The only building left here is the one on the corner, what was the National Bank of Suffolk. I Remember Ben Traylor's father worked there and so I always felt like I had a friend there when I went in.The building with the columns was The Farmers' Bank of Nansemond and it was incredibly beautiful inside, especially the ceiling. I never did understand why they tore it down.
I titled this "The Square" because that is what the crossing of Main and Washington was called. Is it today (2007)?
When I sold peanuts (that's another story) each weekend in Suffolk I used to visit several office in the upper floors of the building. Some of my "regular" customers were Jack Nurney (the young Jack Nurney that is), Rawls Woodward, I wish I could remember the others. At the corner of the National Bank in the sidewalk there was a plaque, shaped like a badge as I remember, stating that Suffolk was the first to honor some president-- don't remember which.
