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“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens had it right. For us leaving our lakefront home in Little Neck’s Kings Grant community, it was worst. For the new owners, it certainly was best. Let me tell you why…..

It was love at first sight. At the end of Queen Elizabeth Drive, nestled under the tall oaks on our own private lake with a concrete swimming pool gracing the back yard, our new home was perfect. There was no traffic back here, the view was terrific, the pool even better, and the neighbors unparalleled.

We had three comfortable bedrooms upstairs plus two baths. Downstairs we had a bedroom, full bath, and the usual amenities. Then we went to work.

We remodeled the kitchen with stainless Kitchen-Aid appliances, granite countertops, new cabinetry, lighting, flooring, and so on. We opened the kitchen up to the family room – which goes out to the deck, the pool, and our lake. For goodness’ sake we are even leaving the TV over the fireplace … and the washer/dryer … and all the kitchen appliances.

We attacked the bathrooms and updated all of them … and the utility room … and the garage. We added a new garage door … and a new hot water heater … and a new roof … and a new shed … and even a new sewer mainline. All in the last few years.

…and did we mention the hardwood floors throughout the house?!?!

So it will be the best of times for the lucky new owners who are fortunate enough to wind up at 920 Queen Elizabeth Drive, the lakefront retreat in Little Neck’s Kings Grant community.

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LITTLE NECK. It’s a weird name to start with. But let’s look at LITTLE NECK’s history first….

Thousands of years ago, back in 13000BC – 8000BC, Paleo-Indians dwelled in our area. No one knows where they went. Then the Algonquin tribes were here from about 8000BC to 500AD; these too were lost to history. But in the early 17th century, John Smith and the Jamestown settlers wrote about the Chesopeians, members of the lost Algonquians. The tip of Little Neck was referred to as a trading point, where the Indians and setters traded. Thus Trading Point Lane got its name.

An early Jamestowner wrote about the banks of what’s now the Lynnhaven River “that God never fashioned a better place for man’s habitat”. Was he ever right!

As more folks came to the colonies, land grants were given, farms were developed, fishing and oystering began in earnest. Common names then were the Keelings, Woodhouses, Strattons, Wilkinsons. A trip to Norfolk then could be an all day affair!

Then in the 1920s, automobiles and paved roads opened Little Neck to summer visitors from Norfolk. Summer cottages were developed. In the 30s there were oyster houses catering to tourists: off W. Little Neck Rd, on Keeling Cove, at the end of Hurds Rd, and at Poplar Cove. There were potato farms where Sea Breeze is now. Oysters, jonquils, and chickens were harvested near Dix Inlet. Redwood may have housed a dairy farm. Secretive stills were nestled away in the woods. Kids romped through what is now Middle Plantation hunting.

Post World War II, development picked up in earnest with the beginning of Kings Grant. Hundreds and hundreds of affordable homes inched north from Virginia Beach Boulevard. Tree lined Little Neck Road spawned developments like Sea Breeze Farm, Redwood Farm, Middle Plantation, and Bishopsgate well into the late 80s and early 90s. Little Neck was pretty much built out at that point, with only a few small areas suitable for building. LITTLE NECK had become a magnet attracting professionals, medical care specialists, executives, managers, and military officers and civil servants.

LITTLE NECK today is one of the most popular and sought after neighborhoods in Virginia Beach, and by default in South Hampton Roads. It is a haven from the commercialization that has consumed so much of the rest of the area. Aside from the 7-11, a Little Necker has to drive 3-4 miles to shop. There is no through traffic since we are the LITTLE NECK PENINSULA; this is a destination, not a stop along the way.

A very family oriented community; we are home to six churches representing most of the main line denominations. There are public parks scattered throughout with tennis courts, swings, and so on for all ages. The Little Neck Swim & Racquet Club is a year round tennis facility and a seasonal mecca for swimmers and sunners of all ages. A bike bath & sidewalk combination can take one from the Boulevard all the way to the end of Little Neck Road, nearly 5 miles. Bikers, runners, and walkers are seen constantly. Station 20 – home of our first responders – houses our local firefighters and EMTs right on Little Neck Road.

We are blessed with two top notch elementary schools, Kings Grant which serves southern Little Neck kids, and nationally recognized Kingston which serves the rest. Students matriculate up through Lynnhaven Middle and First Colonial High, both highly ranked members of Virginia Beach’s excellent school system.

While our LITTLE NECK peninsula is quiet, tranquil, non-commercial, family oriented, and safe, we are only minutes from Town Center, the Interstate, the Norfolk airport, the oceanfront, Home Depot, Harris Teeter, and Lynnhaven Mall. A quick retreat back to LITTLE NECK is always welcome after a foray into the busy side of Virginia Beach.

If it’s an urban life style you need, then head to Norfolk or Town Center. If it’s a busy road bounded by strip malls and gas stations, head to Great Neck. If it’s the ocean, beach, tourist traffic, and expensive homes, head to the north end gold coast. If it’s new homes, small lots, few trees, and 9 foot ceilings, head to southern Virginia Beach or Chesapeake.

But if it’s family values, security, serenity, peace, quiet, good neighbors, great quality of life, excellent public schools, and a perfect lifestyle, then LITTLE NECK is fundamentally your best choice….and it could be your only choice.

Become one today. A LITTLE NECKER!

Our thanks to Pete Costenbader for his historical research!