tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post7561079734109926887..comments2024-01-06T06:11:22.963-05:00Comments on Mary Kunz Goldman: Madame LaFargeMary Kunz Goldmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691118577179541037noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011528072573771541.post-16650978906790745922009-11-07T21:45:15.241-05:002009-11-07T21:45:15.241-05:00I am with you on the 'ship watching'. It i...I am with you on the 'ship watching'. It is an awesome thing to see if you are in the right place. Before I retired, I worked at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center (locally referred to as 'Portsmouth Naval Hospital' or the 'Navy Hospital')<br /><br />But the great thing was that the Building 215 which was the main building at that time, sat right on the water front and rose 18 stories. Only 15 of them were public spaces with the top 3 floors being engineering spaces. And I worked in engineering!<br /><br />The water was the Elizabeth River, Southern Branch and guess what was close to the hospital. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard! It was common to see aircraft carriers and everything of less size go right by. The carriers did not look like they could even fit into the river and towered high into the sky. There were interesting submarines and I even once got some good pictures of the Iowa, a great battleship many years ago.<br /><br />Wow! What am I doing? Sorry. The memories just flooded me, lol!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741668887301176061noreply@blogger.com