Two National Register listings and the Case for more, and for local protective ordinances From the Pen of the Captain’s Kid... One of my favorite quotes concerning the…
Tag: Ocean City History
With Two You Get Egg Roll: The genesis of two histories of the Ocean City Beach Patrol
Episode 1 “From the Pen of the Captain’s Kid” “You should write a history of the Ocean City Beach Patrol” was all she said in October 2018 as…
Old Ocean City Beauty Captured in Communication
Catch All Box Sparks Passion Nick and Janet Carter, of Snow Hill, Maryland were married in 1991, and by 1993 were procuring a collection of local postcards that…
Life-Saving Station Museum Offers Free Live Performance on Ocean City History
The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum has teamed up with local acting group The Ocean Pines Players to produce a FREE live performance called Petticoat Regime. This 30-minute…
Saying goodbye to century-old landmark “Taylor House”
The demolition process has begun for the landmark building that’s sat on the corner of Talbot Street and Baltimore Avenue in Ocean City for 113 years. The building…
Ocean City History: Photos from the First Historic House Tour
Ocean City’s downtown is replete with old buildings, some of them dating back to the 19th century and still functioning as they were originally intended to today. On…
Celebrating 125 years of Trimper’s Rides
On Friday, the indoor area of Trimper’s Rides was the site of celebration for the amusement park and the fourth- and fifth-generation family members that keep the rides…
Ocean City Oddities: A Photo Journey of OC’s South End Through the Decades
Often referred to as the heart and hub of town, Ocean City’s “South End” at the Inlet has been hosting families and making memories for well over a…
Trimper’s Haunted House turns 50
(June 20, 2014) The ghouls and goblins of Trimper’s Haunted House are turning 50 years old this summer. The spooky ride on the Boardwalk not only boasts one…
Ocean City’s beach replenishment now a quarter-century old
(May 10, 2013) Getting someone to hand something over to you they don’t want to give up can be difficult, even more so when the benefit you have…