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From the Pen of the Captain's Kid
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A Uncommon Vantage Point from a Retired Ocean City Beach Patroller
Robert M. Craig's "From the Pen of the Captain's Kid" will give OceanCity.com's readers a window into decades of Ocean City life. Mr. Craig's column will amuse, intrigue, insight, or move the viewer. Don't miss his unique perspective on Ocean City, Maryland. Love to read about Robert's stories and views on:- Ocean City Beach Patrol
- Ocean City Today
- Ocean City History
- Ocean City Architecture
- Life Experiences in Ocean City
- His History in the Navy
- Growing up Through the Decades in Ocean City
- His Summers in Ocean City
- Being a Vietnam Veteran in Ocean City
- Restaurants, Hotels, and Characters that Left Their Mark on Ocean City
- Companies Gone and Still Prospering in Ocean City
- Maryland's Ocean City Beach Patrol
- Savings Lives: A History of the Ocean City Beach Patrol
- Red Rivers in a Yellow Field
- The Architecture of Francis Palmer Smith: Atlanta's Scholar-Architect
- Bernard Maybeck at Principia College
- Atlanta Architecture: Art Deco to Modern Classic 1929-1959
“Bay Breeze,” 706 St. Louis Avenue. Photo by Robert M. Craig
Robert M. Craig's first Ocean City job as a newsie
Robert M. Craig is a contributor to OceanCity.com. Any opinions and views of Mr. Craig belong solely to Mr. Craig. Mr. Craig’s opinions to do not represent OceanCity.com.
About the Author
Robert M. Craig
Robert M. Craig is an historian who taught for 40 years at the architecture school at Georgia Tech. He resides in Atlanta but considers Ocean City his summer home. He served on the Ocean City Beach Patrol from 1960-65, and between 2010 and 2015 he and his wife Carole restored Bay Breeze cottage (now on the National Register of Historic Places). The house was built circa 1950 by Craig’s father, Captain Robert S. Craig of the Beach Patrol, and for many years Bay Breeze provided summer housing for the family and various members of the lifeguard organization. The younger Craig is a Vietnam veteran (U. S. Navy), received a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1973, and has published nine books (mostly architectural history); he will bring a wide range of interests to this new series of feature articles about Ocean City "From the Pen of the Captain’s Kid."Get Ocean City in your inbox
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