Comments on: Op-ed: Talbot Hall: A Norfolk Treasure, But For How Long? http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/opinion-blogs/op-ed-talbot-hall-a-norfolk-treasure-but-for-how-long.html Creating and celebrating local culture in Norfolk and all of Hampton Roads. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:42:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: How to Get Anyone to Fall in Love with Hampton Roads in 48 Hours or Less | 2 | AltDaily : Creating and celebrating local culture in Norfolk and all of Hampton Roads. http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/opinion-blogs/op-ed-talbot-hall-a-norfolk-treasure-but-for-how-long.html/comment-page-1#comment-24403 How to Get Anyone to Fall in Love with Hampton Roads in 48 Hours or Less | 2 | AltDaily : Creating and celebrating local culture in Norfolk and all of Hampton Roads. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:43:49 +0000 http://www.altdaily.com/?p=21322#comment-24403 [...] motivated core of passionate, local supporters working to preserve the land and its historical home. I wrote an article about it in AltDaily last summer–check out the Save Talbot Hall page on Facebook for [...] [...] motivated core of passionate, local supporters working to preserve the land and its historical home. I wrote an article about it in AltDaily last summer–check out the Save Talbot Hall page on Facebook for [...]

]]> By: Matt Paddock http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/opinion-blogs/op-ed-talbot-hall-a-norfolk-treasure-but-for-how-long.html/comment-page-1#comment-15470 Matt Paddock Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:01:23 +0000 http://www.altdaily.com/?p=21322#comment-15470 This is good information, and especially interesting to me as this is within walking distance of my house. We've lived in the neighborhood for a few years, but I've never been on this property. It is amazing to look at, but it feels very much like what it is: Private Property. I think the idea of Norfolk _claiming_ this space and opening it to public access is great. Saving the space in its current format seems synonymous with saving a failing religious institution, which isn't as easy to swallow. At least as a campaign that all of Norfolk should/could be getting behind... Not to throw a wrench in the works, but I have a hard time seeing how Norfolk or the neighborhood is losing if Talbot Hall is sold and turned into (we can only assume) _very_ upscale housing. Isn't that just a property (albeit of historical significance) transferring from one private owner to another private owner? In fact, the Norfolk tax base would likely be improved by this change. A much greater concern to residents of Talbot Park (the surrounding area) is (and should be) the existing blight around Wards Corner. Also historic, also failing... I'm planning to attend tomorrow, open to learning more about this. This is good information, and especially interesting to me as this is within walking distance of my house. We’ve lived in the neighborhood for a few years, but I’ve never been on this property. It is amazing to look at, but it feels very much like what it is: Private Property. I think the idea of Norfolk _claiming_ this space and opening it to public access is great. Saving the space in its current format seems synonymous with saving a failing religious institution, which isn’t as easy to swallow. At least as a campaign that all of Norfolk should/could be getting behind…

Not to throw a wrench in the works, but I have a hard time seeing how Norfolk or the neighborhood is losing if Talbot Hall is sold and turned into (we can only assume) _very_ upscale housing. Isn’t that just a property (albeit of historical significance) transferring from one private owner to another private owner? In fact, the Norfolk tax base would likely be improved by this change.

A much greater concern to residents of Talbot Park (the surrounding area) is (and should be) the existing blight around Wards Corner. Also historic, also failing… I’m planning to attend tomorrow, open to learning more about this.

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