US 17-Business (Kings Highway) heading north around 64th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach
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Way before it became the eye sore of South Carolina.
Or tourist.
Right, back when the Airbase was there. You must be pretty young and missed much growth there. I guess it depends on what kind of beach you prefer.
Wow, no traffic.
Anybody got a photo of that same stretch now? I haven't been to Myrtle Beach since about 1975.
As mentioned, that's NMB, not MB. Our place is at 17th Ave S, not terribly far below this intersection. I drive past this a lot going to Publix.
That's in North Myrtle Beach.
That stretch still doesn't have high rise hotels. It's Ocean Blvd that does. Not Kings Highwayor skyscraper hotels.
Anybody got a photo of that same stretch now?
I haven't been to Myrtle Beach since about 1975.
I do. I usually take the back roads or the blvd so I haven't seen that intersection in probably months. lol.Ya know, you are probably right. But isn't it pretty much the same anymore, from Pawley's Island to Little River ... Hwy/Traffic/Restaurant/shopping wise? Thought you might enjoy the snapshot.
And, way before it was infested with Ohioans.Way before it became the eye sore of South Carolina.
It is a dump. Sorry. Many beach communities have made it a point to not become myrtle beach.
Anything including, and south of, Pawleys.Compared to what? How many beaches have you been to? MB beats the hell out of what it used to be.
I moved here 12 years ago from the Midlands. Beats the hell out of anywhere I have ever lived in South Carolina.Anything including, and south of, Pawleys.
I’m amazed that was already 3 lanes. Pretty good foresight with that, but I’ve always wondered why there wasn’t a limited access highway parallel to the beach somewhere. Hwy 31 is not ideal.US 17-Business (Kings Highway) heading north around 64th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach
I have lived here 12 years. I actually run into very few from Ohio. Mostly the ones I meet are on vacation, not living here. MB is most heavily populated with, Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Pittsburgh transplants.And, way before it was infested with Ohioans.
It's mostly those uppity charleston folks.I dont understand why MB gets such a bad rep from South Carolinians. Sure it has its issues and high tourist destination, but I enjoy a trip once a year.
For us, it's gotten too crowded with all the high rises. I prefer the beaches farther south that are like the NMB I grew up going to. Houses behind the dunes, no one blocking your view of the water once you set up, no terribly long waits when you go out to dinner.I dont understand why MB gets such a bad rep from South Carolinians. Sure it has its issues and high tourist destination, but I enjoy a trip once a year.
I haven't been to Myrtle Beach in the last 2 decades!! Dont miss it at all! Hell, get me to the beaches on either side of the Charleston harbor and I am good to go!!For us, it's gotten too crowded with all the high rises. I prefer the beaches farther south that are like the NMB I grew up going to. Houses behind the dunes, no one blocking your view of the water once you set up, no terribly long waits when you go out to dinner.
I got spoiled going to Kiawah and Edisto when I lived in Charleston.I haven't been to Myrtle Beach in the last 2 decades!! Dont miss it at all! Hell, get me to the beaches on both sides of the Charleston harbor and I am good to go!!
I remember it, but I didn't see it but three or four times. We stayed in Surfside and rarely went up that way.Around the time this photo would have been taken, my grandfather would have been selling his produce to the Ocean Forest Hotel. My parents used to call it the "million dollar hotel." I'm not sure where it sat; it was torn down in the early 70s. It was the first MB highrise.