lived in Virginia Beach from June of 1985 to June of 1988 working as a bricklayer apprentice. Now live in Illinois . Really liked Va. Beach but go to the Outer Banks for vacation. My wife & I have been there 9 times. And my daughter 8 times. Love Hatteras Island. Avon's our favorite! Have stayed in Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Avon, Buxton & Frisco !
Hey Brian, I’m thinking to move there, and I do the same kind of labor that you use to do. If you don’t mind, would you tell me more about the city? Peace, thanks!
I cnt believe it. 10 years ago I was there. I grew up in Va Bch. I was homeless. I left and came to NY. But I was soooo homesick. The beauty...the stores...the ppl. I've prayed and prayed for God to let me see Va Bch again. And here are the streets I drove my car. Some stores..the ocean. I missed the ocean bad. I'm coming back. NY will never be home.
I was down there in sept for my birthday one year and at the 2:26 mark there were like 3 nurses from New York drove off the top deck and the car landed upside down needless to say none of them made it and channel 10 news had chopper 10 over head after I saw that my birthday wasn't the same I'll never forget that day......
Thank You! That's a Sony CX12 solid state camcorder with a wide angle lens attached. I'm learning how to shoot with my Canon 5D Mark II and that will really look good. Thanks again for the kind comment and stay tuned for more videos to come!
@0716nicole You're welcome Nicole! I started VaBeach.com back in 1995 because I wanted EVERYONE to know what Virginia Beach is like. Sometimes you just need a day or two at the beach to set you straight. Glad you had a great vacation. See you next year! VaBeach.com
Was just there last weekend! Ocean Side Inn @ 0:20, on the left. Not the Taj Mahal, but they allow pets, and my hound needed a beach trip! Great balcony view! Best breakfast EVER @ Sunnyside Cafe, just a few blocks north, inland side of Atlantic Ave. Will be back ASAP! Much better atmosphere than Myrtle, by far.....
Are you kidding? Looks "deserted" right?... LOL This place is jampacked in the summer... & looks like fiesta at nights with different bands/entertainment on each block for free! Come & visit, u won't regret it! I've had friends who moved here permanently after I invited them. It's just that cool!
This brings back so many memories of Brenda and i when we were in our twenties and 30s we lived here it was our playground and Virginia truly is for lovers!
There is no better hotel to stay in like Holiday Inn on 21st , we had a awesome time the food and the weather and all the little things we did. Got up early and watched the sun come up, it’s felt so spiritually , peacefully, loved seeing the dolphins, to start the day. I wish I could be there all the time. God I am so great full to see your awesome work!
As a former resident of the Hampton Roads, I much rather go to the beaches around Wilmington (NC) including those of the Crystal Coast and Topsail. Unlike Virginia Beach, there is plenty of free parking to be found at those beaches without running the risk of getting a ticket for cruising while trying to find a parking place and there are plenty of public assess points for the public to use without running the risk our getting arrested for trespassing because one mistakenly walked on hotel property. Besides, the water around Wilmington is not only cleaner but far warmer. One could actually enjoy the waters there without having a turd float by ones head or freezing.
LUNG & FESTER REALTY , LASKIN RD please feel free to stop by our office so we can help you relocate... Tina & Matt ( you can find me at the Hilton or on the golf course at Williamsburt G )
I Grew up all up and down the strip there back in the 60s and 70s. There used to be an Amusement park with a old timey arcade. I practically lived on the beach watching the surfers. Even in winter they would come to surf. My Father and mother owned the property that Martina Navratilova now owns. Those were awesome days. I Haven't been back since i joined the Army in '83. Man how things sure have changed. Is there a pizza place called Chicho's still open on Atlantic ave.?
John Dozier It doesn't matter, I just remember my mom and dad were loaded with cash after that and i got a new Schwinn Banana bike for Christmas and a new TV of my own because of her generosity. As i got older i did notice how rude people seemed to get as the Old School residents of the strip died off. I Don't think i could ever go back now. I Love Downeast Maine and my Beachfront home here. Much cheaper and less hectic living. Good luck to you John.
