Summer of 1971Volume XVIIEdition 5Issue Highlights This week’s “Resorter Girl” was Anita Smith.John, Tommy and Nicholas Arrington were inviting guests to their Ocean Park Motel.Tapped to perform at Ocean City Convention Hall for the remainder of 1971 and early 1972 were Woody Herman, Tex Beneke, Ray McKinley, Guy Lombardo, Les Elgart, Warren Covington, Sammy Kaye,… Read more »
Category: The Resorter Revisited
The Resorter Revisited
The Resorter … Revisited – July 28, 2017
Summer of 1978Volume XXIVEdition 8Issue HighlightsThis issue’s “Resorter Girl” was April Dalrymple.Located in the 45th Street Village, Jill Higgings Tennis Unlimited was holding its 1st Annual End of Season Closing Sale this month.Sound Waves in the Gold Coast Mall was offering LP’s, 8-Tracks and cassettes.With locations in Ocean City on 15th and 137th streets and… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – July 21, 2017
Summer of 1955Volume 1Edition 1Issue HighlightsThis was the first issue ever of The Resorter.The covers in the early days of The Resorter were quite different than the later years. At this time, it was published by Wm. A. Dryden and owned by the Eastern Shore Times.Miss Ocean City 1955 was Lolita “Teensy” Hall, a 17-year-old high… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – July 14, 2017
Summer of 1979Volume XXIVEdition 11Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was 19-year-old Jean McVeigh, an Arnold, Md., resident who took part in the Miss Maryland-USA Beauty Pageant held in Ocean City in March of 1979.An article on real estate in Ocean City included Mallard Island, which “consists of homes in the $150,000 to $300,000” range.Among the… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – July 7, 2017
Summer of 1965Volume XIEdition 7Issue HighlightsAn editorial opined, “The thing is the entire beach is there for public use and no one has the right to reserve a choice area as the beach umbrella renters do. A vacationer has the right to up-root an umbrella that happens to be sticking in the sand where he… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – June 30, 2017
Summer of 1975Volume XXIEdition 7Issue HighlightsThis week’s Resorter Girl was Nancy Spires, who was spending her summer working as a desk clerk at the Sheraton.At this time, Sea View Beach Shoppes had three locations — Fenwick Island, 64th Street and Selbyville, Del.The Kite Loft was located on the Boardwalk at 2nd Street this summer.Two-bedroom units… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – June 23, 2017
Summer of 1961Volume VIIEdition 5Issue HighlightsIn his column, “The Boardwalk Parade,” Editor Dick Lohmeyer wrote, “Mr. Dan Trimper gets as much pleasure out of watching the youngsters ride the amusements as the youngsters do themselves. And much to the chagrin of others interested in the business, Dan still continues to give away scores of free… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – June 16, 2017
Summer of 1962Volume VIIIEdition 8Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Sandra Glee Miller (Jones).An editorial, “Pride In A Job,” read, “Perhaps the dulllest, most unrewarding job in Ocean City is that of trash collector, and yet the men who perform this thankless task go about their business as proudly and efficiently as if there’s was… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – June 9, 2017
Season of 1972Volume XVIIIEdition 12Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Sally Lester. Photo by Dale Timmons.Weekly rentals at the Three Cheers Condominium on 31st Street and Balti-more Avenue were being offered for $175 per week.Wockenfuss Home Made Candies had one location in Ocean City at this time on the Boardwalk near 1st Street. Free delivery in… Read more »
The Resorter … Revisited – June 2, 2017
Season of 1959Volume VEdition 7Issue HighlightsManager Bob Harman welcomed guests to the Sea Scape Motel, “The Finest Ocean City has to offer,” according to its advertisement. The ad copy read, “Long a favorite of discriminating vacationers, The Seascape Motel this year brings to Ocean City a newer, bigger, more modern motel where the accent is… Read more »