Myrtle Beach Boardwalk

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Myrtle Beach Boardwalk

The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk & Promenade, located in

Travel and Leisure ranked the boardwalk number two.[3]

Description

The northern section, 8 feet (2.4 m) wide

beach grass seedlings.[10]

History

Myrtle Beach had a wooden boardwalk in the 1930s. After being upgraded with concrete in 1940, with plans to expand it delayed by World War II,[11] it was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in 1954. All that remained was a concrete walkway between 9th Avenue North and 11th Avenue North, later renamed Mr. Joe White Avenue.[12] The 1999 Pavilion Area Master Plan included a boardwalk.[13] When the Pavilion closed in 2006 after 58 years, area merchants wanted an attraction to replace it. A mile-long boardwalk had been discussed for several years, but the estimated cost was $10 million, and even if construction started in 2007, it would not be complete until 2010. A major storm could also damage the new attraction. David Sebok, executive director of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, said "Most tourists expect a boardwalk ... and we really don't have one to speak of."[14]

The city allocated $285,000 for design, and The LandArt Co. made preliminary sketches that included benches and planters.

vagrants.[16]

A design with "a traditional wood-plank walkway" and "a meandering concrete sidewalk ... with wooden crosswalks to the beach, colorful shade sails and public parks" was presented to city council Aug. 14, 2007, but funding was still not set.[17] Burroughs & Chapin, which had torn down the Pavilion building and cleared the 11-acre (45,000 m2) site of the amusement park over the previous year,[18] agreed to pay for the section across the 11-acre (45,000 m2) Pavilion site, using a design matching that in the other areas.[17]

Myrtle Beach SkyWheel

economic slowdown, making companies more eager to get work. A controversial sales tax for tourism promotion has made it possible, without raising property taxes in the area, to pay off bonds the city issued to finance the project.[13]

The boardwalk was finished from 14th Avenue to 4th Avenue early in April.

Beach Music Festival. It attracted people from the area and across the country who had not been downtown in years.[10] The southernmost section, beyond 4th Avenue, was not complete until June.[21]

On December 1, 2011, the Myrtle Beach Community Appearance Board saw plans for a new restaurant and park north of 14th Avenue North, which could include an extension of the boardwalk, but it was not known who would pay to add to the boardwalk.

Mexican restaurant where the Breakwater Inn was before its demolition, and to pay part of the $420,000 cost of the boardwalk extension as well as connecting 15th Avenue North to Ocean Boulevard.[23] The 425-foot (130 m) extension was completed in 2013.[4][24]

On November 8, 2012 at a meeting of people involved in making the boardwalk possible, Mayor John Rhodes stated a goal of spending $20 million to extend the boardwalk to a length of 4.6 miles (7.4 km). This would make the boardwalk longer than the one in

South Carolina legislature.[4][25] In 2013, a presentation was made to the city council.[24]

The Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation voted on April 16, 2014 to plan for a municipal improvement district in which extra property taxes would be paid.[26] After this was approved in 2022,[27] the revenue could be used for projects that would help downtown. Private sponsorships, however, were the preferred means of financing extensions.[26]

In 2022, $3.7 million in improvements were made to the boardwalk, including replacing

southern yellow pine with weather-resistant composite materials and wooden railings in some areas.[28]

National attention

Even during the boardwalk's construction, the national media showed interest in the boardwalk.

The Today Show featured the report.[3][32] On July 14, 2010, National Geographic ranked the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk behind the boardwalks at Atlantic City, New Jersey and Coney Island, and calling it "the town's hub of activity".[2] Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce president Brad Dean estimated that publicity resulting from the boardwalk reached the equivalent of more than $1 million.[13]

Festivals

  • Boardwalk Fright Nights - A Halloween themed festival.
  • Carolina Country Music Festival - A country music festival, consisting of famous country music artists.
  • Sun Fun Festival - A festival to kick off the summer season, consists of music, entertainment, and food.

