Summer of 1961Volume VIIEdition 7Issue HighlightsThe Diplomat Motor Hotel on the Boardwalk at 26th Street was calling itself “Ocean City’s Smartest Holiday Address.”An editorial, headlined “A Glass of Beer and Sin,” included the following. “As sure as the tide will rise, Ocean City will one day have Sunday beer. Whether that day be near or far… Read more »
Summer of 1963Volume VIIIEdition 6Issue HighlightsThis week’s model for the Hess Apparel store on 9th Street’s full-page ad was Genevieve Sapia.The Syl-Mar Shop was advertising “Buy It Where You Wear It” for its Baltimore Avenue store located on Talbot Street.An editorial, “Democracy At Work,” read, “The Ocean City area accounts for almost 60% of the… Read more »
Summer of 1975Volume XXIEdition VIIssue HighlightsThis week’s Resorter Girl was 22-year-old Diane Simpson, an Ocean City resident who spent the summer of 1975 working as a cocktail waitress at the Sand Bar, where her husband, Ken, worked as a bartender.At the new Sea Colony in Bethany Beach, two- and three-bedroom condominiums were priced beginning at $39,900… Read more »
Summer of 1975Volume XXIEdition 3Issue HighlightsAt the Longhorn Steak House on the Boardwalk at 15th Street, an eight-ounce Filet Mignon dinner was going for $4.95.At this time, A&P had three stores in the area — Rehoboth Beach and Millsboro, Del. and Berlin.Ocean City was celebrating its 100th birthday this year.Ocean City was hosting the Council… Read more »
Summer of 1967Volume XIIIEdition 5Issue HighlightsThe new Royal Palm Court on the bay at 12th Street was unveiled in an advertisement.Courtesy of Herbert Berger Ltd. Sportswear of Ocean City, the Lifeguard of the Week was Bill Marshall Jr.Bailey’s Drug Store on 8th Street was featuring Russell Stover candies, Wilkerson blades, fountain service, beach supplies, cosmetics… Read more »
Summer of 1961 Volume VII Edition 6Issue HighlightsNew this year at Frontier Town was the Longhorn Saloon & Beef House.The Diplomat Motor Hotel on 26th Street billed itself as “Ocean City’s Smartest Holiday Address.” You could reach them at “Atlantic 97148.”In an editorial, Dick Lohmeyer wrote, “Cullens Jenkins is dead. And with his passing Ocean… Read more »
Summer of 1979Volume XXIVEdition 7Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was 21-year-old Kim Waters, who was a waitress at the Hayloft this summer and was planning to travel to New York City to pursue a modeling career. She was photographed in Fenwick Island by Mark Bernard.Jarvis Real Estate was advertising “only five lots left” on Mallard… Read more »
Summer of 1971Volume XVIIIssue 7ISSUE HIGHLIGHTSThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Althea Rutherford, who was also featured in a full-page advertisement from Hess Apparel, which had a store on 9th Street and the Boardwalk at this time.Jolly Roger, which called itself “The Family Playground” at this time, was where the Arnold Palmer Putting Green and Arnold… Read more »
Summer of 1977Volume XXIIIEdition 1Issue HighlightsThis week’s “Resorter Girl” was Diane McCall of Baltimore.The Surf and Sands Motel and the Satellite Resort Motel were teamed as “The Ocean Motels” in an advertisement, featuring 150 “Tropical Modern Motel Units with 98 Directly on the Oceanfront.”Featured in the After Dark entertainment listings were the Admirals at the… Read more »
Summer of 1963Volume VIIIIEdition 10Issue Highlights• An editorial, “The Vacant 8 Months,” read, “Late last spring the Mayor and Council were practically forced into hiring a much needed publicity man for Ocean City. Now that the resort has a publicity bureau of sorts we’d like to see town officials vote a small winter budget to… Read more »
