Day 21

Oct. 4, 2014

Today we found 1 more mermaid (courtesy of a comment put on a post of this blog) and we visited the Mermaid Factory!  The boys designed and made their own mermaids - Connor made "Snowflake" and Collin made "Luigi."  What a cool place!  I can't wait to go back to make a mermaid mosaic form my living room!

Here is the mermaid we found:

 Atargatis - inside lobby of Holiday Inn Express in Norfolk by airport

her sign

The newest Norfolk mermaids:

 Snowflake

 Luigi

 Snowflake

 Luigi

Snowflake and Luigi

Day 20

Sept. 26, 2014

We met some of the nicest people today!  Peggy Beale of Paxton Company contacted us after reading about our quest in the newspaper.  Peggy and her brother Jim are CFO and president of Paxton Company, and the owners of "Liquid Energy" (Connor's favorite mermaid).  Peggy and Jim met us at Paxton Company and gave us a personal tour of the factory as well as the neighboring company Viking Life-Saving Equipment.  We also got to see Liquid Energy again and hear the story of how she came to be - and we got to see her plaque (kept inside).  Thank you to the wonderful people at Paxton Company and Viking for your warm welcome and personal tour!

Here is Liquid Energy and her plaque:

Day 19

Sept. 20, 2014

We found 2 more mermaids!  My mom stumbled on one at Rudee Inlet - not sure her name - and a very kind lady saw our article in the paper and let us come see her mermaid (one I thought was missing).  The no longer missing mermaid is the beautiful Spectrum Gold!  I have also learned that I have 2 mermaids to get in Norfolk City Hall - Carousel and a Neighborhood mermaid - and a mermaid inside a downtown BB&T (not sure which one).  Unfortunately, I will probably have to wait until Christmas break to see those due to my work schedule.  I still also have the possible 3 on the Eastern Shore, the 1 on Naval Station Norfolk, Techno Mermaid in InfiNet, and the 2 that are under repair - O'Sullivan's and D'Art.

*update - found Techno Mermaid - see day 26 post

Still "missing" (or that I haven't found) are: 

Angel of Mercy

Aquatic Princess

Aubrica

Beauty Underneath

Belinda

Beauty of the Sea

Broadway Nights

By the Sea

By the Stars

Calypso

Catch of the Day

Collection of Stars

Diva

Doubloon

Elizabeth formerly Her Favorite Port

Evening Sea Goddess

Fairway Maiden

Flight - update - was at 355 W Freemason St. but location is empty lot now 10/12/19 - see day 36

Fresh From the Sea - update - found her 3/21/15 - see day 23

Golden Tourist

Hats Off to the Navy

Jewel

Jewel of the Sea

Justicalthing

Lady Anne - update - found her 7/12/18 - see day 32

Lady of the Links

Leading the Way

Low Tide - update - found her 3/28/15 - see day 24

Maid in Voyage

Maid of Lobster

Maid to Cruise

Mer Bones

Mer Max II

Mirror Mosaic I and II

Mishell - update - found her 3/21/15 - see day 23

Mythical Sirena

Nebula

A New Horizon

the Norfolk Admiralette

Norfolk Gateway to the Sea

Norfolk Sea Goddess and Her Children

Nymphork

Of the Sea

Penny

Picture Frame Mermaid

Postcards From Hampton Roads

Press Party/Media Mermaid

Reaching for the Stars

Reaching for a Dream

Reflections

River View

Rock-kel

Sandy

Sea Shimmer

See Maiden

She’s Every Ocean

Spectrum (there are 2 Spectrum and Spectrum Gold - I did "catch" Spectrum Gold),

Spoken Word

String of Pearls

Sue Nami

Susie the Pink Ribbon Mermaid - update - she is a traveling one -
we met her 7/9/15 - see day 30 - See Susie's travels

Sybil

Timeless Elegance

Toga (I have found one labeled "Toga" but she is really Flying Spirit with a Toga sign)

USS Wisconsin

Verdi Gris

Reported as "deceased": Sports Under the Sea, Jestacular, Holiday Sands Maiden

Reported as broken: Brass Maiden, Wavey Mermaid

If you know the whereabouts of any of these "missing mermaids. please let us know!  We would love to "catch" them!  Here are the ones we "caught" today:

 Spectrum Gold on Bay Island

Ocean Spirit mermaid at Rudee Inlet - can't see her front unless you are in the water as she is right on water's edge

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Day 18

Aug 30, 2014

We have come to the end of summer and a wrap of all of the known mermaids I could find.  All in all, we found 87 official mermaids and 10 unofficial mermaids.  There are still 8 I have been unable to get - O'Sullivan's because she is under repair, D'Art because she is also under repair, InfiNet's mermaid because she is under lock and key and I have been unable to reach them to find out how I can see her, Norfolk City Hall lobby because I have been unable to go at a time when they are open, 1 on Naval Station Norfolk that I am unable to see because I cannot get on base, and a reported 3 in Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore - I have yet to make it up there.  I have also put in a call to 2 businesses, however they won't return my call - Sherry with Rose & Womble for the Rotunda, and the owner of Lifestyle Motor Group.  Hopefully I will hear from them soon.  I will post again when and if I find them or if I find new ones.  Here are some unofficial mini mermaids we did find:

 mini mermaid 258 W Ocean View Ave.

