"Ocean
City Panorama" by Paul McGehee. The view from the Pier of the famous
Maryland beach resort of Ocean City as it appeared in the summer of
1915. This scene completes the monumental panorama which the artist
undertook three decades ago starting with "Old Ocean
City" followed by "An
Ocean City Memory".
The Ocean City Pier and the Pavilion Building were built in 1907 and
served as the entertainment hub for beachgoers of yesteryear who wanted
to get out of the sun for a while. Dressed in their finery, they would
promenade down the Boardwalk and enter the Pavilion Building. The
massive building had EVERYTHING under its giant, curved roof including
live bands, dancing, silent movies at the theatre, arcade attractions
and much more. Fishing from the Pier was as popular then as it is
today. They even offered trapshooting off of the end of the Pier, over
the Atlantic surf! This is a unique view of the early days of Ocean
City...complete from the amusements to the south all the way up the
beach to the famous "hotel row" at the north end of town. This
important piece of Maryland history is not to be missed. "Ocean City
Panorama" is faithfully reproduced as an archival-quality print from
McGehee's original color pencil drawing, each print hand-signed by the
artist. A limited number of pencil remarqued prints of this edition are
also available.
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