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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Part I, The Seasons in Change
Author: Stan Deatherage | Published: November 13th, 2009
It May be the Known as the "Redneck Riviera" But Myrtle Beach has Something for Everyone
In all seriousness, I have known about this moniker for some time, and still I love Myrtle Beach. I am not a golfer, which is sad because Myrtle Beach boasts over 100 area golf, yet I am drawn to Myrtle Beach's lovely beaches. In the summer I love to swim and body surf for long periods, and in the winter, I enjoy the serenity of the surf as we take long walks on Myrtle Beach's sandy shores. When I am at the beach, that is what I do, I enjoy the beach, irrespective of the season.
Myrtle Beach is that place. In the summer, Myrtle Beach is for people. That is why there are so many of them ... so many folks everywhere: on the streets, on the beach, in the shops, in the pools ... everywhere. I do like the Myrtle Beach summers. I just like the other seasons better. There is something magical about the Myrtle Beach when the great horde disperses to their respective corners of their world. Of course, with Myrtle Beach being a well renowned golfing hub, and on average 5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter than even the North Carolina beaches, the city never closes in winter.
Looking through the pier at the last row of high-rise accommodations of southern Myrtle Beach: Above. That last pier of South Myrtle Beach, just behind the B. & C. Art Museum: Below.
Some businesses shut down, but many cut staff and stay open to serve those that still come for the warmer weather, for the golf, and the serenity of an unpopulated beach. Of course on most days a stiff jacket and long pants are advised, but with the wind often blowing evenly from the southwest, there are many days, where temperatures above 60 degrees Fahrenheit are not uncommon. On those shortened days the winter sun stays low keeping the rich colors of water and sky brilliant. On those warm days, it is wise to spend as much time outside as possible.
Looking southeast from the balcony of the Sea Breeze Club, the waterfront component of South Beach: Above. Magnificent sand sculpture built on the beach in central Myrtle Beach: Below.
When winds change to blow from the north, it is wise to have booked a comfortable abode to enjoy facilities of a fine resort, or spend as much time, as desired, visiting the area's many points of interest: fine restaurants, the shows and other attractions that continue in the off season, and various state parks, and other architectural points of interest. The preserved antebellum structures of Charleston are less than two hours south from any point in the Myrtle Beach area.
Recently renovated Market Hall in Charleston, South Carolina: Above. St. Phillips Church on Church Street in Charleston: Below.
On my last visit to Myrtle Beach, in the summer, I visited the Burroughs and Chapin Art Museum on Ocean Boulevard near the Farrow Parkway intersection with Kings Highway (US Hwy. 17 Business). The little museum, with its back facing the blue of the Atlantic Ocean, on every sunny day, often has a worthwhile show of some talented artist that is of local or regional renown.
On my latest visit, I enjoyed the black and white photographs in Jack Thompson's The Wonder Years exhibit of an antique Myrtle Beach that no longer exists. The local photographer, made
these pictures of a world long gone of: one piece bathing beauties, local pool halls frequented by local farmers (there has not been a farmer in this area for some time), and grand hotels with sweeping front porches serving as witness to an ever changing land and seascape.
Also on view in this well designed gallery of E.B. Lewis, who describes himself as an Artistrator, in the museum's The Story Painter exhibit. Mr. Lewis' intriguing watercolors of his subjects, mostly illustrations of books about African Americans and illustrations of poems about the vitality of rivers in the lives of Negroes in African American Langston Hughes' The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
On those aforementioned cool days of winter and autumn, or after spending one's time enjoying the recuperative rays of our big star in Spring annd Summer, there is a new downtown or uptown (as is your preference) in Myrtle Beach: The Market Commons on Farrow Parkway in southern Myrtle Beach, just north of Surfside and Garden City, South Carolina. The new development combines living space above and adjacent to many fine shops and restaurants, with the grandest movie theater I have ever seen: The Grand 14. It boasts the very comfortable and visual stimulating stadium seating format, and will show every new wide released film, of the day, in one of its plush 14 theaters.
Along the streets of The Market Commons in Myrtle Beach: Above and Below.
The Grand 14 (multiplex with stadium seating) from separate vantages: Above and below.
From the novel architectural reproduction of yesteryear in The Market Commons to the salt marsh landscape of the South Carolina lowlands of Murrells Inlet, this area has much to offer the interest of the curious visitor. In Murrells Inlet, one can see the village where others used the waterways and their avenue to the Atlantic Ocean to feed a hungry public. From the decking along the waterfront behind the fishing village's many upscale restaurants, one can see the plethora of replenishing oyster beds, at low tide, just waiting to be plucked. Now this is my kind of South Carolina.
From the decking along the walkway fronting the inlet in Murrells Inlet: Above and below.
I will continue to visit South Carolina's lowlands and hope to recount in the future my trips to you. It is a small adventure -yes - but an adventure that is attainable and worthwhile for the replenishment of the spirit, and that is one entity I plan to preserve intact.
Murrells Inlet continued from the decking: Above (two pictures). Seagulls in the winter along the warmer shores of southern Myrtle Beach: Below (two pictures).
