Milford chronicle., 1962-06-15
Warm Welcome Waits
At Bethany Beach
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favorable publicity for the resort
and acquaint the public with what
has been accomplished there in
the wake of the March 6-S storm,
and they have convinced David S.
Hugg of the tourism promotion
section of the Development De-
partment that the Bethany Beach
story is worthy of being told and
re-told.
In proportion to its size, little
Bethany Beach possibly suffered
most among Delaware's e sort S
during the March 6-8 storm. It's
boardwalk was completely d e.
molished and many beachfront
properties, including such land
marks" ais the Holiday House res
taurant, the bowling alley and the
old hotel, were storm casualties.
AS soon as the waters receded
sufficiently to gain access to the
| area, property owners began the
soul-testing task of digging out
! their belongings and repairing
those stormLbattered dwellings
and business places not complete
! ly destroyed by the mighty waves
that had swept across the coastal
strip. And they've done a remark
able job!
Today, Bethany Beach has a
clean = almost new = look with
repaired summer cottages, apart
ment buildings, motels, stores and
shops boasting new paint and new
furnishings.
Holiday House, beachfront
dining facility as we'll known for
it's decor as for its excellent food,
was a storm casualty but will re-
appear shortly in a spanking new
building. Another eating facility,
the Patty Lin Tearoom, is also un-
der construction and is scheduled
to open later this month. The Pat
ty Lin is to seat 68 persons and
will be open from am ito Ii pm.
daily; it will also offer a carry
out service and catering service.
Four grocery stores, two cloth
ing stores and several service sta
tions are already catering to the
needs of early-season vacationiSts,
and plans are now being COM
pleted for the h o / d ms o t
chaperoned dances for teen-agers
at the Fire Hall on Saturday eve
nings A variety of events a n
activities are also being planned.
Mayor James Popham recently
announced that the 2040-f o o t
boardwalk, completely destroyed
by the March 6-S storm, is to be
restored at an estimated cost of
100000. In fact, July 18th h S
been set as the target date for
completion of this important pub
lie work
Although the Indian River Inlet
Bridge, which previously carried
Route IA traffic southwark from
Rehoboth Beach to Bethany Beach
and Fenwick Island, will remain
closed until mid-July, B e t h a n Y
Beach is still easily accessible
from the west by Delaware Route
ment of Delaware Route IA h a t
begins at the MaryIand-D
line, north of Ocean City.
Located approximately halfway
b e tween the larger, NOR e.
publicized resorts of Rehoboth
Beach and Ocean City, Bethany
Beach offers a quiet atmosphere.
uncluttered by commercialized
amusements, that particularly APP
peals to parents with young chill
dren. Its clean white beach offers
excellent surf bathing, sun bath
ing and sport fishing Grabbing,
claiming, boating and water ski
ing may be enjoyed in the pro-
tected inland bays and waterways
that form it's western boundaries
The good folks of Bethany
Beach are proud of the work done
in restoring their community and
through this article seek to invite
others to come and share the many
new facilities that are now part OF
the Bethany Beach scene.