Signs, Logos and Businesses of Ocean City, Maryland (Part I)

Familiar signage and recognizable, favorite places are perhaps the best part of knowing you've arrived back in a place you love. There's something heartwarming and refreshing about rounding a corner in the road or coming across a bridge leading to a special destination which has been a part of summer vacations, memories and yearly gatherings.

I believe that is certainly the case in Maryland's favorite beach town of Ocean City, home to sandy beaches, family owned restaurants and favorite shops. What stands out most to me in this exceptionally cool place located on the eastern shore is the classic signs which have dotted the landscape for decades. Here's a look at some of my favorites - check out the other links at the end of this post for more.

English's Restaurant at 15th street, taken 2014.

Sadly, this location did not reopen again the following season.

It sat quietly empty for almost two years now, and just in March of 2017 began to have a complete transformation into a new restaurant. Not sure yet what it will be.

I did find some amazing old postcards featuring this location

Photo I took in April of 2017

Most of us think "boardwalk" and then "Kohr Bros"...right?

Read their history here

Listing of locations

The boardwalk location at the inlet

.....taken in the wintertime

I love the off season views of this area....

Rick's Market at the 64th Shopping Center

Here's an old postcard from the 60's....so it WAS a supermarket then too

Jonah and the Whale Seafood Buffet

On the boardwalk at 26th St website

Layton's Family Restaurant 16th Street

Mid-town location at 92nd Street

General's Kitchen, originally at 70th-something street

Now located at Coastal Highway & 66th St. website

The Little House of Pancakes Ribs and Pizza 74th Street

Cowboy Coast

17th Street and Coastal Highway

Facebook page

Plim Plaza and the Paul Revere Smorgasbord

Plim Plaza webcams of the Ocean City boardwalk

Find them on Facebook here

Flashback "Old Time Photos" on the boardwalk

Ice cream and sweet shop around 70th street

The Fractured Prune has locations all over town

King Kone opened in 1996 at 143rd Street

There is now a second location, mid-town on the bayside, but I'm not sure they are owned togetherFacebook page

Read about the Famous "Gorilla Split" here!

Dolle's at the new mid-town shopping center

Bungalow Seven in West Ocean City

Neon signs for motels in downtown OC

Welcome to Ocean City!