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No ticket of pamphlet
July, 2007
The mermaids were and art project to beautify the city and to help boost tourism and attract people to certain places in the city. There are an unknown amount of mermaids, but I am guessing well over a hundred. The mystery behind them is what guides me to find them. I want a definitive end and to find them but I wonder if they are replaced? Repainted? Moved? Are more made periodically? Are any retired? I'll keep posting them as I find them. So come back often to look. If you can send me the names of these, can direct me to more or answer any of the questions above, please feel free to email! Thanks dahoov2@cox.net
From Left to Right: 1) Norfolk Zoo Mermaid (tiger stripes) 2) Navy Base Mermaid (Naval Outfit) 3) Chrysler Hall Ticket (Made up of tickets) 4) 201 Tazewell Place Mermaid 5) Carousel Mermaid (Harbor-where they hold Harborfest)
From Left to Right: 1) Modern Blue and Gold (at the Harbor) 2) Mosaic made from shells (at the Harbor) 3) Textured Verdi Gris (unknown location - near McArthur Center) 4) Typical Mermaid outfit with sparkles (a few streets near McArthur Center) 5) Looks like a Vdot outfit? (near McArthur Center)
Left to Right: 1) Waitress Mermaid (outside 253 Bute Street in Norfolk) 2) Leopard Mermaid (in front of Larchmount Elementary School near ODU) 3) Siren Cromwell and Granby Streets 4) "Miss NATO" Willard Model School 5) "Palace Princess Beatrice" 21st Street Palace Shops
Left to Right: 1) "Jestacular" 124 West Main Street 2) "Maid in Voyage" 124 West Main Street 3) Mirror and Aqua Mosaic Boush Street 4) "Belinda" Clarks Art Glass Boush Street 5) Blue, Green, Silver and Mirror Boush Street
Left to Right: 1) In pond in front of Nauticus Museum 2) Harbor near Waterside Mall 3) Near back of Joes Crab Shack on waterfront near Waterside Mall 4) Thrift Shop window on Granby Street 5) Front of Nauticus Museum street side
Left to Right: 1) Located near Thirsty Camel in Willoughby Spit NEW
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