@MarisolLopezA if you go to town center, it's great. they have a hilton hotel(not sure), cheesecake factory, mall, smokey bones, etc. lots of stuff to do there
Va Beach has changed quite a bit in the last 12 years. The last reaming hotels/motels are now gone. The Sea gull is gone the Viking is gone the Diplomat is gone the Belvedere is gone the Caviler is gone and I beleive the Neptune Park Inn is now gone as well. Also the Seafood Harbor restaurant is now the Nautilus restaurant.
thank's for your video, i guess it's in atlantic avenue, it's reminds me a lot, i use to live in the 22th street "mediterranean avenue", from 1989 until 1991, i use to work in a bookstore called "fireside beach books" i really enjoyed the free summer concert and a lot of other things, i was only 18 yrs old, unfortunately, i have been addicted to the crack cocaine, and in the 14th street where it was easy to buy that shit, they use to call me 'puerto rico"
If anyone wants to know where to stay some awesome choices are Comfort Inn At The Beach on 23rd street, Quality Inn&Suites Oceanfront on 7th street, The Holiday Inn & Suites North on 39th street VERY NICE, The Clarion Hotel on 26th Street, Dolphin Run Condos (At The beginning if the video on 3rd Street), The Beach Quarters oceanfront Resort, or the Springhill Suites oceanfront!! TRUST ME I'VE BEEN GOING HERE AND THESE ARE NICE PLACES!! look them up!!
I loved Virginia Beach, a lot more laid back than other places *cough cough* Myrtle. And being from Ohio the only beach front we have is Lake Erie.....blah...
Hello VaBeachNet um can you plz tell me the adress for the beach becase I am going to virginia beach this friday and do you have to go inside a hotel for virginia beach because im going by car... so Im really looking forward to boogie boarding this year :D whoo hoo! so thank you and bye :)
This is an extremely old video, I can tell by the hotels and how many people there are. Now they're building a Hilton Garden Inn and that Hotel will open in Spring 2014.
I want to visit! I would love to live by the ocean......but I don't like Florida and California is too expensive, and I love VA, so maybe it's an option. Tell me more about the city.
lkjhb1 Jersey is even worse and more overcrowded than VA. NJ has nothing but New Yorkers who live in the tightly packed beach towns. And the police are like the gestapo in NJ.
In what universe is this techno crap good background for this video? Even if the tour was interesting, I had to stop watching because the music was so annoying!
lived in Virginia Beach from June of 1985 to June of 1988 working as a bricklayer apprentice. Now live in Illinois . Really liked Va. Beach but go to the Outer Banks for vacation. My wife & I have been there 9 times. And my daughter 8 times. Love Hatteras Island. Avon's our favorite! Have stayed in Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Avon, Buxton & Frisco !
Hey Brian, I’m thinking to move there, and I do the same kind of labor that you use to do. If you don’t mind, would you tell me more about the city? Peace, thanks!
I cnt believe it. 10 years ago I was there. I grew up in Va Bch. I was homeless. I left and came to NY. But I was soooo homesick. The beauty...the stores...the ppl. I've prayed and prayed for God to let me see Va Bch again. And here are the streets I drove my car. Some stores..the ocean. I missed the ocean bad. I'm coming back. NY will never be home.
Exactly! And the resort area is just a tiny bit of what VB has to offer. The city itself is actually HUGE with plenty to see and do.
I love coming here to the HOLIDAY INN SUNSPREE RESORT ON 39th street!! Miss it soo much!!!
Wow the place has changed...I haven't been back since 1996! Attended GreenRun H.S. and graduated from ODU.
I was down there in sept for my birthday one year and at the 2:26 mark there were like 3 nurses from New York drove off the top deck and the car landed upside down needless to say none of them made it and channel 10 news had chopper 10 over head after I saw that my birthday wasn't the same I'll never forget that day......
B Taylor
Thank You! That's a Sony CX12 solid state camcorder with a wide angle lens attached. I'm learning how to shoot with my Canon 5D Mark II and that will really look good. Thanks again for the kind comment and stay tuned for more videos to come!
Make some videos of the malls..inside and out. You've made me happy.
wow, so calm streets
You Ain't Donald Trump..FRAUD!
@0716nicole You're welcome Nicole! I started VaBeach.com back in 1995 because I wanted EVERYONE to know what Virginia Beach is like. Sometimes you just need a day or two at the beach to set you straight.
Glad you had a great vacation. See you next year!
VaBeach.com
I could have done witnout the puic domain EDM music but this is a very nice cruise through VB. Thanks for sharing!
Super... Thanks a lot. Looks realy quiet city.
Tovarsch Hren was thinking the same must be late fall or early spring, not the case 3 days ago
I feel like I just witnessed a time warp through my old stomping grounds .. where has the time gone?
Thanks for this
awesome thanks !!!
Christmas was great!
Was just there last weekend! Ocean Side Inn @ 0:20, on the left. Not the Taj Mahal, but they allow pets, and my hound needed a beach trip! Great balcony view! Best breakfast EVER @ Sunnyside Cafe, just a few blocks north, inland side of Atlantic Ave. Will be back ASAP! Much better atmosphere than Myrtle, by far.....
phantomenigma69 why would a dog need a vacation? because he worked so hard all year?