Along the shoes of southern Myrtle Beach in the bright and colorful summer: Above and below (2 pictures).
In all seriousness, I have known about this moniker for some time, and still I love Myrtle Beach. I am not a golfer, which is sad because Myrtle Beach boasts over 100 area golf, yet I am drawn to Myrtle Beach's lovely beaches. In the summer I love to swim and body surf for long periods, and in the winter, I enjoy the serenity of the surf as we take long walks on Myrtle Beach's sandy shores. When I am at the beach, that is what I do, I enjoy the beach, irrespective of the season.
Myrtle Beach is that place. In the summer, Myrtle Beach is for people. That is why there are so many of them ... so many folks everywhere: on the streets, on the beach, in the shops, in the pools ... everywhere. I do like the Myrtle Beach summers. I just like the other seasons better. There is something magical about the Myrtle Beach when the great horde disperses to their respective corners of their world. Of course, with Myrtle Beach being a well renowned golfing hub, and on average 5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter than even the North Carolina beaches, the city never closes in winter.
Looking through the pier at the last row of high-rise accommodations of southern Myrtle Beach: Above. That last pier of South Myrtle Beach, just behind the B. & C. Art Museum: Below.
Some businesses shut down, but many cut staff and stay open to serve those that still come for the warmer weather, for the golf, and the serenity of an unpopulated beach. Of course on most days a stiff jacket and long pants are advised, but with the wind often blowing evenly from the southwest, there are many days, where temperatures above 60 degrees Fahrenheit are not uncommon. On those shortened days the winter sun stays low keeping the rich colors of water and sky brilliant. On those warm days, it is wise to spend as much time outside as possible.
Looking southeast from the balcony of the Sea Breeze Club, the waterfront component of South Beach: Above. Magnificent sand sculpture built on the beach in central Myrtle Beach: Below.
When winds change to blow from the north, it is wise to have booked a comfortable abode to enjoy facilities of a fine resort, or spend as much time, as desired, visiting the area's many points of interest: fine restaurants, the shows and other attractions that continue in the off season, and various state parks, and other architectural points of interest. The preserved antebellum structures of Charleston are less than two hours south from any point in the Myrtle Beach area.
Recently renovated Market Hall in Charleston, South Carolina: Above. St. Phillips Church on Church Street in Charleston: Below.
On my last visit to Myrtle Beach, in the summer, I visited the Burroughs and Chapin Art Museum on Ocean Boulevard near the Farrow Parkway intersection with Kings Highway (US Hwy. 17 Business). The little museum, with its back facing the blue of the Atlantic Ocean, on every sunny day, often has a worthwhile show of some talented artist that is of local or regional renown.
On my latest visit, I enjoyed the black and white photographs in Jack Thompson's The Wonder Years exhibit of an antique Myrtle Beach that no longer exists. The local photographer, made
these pictures of a world long gone of: one piece bathing beauties, local pool halls frequented by local farmers (there has not been a farmer in this area for some time), and grand hotels with sweeping front porches serving as witness to an ever changing land and seascape.
Also on view in this well designed gallery of E.B. Lewis, who describes himself as an Artistrator, in the museum's The Story Painter exhibit. Mr. Lewis' intriguing watercolors of his subjects, mostly illustrations of books about African Americans and illustrations of poems about the vitality of rivers in the lives of Negroes in African American Langston Hughes' The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
On those aforementioned cool days of winter and autumn, or after spending one's time enjoying the recuperative rays of our big star in Spring annd Summer, there is a new downtown or uptown (as is your preference) in Myrtle Beach: The Market Commons on Farrow Parkway in southern Myrtle Beach, just north of Surfside and Garden City, South Carolina. The new development combines living space above and adjacent to many fine shops and restaurants, with the grandest movie theater I have ever seen: The Grand 14. It boasts the very comfortable and visual stimulating stadium seating format, and will show every new wide released film, of the day, in one of its plush 14 theaters.
Along the streets of The Market Commons in Myrtle Beach: Above and Below.
The Grand 14 (multiplex with stadium seating) from separate vantages: Above and below.
From the novel architectural reproduction of yesteryear in The Market Commons to the salt marsh landscape of the South Carolina lowlands of Murrells Inlet, this area has much to offer the interest of the curious visitor. In Murrells Inlet, one can see the village where others used the waterways and their avenue to the Atlantic Ocean to feed a hungry public. From the decking along the waterfront behind the fishing village's many upscale restaurants, one can see the plethora of replenishing oyster beds, at low tide, just waiting to be plucked. Now this is my kind of South Carolina.
From the decking along the walkway fronting the inlet in Murrells Inlet: Above and below.
I will continue to visit South Carolina's lowlands and hope to recount in the future my trips to you. It is a small adventure -yes - but an adventure that is attainable and worthwhile for the replenishment of the spirit, and that is one entity I plan to preserve intact.
Murrells Inlet continued from the decking: Above (two pictures). Seagulls in the winter along the warmer shores of southern Myrtle Beach: Below (two pictures).
Along the shoes of southern Myrtle Beach in the bright and colorful summer: Above and below (2 pictures).
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