The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-10
OCEAN VIEW IMPROVEMENTS
A Concise Description Of the Work
Contemplated at this Resort.
THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT
New Buildings to Be Erected and a
General Change in the Style of the
Present Hotel Structure. The
Modern Ideas of Archi.
lecture Adopted.

As stated in Fridays VIRGIN1AN Arch .
itect George Q. Moser has completed
the plans for the reconstruction OF the
hotel at Ocean View and he was yester.
day prevailed upon to show his draw
ings aud describe the property after
the carpenters and other mechanics
have COMPLETED their work. It fact.
the drawings themselves do this even
better than words and il is safe to So v
that when the new Ocean View is an.
nonnced it will be n of the prettiest
n most popular resorts on the At.
lantic coast. The 10.minute trips OF
She new electric car line will afford
ample facilities for carrying crowds OF
any size to the seashore and there ia no
donbt, with the reduced rates of fare,
the new purchasers will find their in.
yestment a most profitable one.
The hotel. MS it now stands, will
virtually be rebuilt, the present front
on the ocean becoming the renr OF the
new building. The new structure will
front on the railroad, where n hand
some depot will be built, with covered
walk ways reaching every building on
the grounds. protecting those who visit
the place from the hot rays of the sun.
AS at present constructed the hotel
has eighty rooms. These will be in.
cred to 100 or more with all modern
improvements. The present dining.
room has o floor space of 2,l7O SQUARE
feet. while the new will have 4, $50
square feet, in the renr OF the dining.
Room will be the entering rooms and
dumb walters running to the kitchen,
which will be located on tho roof. A
new building 100 feet square will be
erected against the old building on the
front, with three.story galleries all
around it. The first floor of this new
building. which will become Il part of
the hotel proper, will be divided into
Indies and gentlemen's RECEPTION
rooms, hotel offices, l%avstorles, barber
shop, porters' room, lobby, etc., from
which will rise n double stairway to
the guests ballroom on the second
floor, a dancing floor 59x76 feet, over
which will hang a galley and lavsto.
ries. while above ali will be tho roof
garden (S0x90 feet overlooking the sea
and surrounding country.
The present pavilion for excursionists
will also undergo many changes IN con-
etruction. Ehe bar will be removed to
c new building to be. erected to the
north OF the present building, a pool
and billiard room taking its place. The
restaurant and kitchen will remain ms
now located. In the pavilion will he
: erected layatories for ladies, gentlemen
sud servants. The entire second story
of this pavilion will be converted into
q large hall, to be used for banouets
and dancing purposes.
The present bath houses will be tort
down and a building of u ster or hectn
gon shape erected, in the points of
which Will be 200 bathrooms arranged
for convenience. A new building will
be erected for a bowling alley, a tobog.
gan slide will rear itself high into the
air and handsome merry.go-rounds
erected.
AS before stated, a new depot will be
erected at Ocean View. Along the line
of the road the company will erect
handsome covered stations, while in
Norfolk the main station and Whiting
room will be put up. Along the sen
front, at the View, covered WALL way
will be built.
The architecture will be modern IN
etyle, everything being arranged for
comfort and The new
building in which the bar will be placed
will be independent of all other build.
angs, with its own galleries and the
grounds will be beautitied. In fact, il
will be q rejuvenated Ocean View.
ONE HUNDRED HEAD