The music really is bad. The beginning part sounds like there are gun shots being fired
Im going tuesday for 4 months so excited :DDD
i was there a week before hurricane Irene what a cool place cant wait to go back petty it live at least 15000 miles from there :(
nzmopar1992 hi
I am moving to VB, this video gave me insight thanks.
Jasmine Freeman have you moved to VB??
Are you kidding? Looks "deserted" right?... LOL This place is jampacked in the summer... & looks like fiesta at nights with different bands/entertainment on each block for free! Come & visit, u won't regret it! I've had friends who moved here permanently after I invited them. It's just that cool!
true! virginia is a very nice beach my favorite!
Virginia Beach is getting overpopulated with New Yorkers moving down here!
That sure explains why Virginia has a whole is gotten to be so Democratic.
+lkjhb1 I'm coming too
there is only 5 hours from new york to va beach, and the reason why people are moving, i guess the house renting is less cheaper
I know right
I want to be there so bad! Been there once. Good memories
That Junior Boys song has grown on me for some strange reason.
This brings back so many memories of Brenda and i when we were in our twenties and 30s we lived here it was our playground and Virginia truly is for lovers!
is minuteman drive still there?
There is no better hotel to stay in like Holiday Inn on 21st , we had a awesome time the food and the weather and all the little things we did. Got up early and watched the sun come up, it’s felt so spiritually , peacefully, loved seeing the dolphins, to start the day. I wish I could be there all the time. God I am so great full to see your awesome work!
As a former resident of the Hampton Roads, I much rather go to the beaches around Wilmington (NC) including those of the Crystal Coast and Topsail. Unlike Virginia Beach, there is plenty of free parking to be found at those beaches without running the risk of getting a ticket for cruising while trying to find a parking place and there are plenty of public assess points for the public to use without running the risk our getting arrested for trespassing because one mistakenly walked on hotel property. Besides, the water around Wilmington is not only cleaner but far warmer. One could actually enjoy the waters there without having a turd float by ones head or freezing.
LUNG & FESTER REALTY , LASKIN RD please feel free to stop by our office so we can help you relocate... Tina & Matt ( you can find me at the Hilton or on the golf course at Williamsburt G )
I Grew up all up and down the strip there back in the 60s and 70s. There used to be an Amusement park with a old timey arcade. I practically lived on the beach watching the surfers. Even in winter they would come to surf. My Father and mother owned the property that Martina Navratilova now owns. Those were awesome days. I Haven't been back since i joined the Army in '83. Man how things sure have changed. Is there a pizza place called Chicho's still open on Atlantic ave.?
John Dozier It doesn't matter, I just remember my mom and dad were loaded with cash after that and i got a new Schwinn Banana bike for Christmas and a new TV of my own because of her generosity. As i got older i did notice how rude people seemed to get as the Old School residents of the strip died off. I Don't think i could ever go back now. I Love Downeast Maine and my Beachfront home here. Much cheaper and less hectic living. Good luck to you John.
yea dude i think its still open on pacific ave
they also sold the cavalier hotel and are changing the name i think
We used to sneak in there because it was supposedly was haunted.
I met a guy in Ocean City who was working there in the hotel i was in. He said he came to Ocean City, and never left. OMG!!!!!
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@@jayjay-bz3rr bruh
I said that 4 years ago lol
background music please?
very nice can try
@MarisolLopezA if you go to town center, it's great. they have a hilton hotel(not sure), cheesecake factory, mall, smokey bones, etc. lots of stuff to do there
Hell of a lot different than 31 years ago when I was stationed there at NAS Oceana. Seems like 21st street was the end of the tourist stuff back then.
Were going to drive on through ATLANTIC ave!
Can't wait to get back to ocean beach club34th st. Coming up In a month.
I meant the roads, not the things to do there. Town Center is near/on Independence, and I love Town Center.
Why you put the brakes at 2:57?
Va Beach has changed quite a bit in the last 12 years. The last reaming hotels/motels are now gone. The Sea gull is gone the Viking is gone the Diplomat is gone the Belvedere is gone the Caviler is gone and I beleive the Neptune Park Inn is now gone as well. Also the Seafood Harbor restaurant is now the Nautilus restaurant.
thank's for your video, i guess it's in atlantic avenue, it's reminds me a lot, i use to live in the 22th street "mediterranean avenue", from 1989 until 1991, i use to work in a bookstore called "fireside beach books" i really enjoyed the free summer concert and a lot of other things, i was only 18 yrs old, unfortunately, i have been addicted to the crack cocaine, and in the 14th street where it was easy to buy that shit, they use to call me 'puerto rico"
Puerto Rico I know you I live on 14th Street
@@bobbyplummer4415 wow! How are you?
