Portsmouth, Virginia: My Home Town

by | Jul 11, 2012 | Uncategorized | 7 comments

My parents moved to Portsmouth in 1954, so that my father could start his new job at Skippy Peanut Butter. Their first home was on Gladstone Avenue in Park Manor. (Seems apropos, as one of my favorite Sears Homes is The Gladstone.) In 1957, they moved to Waterview....

Jim and Tammy’s House – a Kit Home!

by | Feb 2, 2011 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Those familiar with WYAH-TV and Portsmouth, Virginia will remember that this was where Pat Robertson and CBN got their start. According to his autobiographical book, Shout it From The Housetops, the name for Robertson’s flagship station came from the Hebrew name...