Old Myrtle Beach. Nostalgia at its best. This is the way we were. Some here, some gone, all remembered!

Old motel near Murrells Inlet, lost to fire.

1 and 2 Astro Motel, 1725 Hwy. 17 S. Myrtle Beach. 3. Holden Sands, 603 S. Ocean Blvd.
4. Palmetto Vista 2600 S. Ocean Blvd.

1. Wayfarer, 311 N. Ocean Blvd. 2. View looking borth from S. Ocean Blvd. 3. Sportsman Inn, 405 S. Ocean Blvd. 4. The Virginian, 1810 S, Ocean Blvd.

1. The Gathering Spot, 407 Yaupon Circle 2. and 3. Old Myrtle Beach homes 4. Peggy Aaa Apartments, 16 4th Ave, S. 5. Holiday Shores, 7301 North Ocean Blvd.

1. Sea Park, 1501N. Ocean Blvd.. 2. Tradewinds, 201 Withers Dr. 3. Sea Echo, 24th Ave. N.
4. 7 Brothers, 104 N. Ocean Blvd.

1. 2. and 3. Oliver's Lodge, 2401 Hwy. 17 in Murrells Inlet - (Insert is a "memory photo" of us, taken in 2007.) This location, now a private residence, was at one time home to a "reality" show. 4. J. Edwards, 2300 S. Kings Hwy., Myrtle Beach. Closed in 2011. The building is empty but still standing.

1. Summer Sands Motel, 1402 S. Ocean Blvd. 2. Budget Inn, 501 N. Ocean Blvd. 3.Murrells Inlet 4. Moving out - SaveMore, 5033 Dick Pond Road

Side Wheeler Restaurant near the RiverWalk

Old motel near Murrells Inlet, lost to fire. Only a few boards of the old stgructure remain, having been overtaken by nature.

1. Pawleys Island Marina and Yacht Club 2. Chesterfield Inn, 700 N. Ocean Blvd. (click photo to view more Chesterfield Inn photos during demolition.) 3. Pacific Beachear near Famiy Kingdom. 4. Conway Kayak Riverfront, now closed. 5. Carousel Motel, 492 S. Ocean Blvd. 6. Wicked Stick Golf Course and the clunhouse have been demolished. An Aldi grocery store is now in place at that location.

1. 793 Hwy. 17 S. in Surfside Beach 2. and 3. Back and front of Fountainbleau Inn, 701 Flagg St. Myrtle Beach 4. Midtown Motor Inn, 309 8th Ave. N 5. Sun-Fun Motel at 2305 Withers Dr. Myrtle Beach

Front of the Beverly Motel, 703 N Ocean Blvd

1. and 2. Back and front of Beverly Motel , 703 N. Ocean Blvd. 3. Crepe Myrtle, 7th Ave. N. 4. Crepe Myrtle Inn (2) and the Lancer sign at 401 7th Ave. N. 5. Mykonos, formerely Bullwinkles, being demolished. Photo: 4/9/16

1. 2. Sea Palms (back and front), 308 7th Ave. N 3, 4, 5 The 24-year old Buccaneer Bay mini golf course, located at 5894 S. Kings Hwy. Myrtle Beach, closed Aug. 16, 2013. The area is now home to a new neighborhood Wal-Mart along with other developments

Time Out Bar, 520 8th Ave. N, Before the fire

Phillips Seafood now closed amd for leae

Sun-Fun Motel 2305 Withers Dr, Myrtle Beach

1. Sail Inn Motel 3507 N. Ocean Blvd. 2. 303 Flagg St. 3. Rainbow Court, 11 N. Ocean Blvd. 4. Hookah Heaven at 510 N. Kings Hwy. 5. Flagg Street at 6th Ave. North

1. Click on the burned building to view 7 Photos of the aftermath Photos of the aftermathcof the Georgetown fire, 9/25/12. 2. and 3. Beach View Apts. located on N. Ocean Blvd. between 21st Ave N and 22 Ave. N 4. Sand Dollar, located at the corner of Chester St. and 6th Ave, North. Listed for sale in Dec. 2013

Mini Golf Old Buccaneer Bay Demolition Oct. 2013

San Marco Villas Motel, 204. N. Kings Hwy

1. and 2. I took these two shots in Sept. 2007 and came across them recently when I was looking for something else. In case you have not already guessed, this is the site of the former Pavilion.I wanted to get inside and look for any treasures I might find in the rubble, but it was totally fenced off. You'll find more Pavilion photos in the links at the bottom of this page. 3. Suck Bang Blow (S.S.B.) Four Corners Murrells Inlet was sold to a local investor and demolished This is how it looked on 5/5/2014. 4.Back of S.B.B. 5/20//2014.

