WAVY Archive: 1979 Va Beach Tourism

Take a look back in the WAVY 1979 archives.

[@njaneardude]

Love these old news clips! 79-80 my heydays 🙂

[@troyw1843]

Love this!! You’re awesome for posting this

[@peachbottomblues9944]

Stayed at that Holiday Inn, as a kid, in the mid-70s. It had clamshell payphones in the lobby and paintings of sea-turtles playing tennis and riding bikes in the dining area. If this sounds familiar...let me know.

[@mikebon8352]

1979 Living on the edge...

[@davescott686]

I had a vette like that lol Fun times

[@Yessuhjayy108]

i love tidewater i wish i could have grown up there back then. shit now tidewater dangerous as hell 😂😂

[@Rexluna1]

No it’s not haha

[@fordgtguy]

@@Rexluna1 Sorry dude but as someone that has grown up in the area, it is getting worse. Poverty, theft, and murder has only become worse. Most of the cities are facing major corruption, inflation, and trying to squeeze every sent out of anyone living here. Rent is slowly climbing towards $2000 and cities are increasing taxes.

[@n6408s]

I was driving up and down the east coast during that time. Some states were doing odd/even gas days. I carried four 5 gallon jerry cans in the back of my pickup. Usually enough to get me to a gas station that would sell me gas. Fun times. LOL