

The Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel.

The Harbor Tower Apartments.

Looking south along the Elizabeth River industrial waterfront.

The downtown Norfolk skyline as viewed from Portsmouth’s waterfront.

Portsmouth Olde Town Historic District

The Olde Towne Historic District features one of the largest collections of historically significant homes between Alexandria, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina.

Court Street near the intersection of North Street.

The intersection of Court and North Streets.

The Court Street Baptist Church at Court and Queen Streets.

The 400 block of Court Street.

The Monumental United Methodist Church at 450 Dinwiddie Street.

The St. Paul’s Catholic Church at 463 Washington Street.