1. The old German Baden Band Organ was first on exhibit at the 1900 World Exposition in Paris. Featuring 89 keys and 400 pipes, the organ offered various dancing tunes. It ran on a system more than 100 years ago - hand-fed cardboard sheet music. After the Pavilion was demolished, the band organ was moved to Broadway at the Beach. But you won't see it there, and no one knows where it is, or if it is coming back. 2. Noel Court Motel, 312 - 6th Ave. N. 3. Victory Motel 202 S Ocean Blvd. 4. Sand Bucket at 603 N. Ocean Blvd.

1.Waikiki Village, 1500 S. Ocean Blvd. 2. Atlantic Holiday, 403 6th Ave. S. 3. Southern Breeze Motel, 1901 S Ocean Blvd 4.The Oasis Motel 2 , 700 York St.

Ocean View Motel 204 N. Kings Hwy at 2nd Ave. N.

1. Oasis Motel 704 York St 2. Ocean Liner Motel 109 N. Ocean Blvd. 3 Ocean View Motel, 204 N. Kings Hwy at 2nd Ave. N. 4. Atlantic Sands 308 2nd Avenue N

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1. and 2. Surfside Beach 3. Capt. Juel's Hurricane Restaurant 4. The ramp behind Capt. Juel's. Don't drink and walk! (This has since been repaired.)

1. Sea Nymph 601 N. Ocean Blvd. 2. Two new but never finished (bankruptcy) homes demolished at the corner of Myers Ave and Yorkshire Pkwy to makre room for a new housing development named Park Place. (See Market Common ball field oin background.) 3. 6th Ave. N. at Ocean Blvd. 4. Cathedral Cicle College neare the Market Common, close to the Red Cross buiding

Old motel between 14 and 15 Ave S. Ocean Blvd.

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1. Wave Rider, 1600 S. Ocean Blvd. 2. 407 - 79th Ave. N. in Myrtle Beach 3. San Marcus Villa Motel, 204 N. Kings Hwy. 4. Side Wheeler Restaurant near the RiverWalk in Conway 5. Decayingsteps of the old SideWheeler Restaurant.

2. 204 26th Ave. 3. View of South Ocean Blvd. 4. The Oasis Motel 5. Thee Doll House, standing empty. (6-14-16.) It was too delapidated for repair and has moved to another nearby location.6. The Depot - stands empty at 802 Hwy.17 S. Surfside Beach.

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1. Time Out! Bar, 520 8th Ave. N, after it was destroyed by a fire Oct. 25, 2012 2. Time Out! Bar before. the fire (This Photo property of Time Out!) 3. NASCAR Cafe, 21st. Ave. N, opened in 1998 and closed in October 2008. When it first opened, the food was good, but as time went by the quality dropped and we stopped eating there. In Jan. 2011 it was announced that NASCAR was being remodeled and would soon open as the Pat Boone Family Theater. The remodeling took place, but the builsite stood empty. Now, remodeled again, this building has become the Hollywood Wax Museum 4. Phillips Seafood, 1807 21st Ave. N. Formerly it was the Alabama Grill which opened in Myrtle Beach in 1994. Phillips featured Maryland-style crab cakes and a fresh seafood store, but the curb-style restaurant never caught on in Myrtle Beach. Phillips was torn down and the ground leveled on 12/3/2015. 5. Between 14th and 15th Ave. S. Ocean Blvd.

1. Planet Hollywood in "the day" 2. and 3. Planet Hollywood being demolished near the end of Oct. 2015. 4. Cedar Hill Restaurant (Murrells Inlet) stood empty for a long time. It is noew the location of Graham's Landing 5. Piggly Wiggly stands empty in The Market Common, awaiting new tenants.

1. and 2. Hard Rock Cafe. The 2016 new construction at Broadway at the Beach became a new Hard Rock Cafe and demolition of the old Pyramid. The first photos shows when were both still open, during the transition. Photo two shows the bulldozers at work tearing down the old Hard Rock. 3. Riviera Motor Lodge 714 30th Ave. S. in Atlantic Beach, North Myrtle Beach 4. Myrtle Square Mall. I took this photo in 2006, not long before the mall was cleared and demolished.

1. and 2. Palace Theatre in its glory days..and in 2017 3. Garden City Inn, Surfside Beach in 2018 4.King Strteet Grill, Murrells Inlet