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Category: Vanishing Ocean City

Vanishing Ocean City

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 30, 2022

Sep 29,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 30, 2022

Ocean City’s beach and Boardwalk had a different appearance in the years prior to World War II. This photo looks north from Talbot Street. The Boardwalk in those days was narrow and raised about four feet above the beach. On a hot day, bathers would sit under it in the shade and enjoy a picnic… Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 23, 2022

Sep 22,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 23, 2022

The Coast Guard Tower at the Inlet is one of just a few still standing in the United States today. A unique piece of Ocean City’s history, plans for it began in 1938 after the Coast Guard leased a small piece of land at the south end of the Boardwalk. Work on the 50-foot tall… Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 16, 2022

Sep 15,2022 by Special to the Dispatch
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 16, 2022

A permanent Boardwalk was constructed in 1892 and extended for eight blocks along the oceanfront. Styles were more formal in the 1890s and 1900s — men in suits and ties and ladies in long dresses and big hats were normal attire for strolling the early Boardwalk in Ocean City.Both the Boardwalk and beach were narrow… Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 9, 2022

Sep 08,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 9, 2022

There were several reasons that Caroline Street was Ocean City’s primary swimming beach in the 1920s and early 1930s. The beach was narrow in those days and Caroline Street was its widest part. It was also the site of Showell’s Bathhouse where tourists could rent lockers and bathing suits for 25 cents a day.The most… Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 2, 2022

Sep 01,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – September 2, 2022

Michael “DJ Batman” Beatty (1948-2022) was known as the “Night Time Mayor of Ocean City.” Famous for spinning records at the town’s top night clubs, he also emceed many of the special events such as the Best Body on the Beach Contest, the Oceana Cup Races and the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. There were… Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 26, 2022

Aug 25,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 26, 2022

Pat Sajak, host of the TV show “Wheel of Fortune,” came to town in 2003 to judge a “Vanna White Look-Alike Contest” at the Carousel Hotel. Sponsored by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce as a fundraiser, the event received lots of attention from the local media.Many came out to support their favorite contestants all… Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 19, 2022

Aug 18,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 19, 2022

The Sea Scape was built by Ridge Harman, Sr. in 1954 and was the first Boardwalk motel in Ocean City. Located on 16th Street, it was part of what would soon become known as “Motel Row.”The famous March Storm of ‘62 would cause serious damage to the entire town and the Sea Scape was no exception…. Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 12, 2022

Aug 11,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 12, 2022

(Editor’s Note: With thousands of people converging on the Harbour Island Marina this week for the White Marlin Open, we thought it would be opportune to look back at the site before it was home to a housing community and host to the largest billfishing tourney in the world.) The Ship Café Restaurant and Marina… Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 5, 2022

Aug 04,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 5, 2022

Far from “vanishing,” the White Marlin Open has become one of Ocean City’s most popular and famous events. It is truly an “open” and there are no age, gender or skill level restrictions. In 1993, the winning marlin was caught by a 14-year-old boy and in 2016 an angler won over $1.5 million for his… Read more »

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – July 29, 2022

Jul 28,2022 by Bunk Mann
Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – July 29, 2022

The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquor within the United States. Ratified in 1919, it became effective on Jan. 26, 1920.On Dec. 29, 1929, men on duty at the U.S. Coast Guard station in Ocean City noticed some unusual activity on Assateague. A schooner from Halifax, Nova Scotia had anchored… Read more »

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