Virginia Beach Boardwalk History

Take a walk down the Virginia Beach Boardwalk through the 20th Century. See how travel and tourism along the Virginia Beach oceanfront is changed and shaped by the American economy.

[@VaBeachBeach2971]

I love my hometown. I was born in Virginia Beach General hospital in 1983. Lived here all my life. My mom was born here too.

[@njaneardude]

Keep these videos coming!

[@spraymansterms4347]

Born and raised in VB 1980-2003. What fun to see some of the mom & pops I used to work at-- the Royal Clipper and the Golden Sands (gone). It's a sad day when the little hotels give way. What a great video!

[@MK-hz2bn]

I grew up there in the 70’s and 80’s. Awesome place to live.

[@73beetle19]

We use to stay at Cherry Cottages in the 1960.

[@RealBradMiller]

Reminds me of the time we went on the Christmas light tour where you put the cassette in your car and drove along the boardwalk.

[@southernman5839]

I love the Mom and Pop motels.

[@charlesfcopeland9756]

My mother spent a "girls getaway" at the Princess Anne in the 40s. She has those forgotten memories of VA BCH. I moved to the area in the early 80s and have my own personal forgotten memories. 🙃

[@dvferyance]

The Belvedere was torn down just last year one of the last remaining old motels left on the strip.

[@darlalove]

The military has and still does keep this place as great as it is.

[@charlesfcopeland9756]

Sorry, she corrected me, it was the Cavalier Hotel.

[@florenciax13]

I just live thri

[@teresaschneider6726]

What happened to the railroads

[@MK-hz2bn]

Get a mic for better sound

[@irenarabinovitch5768]

Hi

[@JhonnyBoi]

Nice video but it completely skips over the fact how Virginia Beach was a “Whites Only” city for most of its existence. The desegregation also fueled the economic increase in the 70s and 80s.