<VV> 'Briers and Volvos -- OT

[Frank DuVal]

The Corvair Greenbrier was named for the resort/golf course.

Greenbrier area of Chesapeake was named for Greenbrier Farm. How did 
that name come to be ? A question that probably can not be answered at 
this time...

Frank DuVal

J R Read_HML wrote:

>Wasn't it named for a hotel/golf course?
>Later, JR
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>>Tidewater people may chime in to correct me, but Greenbrier is an area
>>of Chesapeake, VA. The Greenbrier Mall is there. Corvair content-
>>Tidewater Corvair Club held a Vair Fair there back in 1984. Volvo
>>Parkway was named for a Volvo car assembly plant to be located there in
>>1974. It would have been the first "foreign" car maker to build in the
>>US since Rolls Royce had a Springfield MA plant in the 20s. But, Volvo
>>sales dropped, and the plant never opened for cars. It did build buses
>>in the early 80s. Volvo Penta does still have a plant and offices on
>>Volvo parkway. Right off I-464. Stihl also has an assembly plant near 
>>there.
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>>Frank DuVal
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