Old Panama City Beach - The Early Years - 30's through 50's
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- The construction of Hathaway Bridge across Saint Andrew Bay in 1929 allowed automobile access to the Gulf beaches. The new bridge joined two sections of the 'Gulf Coast Highway' to become U.S. Hwy 98. This event marked the beginning of Panama City Beach.
My late dad was born in 1921, and he and his family loved to vacation in Panama City Beach every year. I believe they stayed at Long Beach Resort in the 30s. So thank you for covering PCB during this time in history. One of the most wonderful things about the internet and TH-cam is how it can bring the past to life in a very personal way.
Thanks for sharing my family from GA went every year in the 70's and 80's. My dad hitch hiked there with a friend with only $20, he was 18 years old in 62. A man let them sleep for a couple of nights on a motel roof. It was the first time he ever saw the beach. We always dreamed of someday moving there, but its so different now,,
Thanks for sharing!
This is a great video, thank you! My family stayed for a week or two in a beach side cottage every summer, late 1950's through late 1980's, almost always on Oleander Drive. No barriers were erected to keep off of sand dunes or sea oats. The sand was so pure then that it gave a distinct "squeak" with every step; that was because off shore dredging to refurbish beaches after a hurricane was moot...the beaches were allowed to refurbish naturally, continued dredging over the past few decades after each hurricane has built up more and more sea shell bits on beaches and they simple are not sugary like before. There were zero high rises...the Fontaine Blue came along in the early 60's and was tallest hotel at about 7 floors and stayed that way for a decade or two before the hideous high rise invasion took root.
Wow! Fabulous look at PCB. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Panama City is my home town,I moved to Georgia when I was ten years old in 1967.
Thanks for capturing the PC beaches era in the 50’s and 60’s. Imo, the beginning of the end to Long Beach Resort was the demolition of the Hangout. Great memories in this video
Thanks for watching!
My mom danced the PC Bop at the HangOut. I miss Long Beach Resort, Miracle Strip Amusement Park, and all the mom and pop hotels and shops. My great grandparents and grandparents lived in Panama City so it's always felt like home but now I don't recognize anything. Thanks for the video.
That's a good story..!
Thought my PCB family might enjoy this!! ❤
Thanks for sharing with your family.
My mother &i ran the lagoon motel on thomas drive by capt andersons restaurant, i was about 10 yrs old , my uncle's biz cottons country eggs ,delivered beach&downtown many yrs
Love my hometown
My parents owned The Ocean Terrace Motel on Surf Drive waaaaaay back in the day. This video takes me back to the good old days.
Sweet sweet memories😀
THANK YOU SO MUCH for putting this video together! While I wasn't alive just yet, I really enjoyed seeing this. I was born and raised in PC, and am still living here. I love this town but it has changed alot over the years. It has definitely grown alot lately. If you can put together a 70s and/or 80s of PC beach, that would be great!
Thanks for your very kind comment. I’ll be adding more videos soon.
@@oldpanamacitybeach thank you, I love seeing old videos of this town, I will definitely keep an eye out for your new videos
Does any one remember the caquina hotel across from the beach about a mile from the concrete pier ? OMG the pizza at funland was sooo good !!! I loved riding down the strip and had to drive 2 mph due to the cruising and all the people walking down the strip. Going to Capt Anderson and oh man just full of fish coming back . I love it
This is an incredible collection....thank for putting it together!
Great video! Thanks so much.
Well done, thanks.
I'm glad you liked it.
Awesome video and great knowledge !
Thanks for the kind comment.
ok i am a member of that group. keep up the good work. your stuff takes me back
I remember when Long Beach had life guards. Fact is, if they hadn't been there when I was about 13-years old, I likely wouldn't be writing this today. I stepped off a sandbar into a hole over my head and panicked...they pulled me in. (That was over 50-years ago).
My hometown
I stayed at that long beach court many times in the 80s when me and a buddy would ride motorcycles to PC the lady that owned it was real nice to us i had no idea it was that old and historical
I remember going there from Alabama. I also went to Camp Helen a lot. Played at the Hangout with my small combo.
Saw the beginning of the Miracle Strip and then it was off to the Army and Vietnam for while. Later on I took my children to PC and my grandchildren. My wife and I are too old to go back now.
It's now The Ocean Terrace condos. My parents sold the motel in 1980
My grandparentsalso owned Sierra Apts. The old address was 8621 West Surf Drive. Gulf Crest Motel, The Sea Oats Motel, Andy's Apts, Stellas Apts, The Hermitage Inn, The Sand Dollar were on West Surf Drive😀
my parents owned sun-and swim motel 7709 surf drive 60s 70s 80s
Marylynne Roberts we stayed at stellas when I was young in the mid 60s up until they sold it stella runs the Spartans inn across the street and still has the same swimming pool I swam in as a kid im 55 now its weird to ride by there and see it
we still love the beach on thomas dr we are at watercrest now still visit surf drive
My grandma owned 3 businesses on front beach rd, late 70's through 80's.
I worked at gulfcrest as a maintenance man when I was a kid. Was the older gentleman you're grandfather?
I tried finding the Castle Dracula page and couldn't find it. Can you post the link below please and keep making these great videos.
I changed the FB page name to Old Panama City Beach.