Virginia Beach and Norfolk Historic Photos

Business has been focused on Virginia for 25 years, emphasis is now Historic Photographs of Hampton Roads cities.

Construction of New Cape Henry Light

Munden Point Norfolk Southern Mail Train 1918 

Surf Beach Club at the Cavalier, Sunday Tea Dance 1940

17th Street in 1946

Virginia Beach Safety Patrol Class

Virginia Beach Public Library 1911

Virginia Beach Boardwalk circa 1928

Locals with their Longboards

Oceanfront in 1915

Cavalier Hotel Aerial Photo Taken In 1972

Downtown Norfolk, Main St at Granby Street

Chesapeake Bay in Ocean View, Frozen in 1938

Ferris Wheel at Ocean View Amusement Park

Kidde Train, Ocean View Amusement Pk

A Very Busy Granby St near the Norva

The Granby Theatre, Now Showing: "Dangers of Marijuana"

We offer thousands of old photographs of the local area. If you frequent local restaurants and retail shops you've probably caught a glimpse of the collection. 

Local business owners have found the pictures, with a decidedly local flavor, illustrate the historic significance of Hampton Roads. The photographs have become so popular that I've turned the focus of my business Virginia Photo Art  to the historic images.

It's been thirteen years since I acquired a collection of aerial photographs taken between 1964 and 2004. Combining the aerial photos with the contemporary work I produce, makes for a selection of images that I am proud to offer to our clients.  Add these scenes of the area, captured by local photographers since 1901, truly round out the selection. 

The photographs I'll show you here are just a few of my favorite areas of the Beach, but keep in mind that there are so many photographs of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, that I could post a bog a day with a dozen images, and it would take twenty years to get them all up on the web. 

Want to see more? Go directly to the Virginia Beach Street Scenes page of my website...

or

Go to the Norfolk Street Scenes page

If you frequented the Waterside in the 1990's you'll remember the photography in my gallery on the second floor. We've moved twice since 1998, first to Hilltop in Virginia Beach and then in 2005 to the Lynnhaven Mall area.

We offer a variety of print sizes from 8" x 10" 's for collectors to 33" x 115" wide murals for display in hospitals, convention centers, auto dealerships, schools, businesses of all types, and of course private homes.  We produce art murals, printed on canvas, that have the look and feel of oil paintings. The canvas is coated, eliminating the need for glass which from a visual standpoint is a big advantage. No glare, lightweight panels are easy to install and easy to care for.

Need a special order for a particular space give us a call at (757) 425-3110 and we will be glad to meet with you at your location.