Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg are recognizable historic sites in Virginia. Two Virginia Beach teens are hoping to give other buildings and locations in Hampton Roads the same elevation.
Ryan Chen and Varun Venkatadasari started the nonprofit Tidewater Historical Restoration Initiative to document, advocate for and eventually clean up sites that aren’t as well-known outside of local circles.
“A lot of people don’t think that those historical sites are worth their time, because they’re not famous,” Ryan said. “But it’s one story, and how people in our community in the past used to live.”…