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Wednesday April 24, 2013

Virginia Beach

Sponsored by the Princess Anne Garden Club and The Virginia Beach Garden Club

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

“Coastal Living at the North End” is the theme for this year’s tour which features Virginia Beach’s signature neighborhood that extends from 42^nd Street to 89^th Street. Atlantic Avenue divides it into “Oceanside” and “landside” blocks. To the east is beachfront and to the west is the maritime forest of First Landing State Park. Parallel to Atlantic Avenue is the “feeder road” that once held railroad tracks but is now a beloved roadway for walking, running, and riding bikes. The North End is home to a lively mix of housing types – mansions, duplexes, and small beach cottages. Once it had mainly summer residents. Now, most live here year-round, attracted by an ocean-moderated climate and the outdoors.

Princess Anne Hills is a North End neighborhood, connecting to Atlantic Avenue at 58^th and 62^nd Streets. The hilly terrain is a continuation of First Landing’s forested sand dues while the many canals make it a boater’s paradise.

This tour shows the breadth of beach life from formal to flip-flop casual. Ticket includes admission to the following properties:

• 205 44^th Street
• 112 50^th Street
• 441 Goodspeed Road
• 8610 Oceanfront Avenue
• 8810 Oceanfront Avenue

Advanced Tickets $25 at the following locations, The Globe, McDonald Garden Center, Richard Stravitz Sculpture and Fine Art Gallery, Virginia Beach Atlantic Garden Center, Baker’s Fine Jewelry & Gifts, Country Flowers and Gifts, Flowers-Wayne Jones, Willis Furniture, Yves Delorme, Flowers at Hilltop, and the Virginia Beach Visitors Center.

Lunch: A buffet luncheon will be available at the Princess Anne Country Club, 3800 Pacific Avenue, for $15 per person from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations requested. (757) 428-4141. 

Richard Stravitz Sculpture and Fine Art Gallery will host a wine reception for tour guests from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on the day of the tour.

Refreshments: Complimentary refreshments will be served at 441 Goodspeed Road from 2 to 4 p.m.

 

      

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