Myrtle Beach condos and the Pavilion
Burroughs and Chapin’s plan to tear down the Myrtle Beach Pavilion has upset tourists and residents alike at every turn. I think everyone will miss the landmarks such as the rides, the bars, the little stores, and the whole package that we’ve grown up with for many years.
But as part of the city’s PUD plan, this redevelopment is going to be a fabulous addition to downtown Myrtle Beach, and the area has become rather run down anyway, attracting a little too much of the underworld in such a highly populated area. It will be very good for the whole city, and especially for new condos in Myrtle Beach such as Bayview Resort Myrtle Beach.
A nice article appeared in the Asheville Citizen Times about it, and the feelings of loss that visitors are experiencing, thinking of losing a part of their childhoods…
Redevelopment consumes the Pavilion
by Susan Reinhardt, sreinhardt@CITIZEN-TIMES.com
published June 30, 2006 12:15 am
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Since their kids were itty bitty, Earl and Betty Ann Young of Burnsville have taken them to Myrtle Beach’s most famous meeting place.
The Pavilion Amusement Park, the heart and soul of the beach, where people met, danced, fell in love and rode rides, is closing after this season.
On Sept. 24, after 58 memorable years, this 11-acre Grand Strand landmark will shut down for good.
Located directly on Ocean Boulevard, the Pavilion has always been a family favorite, a place to see and be seen. To ride the rides, eat footlong hotdogs and dance at Attic, a club right on the ocean.
“We’ve been going down there since our kids were small, at least 48 years,” said Betty Ann Young, whose family owns Mountain Air, an exclusive community of homes in Burnsville.
“That was the highlight of our trip,” she said of the Pavilion. “Sam (one of their sons) would beg from the time we left here, until we got there, to be sure we could go down to the carnival. That’s what we called it.”
The Youngs have a place at Surfside, just south of Myrtle Beach, and go down several times a year.
For nearly 60 years, it was the highlight of millions of tourists’ vacations, most of whom spoke the common language: “Meet me at the Pavilion.” It was a place where people gathered, danced, learned to shag, fell in puppy love, some even forming lasting relationships resulting in marriage.
The main draw was the rides, now up to 40 attractions, including the famous carousel and Hurricane Category 5 roller coaster, the log flume, haunted house and others.
Memories will come down with the buildings. And many people who either live or vacation there are heartbroken. MORE…
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