 up close of mini mermaid 258 W Ocean View Ave.

 mini mermaid 632 W Ocean View Ave.

 up close of mini mermaid 632 W Ocean View Ave.

mermaid replica on wood 760 W Ocean View Ave.

 up close of wood mermaid 760 W Ocean View Ave.

 mermaid sign 748-746 W Ocean View Ave.

mini mermaid 9703 15th View St.

Day 17

Aug. 23, 2014

We found several mermaids today:

 Maid of Brass near River Rd.

 up close of Maid of Brass

Shellina on Newport Crescent

 Shellina Newport Crescent mermaid

 Yuma Yah on abandoned Hunton YMCA building 1139 E. Charlotte St.

 Soul Session on Miller Oil building 1000 E. City Hall Ave.

 up close of Soul Session - she is in bad shape with paint peeling

 unknown mermaid (maybe Scales of Justice?) near side of Norfolk World Trade Center 101 W. Main St.

 mini mermaid on balcony of 1 Colley Ave.

 up close of mini mermaid

 Maid on Time at Larchmont Library

 Maid on Time

 Reflections of the Soul in backyard of house on N. Fairwater Dr. only visible from Hampton Blvd. bridge

up close of Reflections of the Soul

Day 16

Aug. 22, 2014

Still only a few mermaid sightings - and a lot of missing mermaids.  Spoke to a WONDERFUL lady, Sandee, at Frank Spicer Restaurant Equipment who was a wealth of information about the Norfolk Mermaids.  She helped design the mermaid "Timeless Elegance."  That mermaid was sold at auction to benefit CHKD and her whereabouts are unknown at this time other than she was to be put in a fountain somewhere.  Sandee was also very generous and gave us a laminated newspaper article from Nov. 13, 2000 detailing the "Norfolk Mermaids on Parade - Mermaid Splash for the Arts."  It talks about the original benefit auction for the Norfolk mermaids.  She also generously gave us a very beautiful Norfolk Mermaid calendar from 2004. Very cool!

Sidenote - I am now thinking Timeless Elegance might be Accidental Tourist at 1838 Ocean View Ave.  They look very similar...

Here are the ones we did find today:

 Jester on bldg of 110 E Olney

 Jester up close - she is really pretty!

 mermaid at Fred Heutte Center 1000 Botetourt Gardens - she is kind of in bad shape in spots with some peeling paint and weathering

 MHI mermaid 502 Claremount Ave.

 MHI mermaid

 mini mermaid 240 W 21st St.

 newspaper article about mermaid auction from Nov. 13, 2000

 up close of newspaper

 another up close

 3rd up close

4th up close

 cover of Mermaids on Parade 2004 calendar

 January 2004 - Broadway Nights - missing

 February 2004 - Flying Spirit - we found her in Berkley - she is now called Toga

 March 2004 - Mythical Sirena - missing

 April 2004 - A New Horizon - missing

 May 2004 - Spectrum Gold - found - Bay Island

 June 2004 - Sybil - missing

 July 2004 - Hats Off to the Navy - missing

 August 2004 - The Jewel of Norfolk - found her on top of Decker Law Office in Downtown Norfolk

 September 2004 - Seasonal Maid - has been repainted and is at Botanical Gardens

 October 2004 - Jestacular - deceased

 November 2004 - Penny - missing

 December 2004 - Reaching for the Star - missing

 inside back of calendar - Spoken Word - missing

 up close of Jan. 2004 minis - left - unknown; right - She Sells Sea Shells (supposedly in Cape Charles)

 up close of Feb. 2004 minis - left - unknown; right - Catch of the Day - missing

 up close of March 2004 minis - left - Liquid Energy on Ingleside Rd; right unknown

up close of April 2004 minis - left - unknown; right unknown

 up close of May 2004 minis - left - unknown; right unknown

 up close of June 2004 minis - left - Gem of the Sea corner Granby and Monticello; right unknown

 up close of July 2004 minis - Miss NATO at Willard Model School; right USS Wisconsin - missing

 up close of Aug. 2004 minis - left unknown; right unknown

 up close of Sept. 2004 minis - left Timeless Elegance - missing (but perhaps is now Accidental Tourist at 1838 Ocean View Ave?); right - unknown

 up close of Oct. 2004 minis - left - Flower Garden at 201 Tazewell); right - Flight - missing

 up close of Nov. 2004 minis - left - unknown; right - Miss Definitely Downtown on corner of Granby and Monticello

 up close of Dec. 2004 minis - left - unknown; right - unknown

 back cover of calendar

 up close of copyright/contacts left side

up close of information right side