Savvides, 65, was among dozens of bidders vying to own the six street signs that the Virginia Beach Police Foundation auctioned off this week. Only a handful of people emerged victorious to claim some of the quirkier pieces of the city's history.
For decades, the signs hung in the touristy Oceanfront district, reminding visitors and locals alike of the family-friendly atmosphere the city's leaders wanted to foster inside their crown jewel.
There's an attachment to the history, foundation president Jake Jacocks said, adding that he knows of no other city that tried to curb cursing through city signage.
Virginia once had a legal prohibition against cursing that grew out of George Washington's 1776 'Order Against Profanity,' which was used to keep soldiers from engaging in 'the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing.'
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