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Bobby Dyer and Aaron Rouse join the reunion

Community leaders gather to celebrate first school for African American students in Virginia Beach.

Virginia Beach has two Atlantic Parks: One is a forthcoming surf park. The other is a historic Black neighborhood.

VIRGINIA BEACH — By next year, the surf lagoon at the heart of Pharrell Williams’ Atlantic Park development at the Oceanfront is set to open. But about 3 miles away, is an older, quieter community — also called Atlantic Park. The neighborhood, west of Birdneck Road, is made up of mostly houses with a few small commercial businesses on the south side of Virginia Beach Boulevard. The community .

Virginia Beach has two Atlantic Parks: One is a forthcoming surf park. The other is a historic Black neighborhood.

By next year, the surf lagoon at the heart of Pharrell Williams' Atlantic Park development at the Oceanfront is set to open. But about 3 miles away, is an older, quieter community also called Atlantic Park. The community was recently recognized as one of Virginia Beach's historic Black neighborhoods.

Virginia Beach has two Atlantic Parks: One is a forthcoming surf park. The other is a historic Black neighborhood.

Glimpse of what first Black Virginia Beach high school looked like in 1938

A look at the local history of the first Black high school in Virginia Beach, formally Princess Anne County.