If anyone wants to know where to stay some awesome choices are Comfort Inn At The Beach on 23rd street, Quality Inn&Suites Oceanfront on 7th street, The Holiday Inn & Suites North on 39th street VERY NICE, The Clarion Hotel on 26th Street, Dolphin Run Condos (At The beginning if the video on 3rd Street), The Beach Quarters oceanfront Resort, or the Springhill Suites oceanfront!! TRUST ME I'VE BEEN GOING HERE AND THESE ARE NICE PLACES!! look them up!!
One question wheres the beach?
It's behind the hotels.
This is where I go to the beach every summer.. mainly because I live in the state so you know
I love this video
I loved Virginia Beach, a lot more laid back than other places *cough cough* Myrtle. And being from Ohio the only beach front we have is Lake Erie.....blah...
Nice Picture what kind of carmea is that.
Hello VaBeachNet um can you plz tell me the adress for the beach becase I am going to virginia beach this friday and do you have to go inside a hotel for virginia beach because im going by car... so Im really looking forward to boogie boarding this year :D whoo hoo!
so thank you and bye :)
This is an extremely old video, I can tell by the hotels and how many people there are. Now they're building a Hilton Garden Inn and that Hotel will open in Spring 2014.
woman at 2:57 trying to get a insurance claim, no busier than the streets are still felt the need to walk out in traffic
Was reading your comment as that part was happening lol
Great place! Love va beach. btw love the song probaly best song i have ever heard gotta
Will forever be my fav. beach. 💚
I'm so glad I live in Williamsburg Virginia close to VA Beach:) We're going this summer :D
I went to this beach for my brithday in june.this year!!
I want to visit! I would love to live by the ocean......but I don't like Florida and California is too expensive, and I love VA, so maybe it's an option. Tell me more about the city.
Im going tomorrow!!
so exited!
I used to live hear, god i miss that place. Now i live in shitty cleveland ohio lol
At 2:51, I started to get concerned that bodies were about to start flying.
I lived there for 20 years thats obviously not during beach season
Oh, take me back....❤
Everything is great in VB until you hit Independence. At least Lynnhaven got better, but Town Center, the oceanfront, etc... there's no hope.
Ron Truman? Barbara Truman? Bradley? Ron remember when you made fire marshal? Do you think there is a hell? All is vanity...
I had to mute,felt like my head was going to explode!
Is it me or are there entirely too many hotels/motels etc along this street?
H and M Johnson its a racket, that's why my family camps
its a tourist attraction so there needs to be lots of places to stay.
H and M Johnson the way it looks it reminds me of L.A
Zyrus Designs no it doesn't
OMG the sound is awful
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1:55 I see you not stopping for a lifeguard on a crosswalk
25th street next to vb middle, that's me! Love va beach!
Oh, 17th st how I miss thee, I miss my city!
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A road, cars, and Hotels? Is that it?
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%
I wanna back there 😭
This is where I live
I live here
I been there before at oceanfront. I missing now
For me Virginia Beach is 15 minuets away I’m going tomorrow
Dude it not all same in 1995. some are changed
California is expensive but soo worth it move there instead!
Big changes since I first came here.....telephone poles no longer there...
me and my fam are going here Monday.we r staying in the Dolphin inn hotel right by the beach we r staying for 5 days
whats this horrible, paint can beating, techno music?
That's the main reason I put the sound on mute while watching this.....
I thought those were gun shots 'LoL'
I live in that area
Beautiful scenery but horrible background music. I had to shut off the sound to finish watching.
so many better places to visit,very,very dirty
i live here
way too many new yorkers moving down there.. thats why i moved
The trend of New Yorkers moving to Hampton Roads! All the New Yorkers like me should just move to New Jersey!
lkjhb1 Jersey is even worse and more overcrowded than VA. NJ has nothing but New Yorkers who live in the tightly packed beach towns. And the police are like the gestapo in NJ.
Bed bugs in every hotel
Great video, but for the love of God, take that annoying music out.
I would rather hear Lawrence Welk music than this
Seriously wtf is this music?!
Yep dont move hear move to hollywood instead!
Music can be turned down as there is no commentary to guide us.... Seems like a cheap place to live ......
wtf is up with this music?
Horrible music for the video
EARRAPEST!! You just ruined your own video by putting that horrible/ear raping music on. You monster :(
In what universe is this techno crap good background for this video? Even if the tour was interesting, I had to stop watching because the music was so annoying!