by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 26, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller “Park Fire Loss Set at $75,000” was the headline on the September 12, 1930, Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger. The article reported, “Less than 48 hours (after) it had closed for the season, the Park Theatre, at Park Place and the Boardwalk, was...
by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller All the amusement centers on the boardwalk trace their roots to the Excursion House. It was built in the spring of 1886 by Anderson Bourgeois for the Ocean City Excursion Company. The company was headed by Ezra B. Lake, S....
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 22, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller The Ocean City Beach Patrol celebrated its 126th anniversary at their annual Reunion/Hall of Fame Party on August 10 at the American Legion Post, 4562 West Avenue. This summer OCBP Alumni directors Jack Brooks and Vince Hink inducted the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller Eighty-eight years ago, the 1936 Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia. The chairman of the huge event was John B. Kelly, a longtime supporter of the Ocean City Beach Patrol. Kelly used the national stage as a place to show...
by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 8, 2024 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Ocean City
A Look Back By Fred Miller The Ocean City Beach Patrol will be celebrating its 126th anniversary at their 86th annual Reunion/Hall of Fame Party, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. The party will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Ocean City Historical Museum, 1735 Simpson Avenue. At 7...