Reception

Visitors have given overwhelmingly positive reviews to the boardwalk. Despite some concerns about safety, and the lack of city money for a special boardwalk patrol, most people have felt very safe, and the police department reports few incidents. David Sebok, executive director of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, received calls from most business owners who opposed the boardwalk, saying they were happy now. The number of area businesses increased even before summer's end, and those who already had businesses along the boardwalk reported higher income; some reported their best July ever. Additional development includes Myrtle Beach SkyWheel near Plyler Park, which at 187 feet[13] was at the time of its construction the tallest Ferris wheel in the United States east of the Mississippi River, and similar in design to the Niagara SkyWheel, on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.[33][34] The Collins family planned to spend $7.5 million on the Second Avenue Pier area.[13]

On September 8, 2010, the Downtown Redevelopment Corporation met to look at the results of surveys of more than 900 people and found tourists and local people gave the boardwalk a 4.5 out of 5.[35]

References

  1. ^ "Did you know ...?". City of Myrtle Beach. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  2. ^ a b "Top 10 U.S. Boardwalks". National Geographic. Archived from the original on July 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  3. ^ a b "Myrtle Beach Boardwalk Named Among Top in U.S." MBSun. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  4. ^ a b c Prabhu, Maya T. (2012-11-09). "Mayor: Myrtle Beach seeks sponsors to build world's longest boardwalk". The Sun News. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  5. ^ a b "Boardwalk and Promenade". City of Myrtle Beach. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
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  7. ^ "Myrtle Beach Boardwalk". visitmyrtlebeach.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  8. ^ a b "Myrtle Beach Boardwalk Well Underway". The MB Sun. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  9. ^ "M.B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc".
  10. ^ a b Jake Spring, "Myrtle Beach boardwalk, budget get attention", The Sun News, May 25, 2010.
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  12. ^ Lorena Anderson, "Myrtle Beach Boardwalk: Building a beach icon", The Sun News, March 15, 2008.
  13. ^ a b c d e Anderson, Lorena (2010-07-19). "Boardwalk buoys business for Myrtle Beach". The Sun News. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  14. ^ Dawn Bryant, "Owners wait for the walk: Many see the idea as a replacement for The Pavilion", The Sun News, April 4, 2006.
  15. ^ Dawn Bryant, "Council shells out for design, permits for MB boardwalk", The Sun News, July 30, 2006.
  16. ^ Lisa Fleisher, "Downtown may fund boardwalk: Project's neighbors would pay more", The Sun News, April 8, 2007.
  17. ^ a b Lisa Fleisher and Jan A. Igoe, "Boardwalk hinges on funds: Design gains support, but some downtown businesses balk at tax", The Sun News, August 15, 2007.
  18. ^ Dawn Bryant, "Demolition tears into tradition: Plan for Pavilion land remains a mystery", The Sun News, Dec. 6, 2006.
  19. ^ Monique Newton, "B&C, Myrtle Beach move ahead on boardwalk", The Sun News, September 21, 2009.
  20. WPDE
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  21. ^ a b "CBS Early Show, crowd celebrate Myrtle Beach Boardwalk grand opening". WBTW. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  22. ^ Anderson, Lorena (2011-12-01). "Myrtle Beach Boardwalk could get an extension". The Sun News. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  23. ^ Anderson, Lorena (2012-01-24). "Myrtle Beach council, developer, agree on boardwalk expansion, park plans". The Sun News. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  24. ^ a b Prabhu, Maya T. (2013-11-04). "Mayor: Myrtle Beach still hoping to extend boardwalk, seeking private funding". The Sun News. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  25. ^ Byers, Melissa. "Myrtle Beach boardwalk may be extended from 1.2 to 4.6 miles". The Digital Myrtle Beach. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  26. ^ a b Prabhu, Maya T. (2014-04-16). "Downtown Myrtle Beach redevelopment group working to determine area's 'next big thing'". The Sun News. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  27. ^ Benson, Adam (2022-09-14). "Myrtle Beach's downtown tax tool is ready for use. Emails show how it came together". The Sun News.
  28. ^ Williamson, Caroline (2022-08-06). "Here's how your Myrtle Beach vacation might look different in August this year". The Sun News.
  29. ^ Spring, Jake (2010-10-24). "Giant cake puts eyes on Myrtle Beach". The Sun News. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  30. ^ "Myrtle Beach Boardwalk Celebrations". Alternatives. 2010-05-26.
  31. ^ "Cake Boss: Season 3, Episode 19, 'Sandals, Sandwiches & Shelves': Video on Demand: R". amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  32. ^ "The best beach boardwalks". msnbc.com. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-07-29.[dead link]
  33. ^ Anderson, Lorena (2010-06-15). "Ferris wheel may roll to Myrtle Beach". The Sun News. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  34. ^ Bryant, Dawn (2011-05-20). "SkyWheel, LandShark eatery debuted today in Myrtle Beach". The Sun News. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  35. ^ Anderson, Lorena (2010-09-09). "Myrtle Beach boardwalk gets visitors' approval". The Sun News. Retrieved 2010-09-09.

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