A history of Myrtle Beach,
since 1936
Postcards, papers and photographs of Myrtle Beach from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Long Bay area was inhabited by the historic Waccamaw tribe. The Waccamaw used the river for travel and fished along the shore around Little River. Waties Island, the primary barrier island along Long Bay, has evidence of burial and shell mounds, remains of the visiting Waccamaw.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Myrtle Beach’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMyrtle Beach - School Building, c. 1928: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Myrtle Beach
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Myrtle Beach, decade by decade
1990s
8 historic places in Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach has 8 listings on the National Register, and they protect 116 historic buildings, because Myrtle Heights-Oak Park Historic District alone counts 89.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1996Ocean Forest Country Club
Listed 1996Pleasant Inn
Listed 1998Myrtle Heights-Oak Park Historic District
Listed 2002Myrtle Beach Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station
Listed 2017Waikiki Village MotelListed 2019Tawana MotelListed 2019Myrtle Beach Downtown Historic DistrictListed 2020Sun Fun MotelThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Myrtle Beach - School Building (c. 1928) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.